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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 182, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2006, 1:09 PM CDT for Cullman County, Alabama. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 23, 2006, 1:09 PM CDT (18:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2006, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Cullman County, AL
The radar
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 106 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 740 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -202 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1513 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 23, 10:50 AM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 10:50 AM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 1:00 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 100 PM CDT FRI JUN 23 2006 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-241000- COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE- LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN- 100 PM CDT FRI JUN 23 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT... A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING OVER THE AREA EAST OF I-65. THE MAIN THREATS WITH SEVERE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. OTHERWISE...HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL BE A FACTOR ONCE AGAIN TODAY. WHERE RAIN DOES NOT OCCUR...HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CAUSE HEAT INDICES TO APPROACH 100 DEGREES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL KEEP A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST OVER THE WEEKEND. A MORE SEASONABLE PATTERN WILL TAKE SHAPE FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK...RESULTING IN TYPICAL AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. WRS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 11:11 AM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Jun 23, 11:56 AM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1156 AM CDT FRI JUN 23 2006 ALZ005-231745- LIMESTONE- 1156 AM CDT FRI JUN 23 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR WESTERN LIMESTONE COUNTY UNTIL 1245 PM CDT... AT 1153 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES EAST OF ROGERSVILLE...OR 12 MILES WEST OF ATHENS...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... CAIRO. THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 10
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 12:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1202 PM CDT FRI JUN 23 2006 ALZ004-007-231745- LAWRENCE-MORGAN- 1202 PM CDT FRI JUN 23 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHEAST LAWRENCE AND WESTERN MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM CDT... AT 1158 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES WEST OF TRINITY...OR 10 MILES WEST OF DECATUR...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... TRINITY. DECATUR. THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 10
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 12:46 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1246 PM CDT FRI JUN 23 2006 ALZ005-006-231830- LIMESTONE-MADISON- 1246 PM CDT FRI JUN 23 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHEAST LIMESTONE AND NORTHERN MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM CDT... AT 1242 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES WEST OF ARDMORE TO 10 MILES WEST OF HARVEST...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... HOLLAND GIN. BETHEL. TONEY. ELKWOOD. HAZEL GREEN. THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 10
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 1:05 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 105 PM CDT FRI JUN 23 2006 ALZ016-231845- CULLMAN- 105 PM CDT FRI JUN 23 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHWEST CULLMAN COUNTY UNTIL 145 PM CDT... AT 101 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF ADDISON...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HARTSELLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... BATTLEGROUND. WEST POINT. THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 10
The office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 12:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 30 min |
| Jun 23, 12:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Madison | 38 min |
| Jun 23, 1:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 44 min |
| Jun 23, 1:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Marshall | 49 min |
| Jun 23, 2:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson | 62 min |
| Jun 23, 2:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 65 min |
| Jun 23, 12:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lincoln | 43 min |
| Jun 23, 1:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin | 43 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 2006Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.