Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Huntsville, AL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
932 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007

.UPDATE...

...TORNADO WATCH 33 UNTIL 3 AM FOR ALL OF CWA...

VERY STRONG WINTER STORM EFFECTING A LARGE PART OF THE
CENTRAL/SOUTHERN US. UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW MOVING INTO MO ATTM.
AHEAD OF THE LOW A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE TSRA WAS MOVING ACROSS
THE SERN US...INCLUDING OUR CWA. THE LINE IS MOVING A LITTLE FASTER
THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. THE THREAT OF TORNADOES HAS LESSEN A LOT
BUT THE THREAT OF DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINES WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR
THE REST OF THIS EVENING AND JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

NEW MODEL DATA COMING IN SHOWS THAT STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
KEEP OVERNIGHT LOWS FROM DROPPING VERY MUCH...MAINLY IN THE 55 TO
60 RANGE. SFC WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO HOWL OVERNIGHT DUE TO
STRONG GRADIENT WINDS.

WILL WAIT A WHILE BEFORE UPDATING ZONES...EXPECT TO BEGIN TO CLEAR
OUT NWRN ZONES FROM TORNADO WATCH IN ABOUT AN HOUR. STAY TUNED.

&&

.HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     COLBERT...CULLMAN...DE KALB...FRANKLIN AL...JACKSON...
     LAUDERDALE...LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE...MADISON...MARSHALL...
     AND MORGAN.

TN...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     FRANKLIN TN...LINCOLN...AND MOORE.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
829 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-251100-
COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE-
LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN-
829 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT...

A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS EVENING AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON
SUNDAY. THE MAIN THREATS OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS UP TO 60 MPH AND LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN. THE CHANCE OF
TORNADOES HAS DECREASED BUT A FEW ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL STILL BE
POSSIBLE. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST
ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BEGINNING BY LATE EVENING IN NORTHWEST
ALABAMA TO AFTER MIDNIGHT IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY
NIGHT...BRINGING ANOTHER THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS.  IT IS TOO EARLY
TO DEFINE A SPECIFIC THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER...BUT A FEW STRONG
STORMS ARE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS
NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

SS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
816 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007

ALZ001>003-250245-
COLBERT-FRANKLIN-LAUDERDALE-
816 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR COLBERT...FRANKLIN AND LAUDERDALE
COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM CST...

AT 815 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PINEFLAT TO
OKOLONA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED AS THIS LINE OF STORMS
APPROACHES.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  MARGERUM.
  WRIGHT.
  CHEROKEE.

SEEK SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE LINE HAS PASSED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA UNTIL 3 AM CST SUNDAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

SCHAUB