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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 65, NWS Huntsville, AL

June 30, 2007Madison County, Alabama

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2007, 4:04 PM CDT for Madison County, Alabama. It was in force for 11 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 30, 2007, 4:04 PM CDT (21:04 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2007, 4:15 PM CDT
In force
11 min
Issued by
NWS Huntsville, AL
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Madison County, AL

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 30, 12:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 152 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2007-06-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 351 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2007-06-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 59 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
351 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-93 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1035 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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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 30, 11:52 AM CDT, 4 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 11:52 AM CDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1152 AM CDT SAT JUN 30 2007

.SYNOPSIS...
ANTICIPATING ANOTHER FAIRLY ACTIVE CONVECTIVE WX AFTERNOON (SWOMCD
JUST ISSUED FOR POSSIBLE SVR WATCH)...SO ISSUING AFD A BIT EARLY.
FEW MAJOR CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE OVERALL FORECAST. SYNOPTICS
TRANSITION TO WEAK NW FLOW THIS WEEK...WITH A POSSIBLE COLD
FRONT AGAIN SHOWING UP LATE THIS WEEK.

.SHORT TERM...
MESOSCALE FEATURES WILL DICTATE FINAL AFTERNOON PACKAGE FOR
TONIGHT. VIS IMAGERY AND RADAR SHOWS INITIAL CU/TCU FIELD
EXPLODING ACROSS N MS THROUGH MIDDLE AL IN CONVERGENCE ZONE AND
THETA-E/CAPE RIDGE. MU CAPES IN THIS ZONE ARE OVER 3000 J/KG. 8H-
3H MEAN FLOW SHOULD BRING N MS ACTIVITY INTO THE SHOALS 18-20Z.
OUTFLOW ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVITY IN WEST CENTRAL-CENTRAL AL WILL
LIKELY MIGRATE DEVELOPMENT INTO TN VALLEY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. A
RELATIVELY COOLER BUBBLE WHERE AIR IS MORE STABLE ACROSS NE AL
AND EASTERN SOUTHERN MIDDLE TN SHOULD HOLD OFF DEVELOPMENT. THIS
IS ALSO WHERE HEAVIER RAINFALL OCCURRED LAST EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
STRATUS/FG DEVELOPED. MODIFIED 12Z SOUNDINGS INDICATE DECENT WET
MICROBURST POTENTIAL ONCE AGAIN...HIGHEST THREAT S AND W WHERE
HIGHER MUCAPE PRESENTS.

.LONGER TERM...
HAVE KEPT CHC POP IN THE SUNDAY (LOWERED FROM 40 TO 30
PCT)...PENDING FURTHER COORDINATION AND EVALUATION. I DO BELIEVE
THERMODYNAMICS WILL BE LESS FAVORABLE OVER LOCAL AREA...WITH LOW
LEVEL NORTH FLOW BEGINNING TO ADVECT MORE STABLE CP AIR IN FROM
THE N. IN FACT...THE GFS FORECASTS DEW POINTS (RESULTING FROM
ADVECTION AND MIXING) DOWN INTO THE 40S AND 50S MONDAY AFTERNOON.
THIS COULD RESULT IN RATHER HOT TEMPS (M-U90S)...BUT WILL STAY
CONSERVATIVE FOR NOW OPTING FOR MORE CONSISTENCY.  MCVS CONTINUE
TO BE GENERATED BY THE NAM...ONE OF WHICH MIGRATES FROM THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS TROF ON TUESDAY. THE GFS IS PREFERRED LACKING THIS
FEATURE...BUT DOES CARRY LARGER SCALE 5H TROF AXIS THROUGH TUE
NIGHT INTO WED. IN EITHER CASE...AIRMASS SHOULD BE STABLE AT THIS
POINT. WILL KEEP DRY FORECAST IN THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH ENLARGED
DIURNAL RANGES OVER GUIDANCE.
&&

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
HUNTSVILLE    70  89  67  92 /  30  30  10  10
SHOALS        70  89  66  93 /  30  30  10  10
CULLMAN       69  89  67  91 /  30  30  10  10
FAYETTEVILLE  69  87  65  90 /  30  30  10  10
ALBERTVILLE   69  88  67  91 /  30  30  10  10
FORT PAYNE    69  88  66  91 /  30  30  10  10

&&

.HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
TN...NONE.
&&

KULA
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 12:00 PM CDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1200 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2007

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-310400-
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
1200 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2007

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...
PERSISTING WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. MUCH LIKE PREVIOUS
DAYS...SEVERAL STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED...
WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS BEING GUSTY OR DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

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

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO
THE WORK WEEK...AND A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL REMAIN A
POSSIBILITY DURING THIS TIME. HOWEVER...THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING
WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MONDAY...AND SLIGHTLY DRIER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

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

MR

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 30, 2:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
230 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2007

ALZ007-016-302015-
CULLMAN-MORGAN-
230 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHERN CULLMAN AND SOUTHERN
MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM CDT...

AT 228 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FALKVILLE...OR 8 MILES NORTH
OF CULLMAN...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  EVA.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
THIS EVENING FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA.

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 30, 3:52 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 29, 7:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNDeKalb17 min
Jun 29, 8:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNMorgan27 min
Jun 30, 5:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNLawrence34 min
Jun 30, 6:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNColbert, Lawrence35 min

Nearby

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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.