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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 2007, 1:26 PM CDT for Lawrence County, Morgan County, Alabama. It was in force for 34 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
- Jul 1, 2007, 1:26 PM CDT (18:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2007, 2:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Lawrence County, AL, Morgan County, AL
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:28 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 12:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 851 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -114 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1313 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 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 Jul 1, 1:20 PM CDT, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 1:20 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 120 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007 .DISCUSSION... CONVECTION CONTINUING TO FOCUS ALONG A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY DRAPED ACROSS TN AND RESIDUAL OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM AN OVERNIGHT MCS ACROSS WEST TN. SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY/MOISTURE EXISTS FOR THIS CONVECTION TO CONTINUE EXPANDING EWRD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH PEAK HEATING. DEVELOPMENT THUS FAR CARRYING A BIT MORE EWRD MOVEMENT THAN IN RECENT DAYS...AND THE STEEP LAPSE RATES WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT STRONG UPDRAFTS AND A RISK OF ISLTD MICROBURSTS/WIND DAMAGE INTO THE EVNG. CURRENTLY PLANNING A LOW END SCTD POP FOR THE EVNG HOURS...UNLESS LAST MINUTE RADAR TRENDS DICTATE OTHERWISE. PCPN COVERAGE WILL DIMINISH FOLLOWING SUNSET... ALTHOUGH WITH THE SFC BOUNDARY STILL IN THE VICINITY...WOULD NOT RULE OUT AN ISLTD STORM OR TWO LINGERING WELL PAST MIDNIGHT. THE AFOREMENTIONED WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SAG SOUTHWARD AND ACROSS THE HUN CWFA BY MONDAY. WHILE SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR (MID 60S DEWPTS) MAY FILTER IN THROUGH THE DAY...ENOUGH CONDITIONAL INSTABILITY WILL STILL EXIST FOR POTENTIAL DIURNAL CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ANY LINGERING MESOSCALE/OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES. BOTH THE 12Z NAM AND GFS SUGGEST SOME TYPE OF WEAK CONVERGENCE ZONE/INVERTED TROUGH MOVING FROM EAST TO WEST THROUGH DURING PEAK HEATING...WITH THE NAM MORE ROBUST IN DEVELOPING SCTD CONVECTION ALONG THIS BOUNDARY. WITH DEEPER MOISTURE FOCUSED TOWARD THE SOUTH...BETTER PCPN CHANCES WILL CONSEQUENTLY LIE SOUTH OF THE TN RIVER...AND WILL TAPER POPS ACCORDINGLY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. THERMAL PROFILE NOT NEARLY AS FAVORABLE FOR WET MICROBURSTS AS IN RECENT DAYS WITH THE DEEPER/DRIER NORTHERLY FLOW IN PLACE...BUT A FEW STRONGER WIND GUSTS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE. ISLTD DIURNAL CONVECTION WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY THROUGH MID-WEEK...AS A WEAK SHEAR AXIS/CONVERGENCE ZONE LINGERS NEAR THE AREA. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RUN SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE GUIDANCE...WITH HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE LWR/MID 90S THROUGH THE PERIOD. BY THE END OF THE WEEK...GFS SUGGESTING ANOTHER POTENTIAL FRONTAL PASSAGE...BUT GIVEN THE TIME OF YEAR WILL REMAIN SKEPTICAL...AND JUST MAINTAIN 20/30 PERCENT POPS TO COVER THE TYPICAL DIURNAL ACTIVITY THAT WILL ACCOMPANY A PREDOMINANT U/L NWERLY FLOW CONTAINING EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ABOVE NORMAL...WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS SEASONABLE...INTO NEXT WEEKEND. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... HUNTSVILLE 70 92 68 91 / 30 20 10 20 SHOALS 70 93 68 92 / 30 20 10 20 CULLMAN 70 90 68 89 / 30 30 10 20 FAYETTEVILLE 68 91 66 90 / 30 20 10 20 ALBERTVILLE 69 90 66 89 / 30 30 10 20 FORT PAYNE 68 91 65 89 / 30 30 10 20 && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && 10
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 12:52 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1252 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-020300- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 1252 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 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 AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. TYPICAL ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK. A STRONGER THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS CANNOT BE RULED OUT ON ANY OF THESE DAYS...BUT WIDESPREAD STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 12:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1205 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007 ALZ001-002-011745- COLBERT-LAUDERDALE- 1205 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR COLBERT AND LAUDERDALE COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM CDT... AT 1202 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE ALERT AREA. WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. PEOPLE IN COLBERT AND LAUDERDALE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF LEXINGTON...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE SHELTER NOW. IF ON OR NEAR PICKWICK AND WILSON LAKES...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 15 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. DONT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM KULA
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 12:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1208 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007 ALZ004-011745- LAWRENCE- 1208 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR LAWRENCE COUNTY UNTIL 1245 PM CDT... AT 1206 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TOWN CREEK...OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOULTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... NE SMITH. HATTON. LANDERSVILLE. SEEK SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. KULA
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 12:41 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1241 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007 ALZ006-011830- MADISON- 1241 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR MADISON COUNTY UNTIL 130 PM CDT... AT 1240 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HUNTSVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. PEOPLE IN CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA. KULA
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 12:55 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 12:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence | 31 min |
| Jul 1, 12:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence | 31 min |
| Jul 1, 12:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Madison | 29 min |
| Jul 1, 1:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Limestone | 23 min |
| Jul 1, 1:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Madison | 27 min |
| Jul 1, 1:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Limestone, Morgan | 35 min |
| Jul 1, 2:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Madison | 30 min |
| Jul 1, 2:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Cullman | 39 min |
| Jul 1, 2:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Marshall | 26 min |
| Jul 1, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson | 31 min |
| Jul 1, 3:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 27 min |
| Jul 1, 4:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 61 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 2007Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2007
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.