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Flash Flood Warning 15, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this flash flood warning at Jun 1, 2008, 4:51 PM CDT for Lawrence County, Alabama. It was in force for 107 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 1, 2008, 4:51 PM CDT (21:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2008, 6:38 PM CDT
- In force
- 107 min
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Lawrence County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 1622 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 899 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 flash flood warning went out at Jun 1, 1:27 PM CDT, 3 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 1:27 PM CDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 127 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 .DISCUSSION...A MOIST/VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS EXISTS ACROSS THE CENTRAL TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS AFTN. SEVERAL LOW LVL BOUNDARIES CAN BE SEEN ACROSS THE AREA INCLUDING A NORTH-TO-SOUTH ORIENTED OUTFLOW BNDRY THAT RESIDES JUST EAST OF I-65. THIS BOUNDARY IS A RESULT OF THIS MORNING/S CONVECTION THAT AFFECTED PORTIONS OF NE AL/SRN MIDDLE TN. A NICE THERMAL GRADIENT EXISTS ALONG THIS LINE...WITH TEMPS RANGING FROM THE UPR 70S EAST TO NEAR 90F WEST. FARTHER NORTH...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG A WEST-TO-EAST ORIENTED BOUNDARY THAT IS DRAPED ACROSS SOUTHERN TENNESSEE. SFC HEATING WITHIN AXIS OF LOW LVL CONFLUENCE AND INSTABILITY WILL GENERATE ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF THIS MAIN LINE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MLCAPE APPROACHING 2000 J/KG OVER NW ALABAMA WILL ALSO SUPPORT STRONG TO SEVERE TSTMS...ESPECIALLY AROUND ANY BNDRY INTERACTION. PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. HOWEVER...WITH PWAT VALUES AOA 1.75...HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED...WHERE UP TO 1 INCH OF RAIN COULD FALL IN LESS THAN 45 MINUTES. TONIGHT...EXPECT CONVECTION TO WANE THIS EVENING WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING AND WORKED-OVER AIRMASS. HOWEVER...LOW LVL FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL LINGER ACROSS THE AREA AND UPSTREAM ENERGY/H5 SPEED MAX COULD SUPPORT REDEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT. NOT CONVINCED A BROAD MCS/MCC WILL MAINTAIN ITSELF ACROSS THE AREA GIVEN LACK OF LLJ... BUT WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE ISOLD/SCT TSTMS BREAK OUT ONCE AGAIN TOWARD DAYBREAK. MONDAY AND TUESDAY...ANY ONGOING CONVECTION FROM LATE TONIGHT SHOULD GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OR MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA BY MID/LATE MRNG. LINGERING LOW LVL BOUNDARY(IES) WILL TRIGGER ADDITIONAL SCT TSTMS AS STRONG SFC HEATING OCCURS. MID LVL MCV/S WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA...ENHANCING UPWARD FORCING AND ORGANIZATION FOR CONVECTION THROUGH THE DAY. PERSISTENT BOUNDARY WILL EVENTUALLY BE FORCED BACK NORTH OF THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT AS DEEPENING SFC LOW KICKS ACROSS THE CNTRL PLAINS. INCREASING S/SW FLOW WILL ALSO SHOVE DEEPER MOISTURE NORTH OF THE AREA AS WELL. POP CHANCES WILL DECREASE MON NGT/TUE...WITH ONLY A LINGERING SLT CHANCE THREAT ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NE AL/SRN TN TUESDAY. .LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)... 12Z/GFS DATA HAS BEEN DELAYED SO HAVE MADE LITTLE CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED AT THIS TIME. EC/GFS CONTINUES TO SHOW THE STORM TRACK REMAINING NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS. LWR/MID 90S WILL NOT BE OUT OF THE QUESTION WED/THU AS UPR HIGH AMPLIFIES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES IN RESPONSE TO DIGGING TROUGH OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. COLD FRONT FROM THIS SYSTEM NEVER APPEARS TO MAKE IT THIS FAR SOUTH... SO PRECIP CHANCES REMAIN VERY LOW THROUGH THIS PERIOD. NADLER.83 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... HUNTSVILLE 69 88 68 92 / 30 30 10 20 SHOALS 68 88 67 93 / 30 40 10 10 CULLMAN 67 86 66 90 / 30 40 10 10 FAYETTEVILLE 67 85 65 90 / 40 30 10 20 ALBERTVILLE 69 88 68 91 / 30 30 10 20 FORT PAYNE 64 86 64 90 / 40 30 10 20 && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && DJN.83
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 12:12 PM CDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1212 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-020400- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 1212 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT... A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL INTERACT WITH A HIGHLY UNSTABLE AIR MASS TO PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...ESPECIALLY THROUGH EARLY EVENING...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ALL STORMS. THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS THE COLD FRONT SINKS SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... THE WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL LIFT BACK NORTHWARD ON MONDAY... CAUSING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO REDEVELOP... ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...BUT WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED FOR MONDAY AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BCC/JLL
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 4:00 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 400 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 ALZ004-007-012130- LAWRENCE-MORGAN- 400 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR LAWRENCE AND MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT... AT 400 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FLINT CITY...OR 10 MILES EAST OF MOULTON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM ALONG WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... SPEAKE. NEEL. BASHAM. MASSEY. HARTSELLE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. JLL
Local storm report, Jun 1, 4:06 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
406 PM CDT SUN JUN 01 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0402 PM HAIL 1 WNW HUNTSVILLE 34.73N 86.60W
06/01/2008 E0.88 INCH MADISON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKLE SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED AT I-565 AND THE MEMORIAL
PARKWAY.
&&
KULASpecial weather statement, Jun 1, 4:06 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jun 1, 4:08 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
408 PM CDT SUN JUN 01 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0401 PM HAIL HUNTSVILLE 34.73N 86.59W
06/01/2008 E0.25 INCH MADISON AL AMATEUR RADIO
NICKEL HAIL WAS REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF SPARKMAN
DRIVE AND NORTH MEMORIAL PARKWAY.
&&
KWEBERLocal storm report, Jun 1, 4:15 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
415 PM CDT SUN JUN 01 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0407 PM TSTM WND GST 6 ESE MERIDIANVILLE 34.81N 86.49W
06/01/2008 E55 MPH MADISON AL NWS EMPLOYEE
55 MPH WIND GUSTS WERE REPORTED.
&&
KULALocal storm report, Jun 1, 4:32 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
432 PM CDT SUN JUN 01 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0404 PM HAIL HUNTSVILLE 34.73N 86.59W
06/01/2008 E0.88 INCH MADISON AL AMATEUR RADIO
NICKEL HAIL REPORTED IN HUNTSVILLE AT THE FIVE POINTS
AREA.
0404 PM HAIL DANVILLE 34.41N 87.08W
06/01/2008 E0.88 INCH MORGAN AL AMATEUR RADIO
NICKEL HAIL REPORTED NEAR DANVILLE.
0407 PM TSTM WND GST 6 ESE MERIDIANVILLE 34.81N 86.49W
06/01/2008 E0.00 MPH MADISON AL NWS EMPLOYEE
0410 PM HAIL 7 SW ALBERTVILLE 34.19N 86.30W
06/01/2008 E1.00 INCH MARSHALL AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
ALBERTVILLE.
0411 PM TSTM WND DMG HUNTSVILLE 34.73N 86.59W
06/01/2008 MADISON AL AMATEUR RADIO
WIND OF 70 MPH REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF MAYSVILLE
AND BELLFACTORY ROAD IN NORTHEAST HUNTSVILLE. MULTIPLE
TREES BLOWN DOWN IN THIS AREA.
&&
KWEBERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Marshall | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Madison | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 44 min |
| Jun 1, 3:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Marshall | 43 min |
| Jun 1, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Madison | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Morgan | 19 min |
| Jun 1, 4:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson | 36 min |
| Jun 1, 4:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 79 min |
| Jun 1, 4:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 73 min |
| Jun 1, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 22 min |
| Jun 1, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Morgan | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Cullman | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Marshall | 25 min |
| Jun 1, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Cullman | 27 min |
| Jun 1, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Cullman | 33 min |
| May 31, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lincoln, Moore | 17 min |
| Jun 1, 1:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lincoln | 37 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Alabama, 2008Every flash flood warning in 2008
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.