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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Huntsville, AL

January 10, 2008Lauderdale County, Alabama

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this tornado warning at Jan 10, 2008, 2:18 PM CST for Lauderdale County, Alabama. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jan 10, 2008, 2:18 PM CST (20:18 UTC)
Expired
Jan 10, 2008, 2:45 PM CST
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Huntsville, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Lauderdale County, AL

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 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
Jan 10, 11:33 AM CSTTornado Watch PDSSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 173 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 2008-01-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2008-01-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 155 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
589 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
155 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
170 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS54 KHUN 102019
TORHUN
ALC077-102045-
/O.NEW.KHUN.TO.W.0002.080110T2018Z-080110T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
218 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 245 PM CST

* AT 218 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR WRIGHT... 
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THIS STORM WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING HAIL UP TO 1 INCH.

* LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
  WRIGHT.
  THREET.
  CLOVERDALE.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR STORM
SHELTER. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A
CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

LAT...LON 3501 8764 3499 8762 3482 8791 3486 8794
      3490 8798 3491 8802 3490 8810 3502 8794
      3503 8768
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 239DEG 44KT 3490 8792

$$

DJN
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS54 KHUN 102033
SVSHUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
233 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

ALC077-102045-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080110T2045Z/
LAUDERDALE AL-
233 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CST FOR WESTERN
LAUDERDALE COUNTY...

AT 233 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS 
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CLOVERDALE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL 
UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

LAT...LON 3501 8764 3499 8762 3482 8791 3486 8794
      3490 8798 3491 8802 3490 8810 3502 8794
      3503 8768
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 236DEG 62KT 3502 8769

$$

DJN
000 
WWUS54 KHUN 102038
SVSHUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
237 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

ALC077-102047-
/O.EXP.KHUN.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080110T2045Z/
LAUDERDALE AL-
237 PM CST THU JAN 10 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY EXPIRES AT 
245 PM CST...

WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM
THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY. THEREFORE THE
TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

BEHIND THE STORMS...STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ALONG WITH MODERATE 
TO HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR THROUGH 315 PM CST.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

LAT...LON 3501 8764 3499 8762 3482 8791 3486 8794
      3490 8798 3491 8802 3490 8810 3502 8794
      3503 8768
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 236DEG 62KT 3506 8762

$$

DJN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 10, 1:48 PM CSTTornado WarningHUNColbert, Lauderdale42 min
Jan 10, 2:06 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNFranklin, Lawrence24 min
Jan 10, 3:32 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNLimestone, Morgan27 min
Jan 10, 3:41 PM CSTHigh Wind WarningHUNLawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan79 min
Jan 10, 4:02 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNDeKalb28 min
Jan 10, 4:07 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNMadison23 min
Jan 10, 4:09 PM CSTTornado WarningHUNCullman23 min
Jan 10, 4:27 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNCullman33 min
Jan 10, 5:11 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNDeKalb, Marshall49 min
Jan 10, 5:29 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNDeKalb, Jackson46 min
Jan 10, 5:50 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNDeKalb25 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.