Tornado Warning 32, NWS Huntsville, AL

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WWUS54 KHUN 081800
SVSHUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1259 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2008

ALC059-079-081830-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080508T1830Z/
FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE AL-
1259 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN LAWRENCE AND SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES...

AT 1259 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS APPROACHING PHIL CAMPBELL...OR 
WAS LOCATED ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF HALEYVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST 
AT 30 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MOUNT 
HOPE.

THIS STORM PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED DAMAGE NEAR THE HAMILTON AREA IN 
MARION COUNTY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3452 8744 3430 8733 3430 8764 3431 8765
      3431 8789 3432 8790
TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 246DEG 27KT 3430 8768

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WWUS54 KHUN 081813
SVSHUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
112 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2008

ALC059-079-081830-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080508T1830Z/
FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE AL-
112 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN LAWRENCE AND SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES...

AT 112 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
MT HOPE...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF HALEYVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 
35 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE 
SIPSEY WILDERNESS AREA IN BANKHEAD NATIONAL FOREST...AND OTHER AREAS 
SOUTH OF MOUNT HOPE.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA.

LAT...LON 3449 8743 3430 8733 3431 8772 3432 8772
TIME...MOT...LOC 1812Z 254DEG 29KT 3432 8755

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1128 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2008

.DISCUSSION...

TORNADO WATCH 277 CONTINUES TO BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN ALBAMA.

LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
MISSOURI AND INTO EXTREME WESTERN KENTUCKY. SEVERAL PRE-FRONTAL
TROUGHS WERE EVIDENT IN 12Z ANALYSIS AHEAD OF THIS LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM. THE FIRST OF WHICH DEVELOPED A FEW TORNADIC CELLS IN
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND PROMPTED TORNADO WARNINGS EARLIER FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ALABAMA. THIS ACTIVITY HAS SINCE WEAKENED
AND MOVED FURTHER NORTHEAST INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN
TENNESSEE...IN RESPONSE TO THE INITIAL PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH MOVING
RAPIDLY NORTHEAST.

CURRENTLY A SECOND LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH
DEVELOPED IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ALONG THE SECOND PREFRONTAL
TROUGH AXIS AHEAD OF THE SURFACE LOW...STRETCHES FROM JUST
NORTHWEST OF WATERLOO IN ALABAMA THROUGH BURNSVILLE AND JUST EAST
OF TUPELO IN MISSISSIPPI. BELIEVE EARLIER CLOUD COVER AND
SUBSIDENCE BEHIND DEPARTING INITIAL TROUGH AXIS...IS KEEPING
SCATTERED STORMS FROM DEVELOPING SO FAR AHEAD OF THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

HOWEVER...BREAKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE CLOUDS AHEAD OF THIS LINE
...A 40 TO 50 KT 850 JET IN IS PLACE...AND A TONGUE OF 66 TO 69F
DEGREE DEWPOINTS CONTINUE ADVECTING INTO NORTHERN ALABAMA. THIS WILL
DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE VERY QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...BELIEVE
THE THREAT OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THIS LINE WILL
INCREASE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...PARTICULARLY ALONG AND EAST OF
INTERSTATE 65. WITH 300-400 M2/S2 OF 0-3 KM HELICITY STILL
FORECAST BY MODELS DURING THIS TIME...ISOLATED TORNADOES (ALONG
WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS)...WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

&&

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

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
456 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2008

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-081900-
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
456 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE CENTRAL
TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS MORNING. AS THIS RAINBAND MOVES EASTWARD
AND ENCOUNTERS AN INCREASINGLY DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS...IT SHOULD
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN. AS A RESULT...ONLY SOME BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS
ARE ANTICIPATED WITH THIS FIRST ROUND.

HOWEVER...AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...MORE MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL
BE DRIVEN NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO...AND ANOTHER ROUND
OF SHOWERS AND STORMS IS EXPECTED. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE
SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS
BEING THE MAIN THREATS. THERE IS A RISK FOR TORNADOES THIS
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IF SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER ARE
REALIZED...WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR DAYTIME HEATING AND THEREFORE
ADDITIONAL INSTABILITY.

A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING...ENDING THE SEVERE THREAT FROM WEST TO EAST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

THE COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WILL STALL OVER
EITHER NORTHERN OR CENTRAL ALABAMA. ANOTHER WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL ATTEMPT TO PUSH THE FRONT SLIGHTLY TO THE NORTH ON FRIDAY.
IF THIS FRONT IS IN THE VICINITY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ON THE WARM
SIDE OF THE FRONT...AND THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THIS POTENTIAL IS HIGHEST SOUTH OF
THE TENNESSEE RIVER.

THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THE FRONT SOUTH OF THE AREA FOR
MOST OF SATURDAY...BEFORE IT RETURNS NORTHWARD AGAIN AS A WARM
FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...IN ADVANCE OF A STRONGER STORM
SYSTEM. ONCE THE WARM FRONT PASSES...DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE
HAIL WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY.

YET ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION AROUND THE MIDDLE
OF NEXT WEEK. ALTHOUGH THERE IS UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE STRENGTH
AND TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM...ANOTHER PERIOD OF SEVERE WEATHER DOES
APPEAR TO BE POSSIBLE. INTERESTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR FUTURE
FORECASTS AS THIS EVENT GETS CLOSER.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS
LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY ON
FRIDAY AFTERNOON OR FRIDAY NIGHT...AND IS LIKELY AGAIN ON SUNDAY.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1113 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2008

ALZ001>003-081700-
COLBERT-FRANKLIN-LAUDERDALE-
1113 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR COLBERT...FRANKLIN AND LAUDERDALE
COUNTIES UNTIL NOON CDT...

AT 1113 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM IUKA MISSISSIPPI TO
7 MILES NORTH OF FULTON MISSISSIPPI...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY
DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  WATERLOO.
  WRIGHT.
  RED BAY.
  PLEASANT SITE.
  CHEROKEE.
  THREET.
  SRYGLEY CHURCH.
  RED ROCK.

THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA.

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

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1220 PM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1215 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 W OAKLAND             34.84N 87.89W
05/08/2008                   LAUDERDALE         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            UP TO TWO HOUSES DAMAGED WITH POWERLINES DOWN NEAR
            INTERSECTION OF CR 14 AND 16.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1223 PM CDT THU MAY 08 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1215 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 W FLORENCE            34.80N 87.77W
05/08/2008                   LAUDERDALE         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            UP TO TWO HOUSES DAMAGED WITH POWERLINES DOWN NEAR
            INTERSECTION OF CR 14 AND 16 IN OAKLAND.

&&

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1225 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2008

ALZ002>004-081815-
COLBERT-FRANKLIN-LAWRENCE-
1225 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR COLBERT...FRANKLIN AND LAWRENCE
COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM CDT...

AT 1225 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF PHIL CAMPBELL...OR 8 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF RUSSELLVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. AN ADDITIONAL
STRENGTHENING THUNDERSTORM IS LOCATED IN WESTERN MARION COUNTY...AND
IS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  ROCKWOOD.
  SPRUCE PINE.
  RUSSELLVILLE.
  PLEASANT RIDGE.
  THARPTOWN.
  NEWBURG.

THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED.

THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES...TREE
LIMBS...AND POWERLINES. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA.

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