Tornado Warning 34, NWS Huntsville, AL

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WWUS54 KHUN 081838
SVSHUN

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

ALC079-083-103-081900-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080508T1900Z/
MORGAN AL-LIMESTONE AL-LAWRENCE AL-
137 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR 
NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE...SOUTHERN LIMESTONE AND NORTHWESTERN MORGAN 
COUNTIES...

AT 135 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED BETWEEN HILLSBORO AND 
CADDO...OR ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF DECATUR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 
MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
TRINITY...DECATUR...TANNER...BELLE MINA...MOORESVILLE...AND 
INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN ATHENS AND THE TENNESSEE RIVER.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

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

LAT...LON 3461 8682 3447 8719 3465 8729 3478 8700
      3478 8699 3481 8694
TIME...MOT...LOC 1837Z 249DEG 25KT 3459 8715

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WWUS54 KHUN 081851
SVSHUN

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

ALC079-081900-
/O.CAN.KHUN.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080508T1900Z/
LAWRENCE AL-
150 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTY IS
CANCELED...

WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE STORM WHICH 
PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS EXITED THE COUNTY. THEREFORE THE WARNING IS 
CANCELED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 600 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA AND
CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

LAT...LON 3461 8682 3452 8711 3455 8711 3456 8710
      3460 8711 3474 8710 3478 8699 3481 8694
TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 250DEG 23KT 3461 8705

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ALC083-103-081900-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080508T1900Z/
MORGAN AL-LIMESTONE AL-
150 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
LIMESTONE AND NORTHWESTERN MORGAN COUNTIES...

AT 149 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST WEST OF 
DECATUR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TANNER...BELLE MINA AND MOORESVILLE.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. 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.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 600 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA AND
CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

LAT...LON 3461 8682 3452 8711 3455 8711 3456 8710
      3460 8711 3474 8710 3478 8699 3481 8694
TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 250DEG 23KT 3461 8705

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000 
WWUS54 KHUN 081859
SVSHUN

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

ALC083-103-081909-
/O.EXP.KHUN.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080508T1900Z/
MORGAN AL-LIMESTONE AL-
159 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN LIMESTONE AND NORTHWESTERN MORGAN
COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 200 PM CDT...

WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE THUNDERSTORM THAT
PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAD WEAKENED AND WAS NO LONGER SEVERE.
THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WERE
STILL POSSIBLE FROM THIS THUNDERSTORM. STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM
HAS PASSED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

LAT...LON 3461 8682 3452 8711 3455 8711 3456 8710
      3460 8711 3474 8710 3478 8699 3481 8694
TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 250DEG 23KT 3463 8698

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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
1255 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2008

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-090300-
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
1255 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2008

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

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

MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL BE DRIVEN NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF OF
MEXICO THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF A
LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH WILL PUSH ACROSS
NORTHERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 65
THROUGH 4 PM. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. ISOLATED TORNADOES
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA 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. 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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