Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 39, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this tornado warning at May 10, 2008, 10:44 PM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 61 min. 13 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 10, 2008, 10:44 PM CDT (03:44 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2008, 11:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Colbert County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Limestone County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 11:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Waterloo, AL | IN THE MACEDONIA COMMUNITY, TREES AND POWERLINES WERE KNOCKED DOWN BY THUNDERSTORM WINDS. POWER OUTAGES REPORTED IN THE AREA. |
| May 10, 11:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Waterloo, AL | TREES DOWN AND ROOFS BLOWN OFF BARNS ON COUNTY ROAD 14 |
| May 10, 11:00 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Ese Wright, AL | EF-1 TORNADO WITH PATH LENGTH OF 1.6 MI AND MAX WIDTH OF 250 YDS NEAR AND ALONG CR 14 BETWEEN WRIGHT AND RHODESVILLE. EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED WITH MANY TREES UPROOTED AND SNAPPED...AN AWNING WAS RIPPED OFF A METAL OUTBUILDING...AND AN ALL METAL BARN |
| May 10, 11:20 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 12 W Tuscumbia, AL | FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED BY PUBLIC EAST OF HIGHWAY 72 AND 247 INTERSECTION NEAR THE PRIDE COMMUNITY. |
| May 10, 11:22 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Tuscumbia, AL | TREE DOWN AT 1ST AND JEFFERSON ST |
| May 10, 11:25 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Zip City, AL | FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 17 IN THE ZIP CITY COMMUNITY. |
| May 10, 11:26 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Tuscumbia, AL | TREE DOWN AT FRANKFORT AND FLATWOOD RD |
| May 10, 11:28 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Tuscumbia, AL | TREE DOWN AT W 3RD ST |
| May 10, 11:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Tuscumbia, AL | POWERLINES AND TREES REPORTED DOWN IN WESTERN PORTIONS OF TUSCUMBIA. |
| May 10, 11:35 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Sheffield, AL | TREES REPORTED DOWN ON HOUSE IN THE SHEFFIELD COMMUNITY BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. |
| May 10, 11:36 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Tuscumbia, AL | TREE REPORTED DOWN ON HOUSE IN NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF TUSCUMBIA. |
| May 10, 11:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Tuscumbia, AL | POWER LINES DOWN ON COVE RD |
| May 10, 11:49 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Tuscumbia, AL | TREE DOWN AT KELLER QUARRY RD AND WALKER CAMP RD |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 7:08 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 85 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -216 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1322 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KHUN 110345
TORHUN
ALC033-077-079-083-110445-
/O.NEW.KHUN.TO.W.0039.080511T0344Z-080511T0445Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1044 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN LIMESTONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
COLBERT COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...TUSCUMBIA...SHEFFIELD...MUSCLE
SHOALS...
LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...UNDERWOOD-PETERSVILLE...FLORENCE...
NORTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
* AT 1040 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 13 MILES
NORTHWEST OF CHEROKEE...OR NEAR IUKA...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
CHEROKEE.
UNDERWOOD-PETERSVILLE.
KILLEN.
TOWN CREEK.
ROGERSVILLE.
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.
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.
LAT...LON 3500 8697 3467 8707 3467 8710 3453 8712
3455 8753 3457 8754 3456 8789 3458 8812
3474 8813 3488 8810 3491 8815 3498 8815
TIME...MOT...LOC 0344Z 267DEG 56KT 3484 8811
$$1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS54 KHUN 110422
SVSHUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1121 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
ALC033-077-079-083-110445-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-080511T0445Z/
LAUDERDALE AL-LIMESTONE AL-COLBERT AL-LAWRENCE AL-
1121 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
LAWRENCE...COLBERT...WESTERN LIMESTONE AND LAUDERDALE COUNTIES...
AT 1117 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR TUSCUMBIA...MOVING
EAST AT 55 MPH.
DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE WATERLOO AREA IN LAUDERDALE COUNTY.
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3500 8697 3467 8707 3467 8710 3464 8711
3453 8712 3455 8753 3457 8754 3458 8812
3471 8811 3476 8799 3498 8798
TIME...MOT...LOC 0421Z 268DEG 57KT 3473 8764
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 10:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lawrence | 55 min |
| May 10, 11:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson | 23 min |
| May 10, 11:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison | 46 min |
| May 10, 11:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 42 min |
| May 11, 12:04 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman | 41 min |
| May 11, 12:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 63 min |
| May 11, 12:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman | 35 min |
| May 11, 12:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 27 min |
| May 11, 1:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Marshall | 32 min |
| May 11, 4:44 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 14 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.