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Tornado Warning 42, NWS Huntsville, AL

May 11, 2008Cullman County, Alabama

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this tornado warning at May 11, 2008, 12:40 AM CDT for Cullman County, Alabama. It was in force for 35 min. 6 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 11, 2008, 12:40 AM CDT (05:40 UTC)
Expired: May 11, 2008, 1:15 AM CDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Huntsville, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Cullman County, AL

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:44 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 11, 12:40 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 W Cullman, AL	POWER OUTAGES REPORTED WEST OF CULLMAN IN THE BETHEL COMMUNITY.
May 11, 12:40 AM CDT	HAIL 1	Bremen, AL	QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN BREMEN
May 11, 12:50 AM CDT	HAIL 0.5	11 Ssw Cullman, AL	DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE DODGE CITY COMMUNITY.
May 11, 1:01 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 S Good Hope, AL	TREES DOWN AND DAMAGED CARS AT INTERSTATE 65 EXIT 299.
May 11, 1:05 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 N Colony, AL	TREES DOWN ON INTERSTATE 65 AT MILE MARKER 295.
May 11, 1:05 AM CDT	TORNADO 2	4 E Bremen, AL	PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY FROM A NWS TEAM FOUND DAMAGE FROM AN EF2 TORNADO FROM ARKADELPHIA TO COLONY. IN FACT...SEVERAL DEBRIS PATHS WERE SEEN ACROSS SOUTHERN CULLMAN COUNTY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG HIGHWAY 91 IN THE VICINITY OF COLONY WHERE

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this tornado warning; the first came 25 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 97 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2301 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -22 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 691 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 136 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 163 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.5
Supercell composite: 5.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KHUN 110543
TORHUN
ALC043-110615-
/O.NEW.KHUN.TO.W.0042.080511T0540Z-080511T0615Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1240 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CULLMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 115 AM CDT

* AT 1237 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO IN TWO          
  AREAS...16 MILES WEST OF GOOD HOPE...AND 10 MILES WEST OF          
  ARKADELPHIA. THIS STORM IS MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGE AND LARGE HAIL. HEAVY 
RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO 
SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

LAT...LON 3431 8648 3428 8645 3408 8667 3400 8672
      3395 8679 3392 8688 3385 8694 3388 8702
      3388 8710 3392 8710 3394 8712 3432 8711
TIME...MOT...LOC 0540Z 272DEG 52KT 3414 8709

$$

COYNE

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS54 KHUN 110559
SVSHUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1256 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

ALC043-110615-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-080511T0615Z/
CULLMAN AL-
1256 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT FOR CULLMAN
COUNTY...

AT 1251 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS STORM WAS MOVING 
EAST AT 60 MPH.

THIS STORM PRODUCED QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN BREMEN. THIS STORM HAS ALSO 
PRODUCED DAMAGE IN WALKER AND WINSTON COUNTIES.

TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU
SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

LAT...LON 3431 8648 3428 8645 3408 8667 3400 8672
      3395 8679 3392 8688 3385 8694 3388 8702
      3388 8710 3392 8710 3394 8712 3432 8711
TIME...MOT...LOC 0556Z 272DEG 52KT 3414 8681

$$

COYNE

000 
WWUS54 KHUN 110601 CCA
SVSHUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1256 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

ALC043-110615-
/O.COR.KHUN.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-080511T0615Z/
CULLMAN AL-
1256 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT FOR CULLMAN
COUNTY...

AT 1251 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION MOVING ACROSS CULLMAN 
COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

THIS STORM PRODUCED QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN BREMEN. THIS STORM HAS ALSO 
PRODUCED DAMAGE IN WALKER AND WINSTON COUNTIES.

TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU
SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

LAT...LON 3431 8648 3428 8645 3408 8667 3400 8672
      3395 8679 3392 8688 3385 8694 3388 8702
      3388 8710 3392 8710 3394 8712 3432 8711
TIME...MOT...LOC 0556Z 272DEG 52KT 3414 8681

$$

COYNE

000 
WWUS54 KHUN 110613
SVSHUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
113 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

ALC043-110623-
/O.EXP.KHUN.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-080511T0615Z/
CULLMAN AL-
113 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CULLMAN COUNTY EXPIRES AT 115 AM CDT...

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

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

LAT...LON 3431 8648 3428 8645 3408 8667 3400 8672
      3395 8679 3392 8688 3385 8694 3388 8702
      3388 8710 3392 8710 3394 8712 3432 8711
TIME...MOT...LOC 0613Z 272DEG 52KT 3413 8651

$$

COYNE

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at May 10, 3:30 PM CDT, 9 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 10, 3:30 PM CDT, 9 hours 10 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
330 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE (WITH THE AXIS OVER MN/WI) WILL CONTINUE PUSHING
EAST. SPLIT FLOW REGIME CONTINUES OVER THE WEST WITH A SUBTROPICAL
JET AND A SOUTHWEST MOISTURE FETCH. A VERY POTENT TROUGH LIFTING
NORTHEAST IS DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST.
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS AR/MS WITH SOME
CELLS DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL AL. A WARM FRONT WILL BE MOVING NORTH
ACROSS CENTRAL AL LEADING TO STRONG POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER.

THE TN VALLEY IS UNDER A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. ALL INTERESTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHECK
OUR WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HUNTSVILLE OR NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR LATEST UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIALLY WIDESPREAD SEVERE
WEATHER EVENT.

&&

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...TWO SEPARATE WAVES OF
SEVERE WEATHER ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

THE FIRST WAVE OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS (DISCRETE SUPERCELLS) THAT SHOULD BE CONTINUING
ALONG AND BEHIND A WARM FRONT THAT WILL HAVE MOVED NORTH OF REGION
BY 00Z. A HIGHLY UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
DEWPOINTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE WELL INTO THE 60S BY 00Z. ALSO BY
00Z...GFS/NAM IS SHOWING MUCAPES WILL BE AROUND 2000-2200 J/KG WITH
SBCAPES OF 2000-2500 J/KG. SRH VALUES WILL CONTINUE INCREASING FROM
100 M2/S2 AT 00Z TO AROUND 350-400 M2/S2 BY 03-06Z. LOW-LEVEL BULK
SHEAR VALUES ARE ALSO INCREASING FROM AROUND 30-40 KTS BY 00-03Z.
THUS...THE PRIMARY THREATS ARE MAINLY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING
WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WITH THIS ROUND. THIS ENVIRONMENT
WILL REMAIN HIGHLY UNSTABLE WITH SOMEWHAT WEAKER PARAMETERS TOWARDS
12-15Z SUNDAY MORNING.

THERE SHOULD BE SOMEWHAT OF A PAUSE BETWEEN 04-07Z BEFORE THE
AFOREMENTIONED STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION. A BOWING
LINE OF SEVERE T-STORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR THE MS RIVER
ACROSS AR/LA/TX/TN/MS REGION PROGRESSING EASTWARD TOWARDS THE TN
VALLEY. GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY AND THE STRONG AMOUNT OF
WIND SHEAR...DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND POSSIBLY EMBEDDED
SUPERCELL TORNADOES WITHIN THE LINE ARE POSSIBLE. THE TIMING OF THIS
WAVE LOOKS TO BE AROUND 07-09Z IN THE EXTREME NW AL AREA...09-11Z
THROUGH KMSL...10-12Z THROUGH KHSV...AND 12-14Z THROUGH THE EASTERN
PORTIONS OF THE CWA. FROPA SHOULD BE ALMOST DIRECTLY BEHIND THIS
ACTIVITY.

AS THE SFC LOW LIFTS NORTHEAST CLOUD COVER SHOULD GRADUALLY
DECREASE. WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE DAY DUE TO THE
INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT. THERE MAY BE A NEED FOR A WIND ADVISORY
ON SUNDAY AS WINDS ARE APPROACHING CRITERIA. DEPENDING ON BREAKS IN
THE CLOUDS...TEMPS SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE 70S BEFORE
DROPPING OFF INTO THE UPPER 40S BY SUNDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...THERE
WILL BE A TEMP GRADIENT FROM WEST TO EAST WITH HIGHER TEMPS EXPECTED
IN THE EAST WITH FROPA.

A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION ON MONDAY/TUESDAY WITH BELOW
AVERAGE TEMPS EXPECTED FOR DAYTIME HIGHS/LOWS INITIALLY ON MONDAY
BEFORE WARMING CLOSE TO 80 ON TUESDAY AS THE RIDGE MOVES EAST.

.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...A WEAK SHORTWAVE IS
CURRENTLY DEPICTED BY THE MODELS AS CROSSING THE TN VALLEY EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. HAVE LEFT A SLIGHT CHANCE OF T-STORMS FOR
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING GIVEN UNCERTAINTY WITH
STRENGTH AND EXTENT OF PRECIP.

A SHORTWAVE EJECTING FROM A BROAD LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER CANADA IS
PROGGED BY THE MODELS AS APPROACHING BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE THE NEXT SVR WX EVENT
OVERNIGHT THURSDAY. TIMING HAS BEEN CHANGING WITH EACH SUCCESSIVE
RUN OF ECMWF/GFS. GFS STALLS A FRONT ACROSS THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY. ECMWF DEPICTS A FASTER TRACK. HAVE INCREASED POPS
SLIGHTLY DURING WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY TIME PERIOD. LEFT
SLIGHT CHANCE OF POPS TO ACCOUNT FOR INCONSISTENCY THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
HUNTSVILLE    63  70  49  72 /  90  40  10   0
SHOALS        61  68  48  72 /  90  30  10   0
CULLMAN       64  70  50  71 /  90  40  10   0
FAYETTEVILLE  62  68  48  70 /  90  40  10   0
ALBERTVILLE   65  74  51  73 /  90  50  10   0
FORT PAYNE    66  75  51  70 /  90  50  10   0

&&

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

77/LATIMER

Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 10:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1020 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-111000-
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
1020 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

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

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

A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE MOVE EAST
INTO NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA TOWARD MIDNIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE OVERNIGHT.

THE CURRENT TREND OF THE LINE HAS IT BEGINNING TO IMPACT THE
NORTHWEST ALABAMA AREA BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT...REACHING THE
INTERSTATE 65 CORRIDOR AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND FINALLY THE
REMAINDER OF THE AREA BY 2 AM. THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH THIS LINE
OF STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...WHICH
COULD BE WIDESPREAD. IN ADDITION...LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES WILL
BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY INTENSE CELLS EMBEDDED OR AHEAD OF THE
LINE...ESPECIALLY EARLY IN THE EVENT IN WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE
AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE PRIMARILY IN
SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA BEFORE THE
COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE PRIMARY
THREAT WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE ON SUNDAY MORNING...STRONG WESTERLY
WINDS WILL INVADE THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS
AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH...AND GUSTS AROUND 35. AS A RESULT A WIND
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR SUNDAY.

ANOTHER POTENT AND COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM SHOULD BEGIN TO AFFECT THE
REGION BY MIDWEEK. ALTHOUGH SPECIFICS REGARDING THE EXACT
TIMING...TRACK...AND STRENGTH OF THIS STORM SYSTEM ARE NOT
CERTAIN...SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.
WEATHER INTERESTS ACROSS THE AREA ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR FUTURE
FORECASTS AND UPDATES REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER
SITUATION.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
IS REQUESTED.

KTW

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 10, 11:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1122 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

ALZ005-110500-
LIMESTONE-
1122 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR LIMESTONE COUNTY UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CDT...

AT 1117 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF ATHENS...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 45 MPH.

ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  LEGGTOWN.
  ELKMONT.
  HOLLAND GIN.
  ARDMORE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING 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.

COYNE

Local storm report, May 10, 11:41 PM CDT, 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1141 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

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

1100 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 W WATERLOO            34.92N 88.12W
05/10/2008                   LAUDERDALE         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            IN THE MACEDONIA COMMUNITY, TREES AND POWERLINES WERE
            KNOCKED DOWN BY THUNDERSTORM WINDS. POWER OUTAGES
            REPORTED IN THE AREA.

1120 PM     HAIL             1 NW ATHENS             34.81N 86.98W
05/10/2008  E0.50 INCH       LIMESTONE          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED NORTHWEST OF ATHENS ON HIGHWAY
            99.

1120 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     12 W TUSCUMBIA          34.73N 87.92W
05/10/2008                   COLBERT            AL   PUBLIC

            FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED BY PUBLIC EAST OF HIGHWAY 72 AND
            247 INTERSECTION NEAR THE PRIDE COMMUNITY.

1125 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     ZIP CITY                34.96N 87.67W
05/10/2008                   LAUDERDALE         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 17 IN THE ZIP CITY
            COMMUNITY.

&&

KWEBER

Local storm report, May 10, 11:46 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1146 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

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

1130 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TUSCUMBIA               34.73N 87.71W
05/10/2008                   COLBERT            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWERLINES AND TREES REPORTED DOWN IN WESTERN PORTIONS OF
            TUSCUMBIA.

1135 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SHEFFIELD               34.77N 87.70W
05/10/2008                   COLBERT            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES REPORTED DOWN ON HOUSE IN THE SHEFFIELD COMMUNITY
            BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.

&&

KWEBER

Special weather statement, May 10, 11:59 PM CDT, 41 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1159 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

TNZ076-096-097-110545-
FRANKLIN-LINCOLN-MOORE-
1159 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FRANKLIN...LINCOLN AND MOORE
COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 AM CDT...

AT 1155 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN LINCOLN
COUNTY...STRETCHING ACROSS MUCH OF MOORE COUNTY...MOVING EAST AT 29
MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  HARMS.
  FAYETTEVILLE.
  MOLINO.
  KELSO.
  MULBERRY.
  SMITHLAND.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING 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.

KDW

Local storm report, May 11, 12:29 AM CDT, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1229 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

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

1136 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TUSCUMBIA               34.73N 87.71W
05/10/2008                   COLBERT            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE REPORTED DOWN ON HOUSE IN NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF
            TUSCUMBIA.

1158 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 S RUSSELLVILLE        34.42N 87.73W
05/10/2008                   FRANKLIN           AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE KNOCKED DOWN 6 MILES SOUTH OF RUSSELLVILLE ON US 43
            IN THE SPRUCE PINE AREA.

&&

KWEBER

Special weather statement, May 11, 12:40 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1240 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

TNZ097-110615-
FRANKLIN-
1240 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY UNTIL 115 AM CDT...

AT 1237 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ESTILL SPRINGS...OR 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF
WINCHESTER...MOVING EAST AT 37 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  ESTILL SPRINGS.
  DECHERD.
  WOODS RESERVOIR.
  ALTO.

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 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING 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.

KDW

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 10, 10:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	HUN	Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone	61 min
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, 12:45 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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Tornado Warnings in Alabama, 2008 Every tornado warning in 2008 Tornadoes 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.