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Flash Flood Warning 98, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this flash flood warning at Dec 9, 2009, 12:28 AM CST for 6 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2009, 12:28 AM CST (06:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2009, 2:56 AM CST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Cullman County, AL, DeKalb County, AL, Jackson County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marshall County, AL, Morgan County, AL
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:31 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -328 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 495 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 644 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 840 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.2
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 flash flood warning went out at Dec 8, 11:41 PM CST, 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 11:41 PM CST, 47 minutes before
FXUS64 KHUN 090541 AAC
AFDHUN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1141 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
.UPDATE...FOR 06Z TAFS AND QUICK MESOSCALE UPDATE.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
THE SEVERE THREAT CONTINUES LATE THIS EVENING...WITH A NEW TORNADO
WATCH ISSUED FOR CULLMAN...MARSHALL...AND DEKALB COUNTIES THROUGH 6
AM. THE EARLIER WATCH ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA REMAINS IN EFFECT
THROUGH MIDNIGHT...AND IT WILL LIKELY BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS
PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT HAS SHIFT EAST. FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING IS
ALSO A MAJOR CONCERN TONIGHT...WITH NUMEROUS FLOODING REPORTS
POURING INTO THE OFFICE AT THIS TIME...INCLUDING REPORTS OF WATER
ENTERING HOMES IN SOUTHEAST HUNTSVILLE AND HARTSELLE. LATEST
RAINFALL TOTALS INCLUDE 5.10 INCHES AT BIG COVE...AND 4.25 INCHES IN
JONES VALLEY. SEVERAL FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN
ISSUED...AND MORE WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
TENNESSEE VALLEY RESIDENTS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO AVOID TRAVEL...AND
HEED FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS.
&&
.AVIATION...
KHSV IS STILL EXPERIENCING MVFR AND IFR CIGS OR VISBYS AT THIS
TIME...AS TSRA CONTINUE ACROSS THAT SITE. THIS ACTIVITY HAS PUSHED
EAST OF KMSL...AND ONLY VFR CIGS REMAIN. KMSL SHOULD SEE CLEARING
BETWEEN 06Z AND 07Z...BUT UNTIL THEN VFR CIGS WILL HOLD ON.
HUNTSVILLE SHOULD SEE THE TSRA ENDING BY 08Z...MAYBE A LITTLE
SOONER. CLEARING AT KHSV SHOULD BE AROUND 09Z. WINDS BECOME MORE
NW AND REMAIN STRONG AROUND 20KT WITH GUSTS TO 30KT THROUGH MUCH
OF THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...BUT VFR CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION.../ISSUED AT 910 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009/
SFC LOW CONTINUES TO DEEPEN ACROSS THE MID MS VLY AS INTENSE
NEGATIVE-TILT UPR LOW BEGINS TO ACCELERATE EAST/NORTHEAST ACROSS
KS/MO. SFC FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDS S/SW ACROSS WRN TN BACK TOWARD
WCNTRL LA WITH WAVES OF CONVECTION REDEVELOPING WITHIN DEEPLY
SHEARED WARM SECTOR. TO THIS POINT...DESPITE TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT
FOR NW ALABAMA...HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING HAVE BEEN
THE PRIMARY THREATS. QUESTION REMAINS...HOW MUCH INSTABILITY WILL
PULL NORTH AHEAD OF EASTWARD-MOVING LOW LVL CONFLUENCE ZONE. LWR 60S
DEWPTS HAVE ADVECTED ACROSS NW AL BUT 02Z/RUC ANALYSIS SHOWS NO
SBCAPE OVER THE AREA AND LOW LVL LAPSE RATES ARE WEAK.
DESPITE THE CURRENT SITUATION...OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AS
SYSTEM STREGTHENS AND SFC FRONT APPROACHES...SEVERE THREAT ALONG
WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NRN AL/SRN TN. 00Z/BMX SOUNDING
SHOWED 0-3KM HELICITY OF 1023 M2/S2. THIS ALONG WITH STRONG LOW LVL
JET /70+KT AT 850MB/ WITHIN MOISTENING LOW LVL WARM SECTOR WILL
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE THREATS FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE TN RIVER AND WEST OF I-65
THROUGH 2 AM CST. SHOULD LOW LVL INSTABILITY INCREASE OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS...SEVERE THREAT WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE. AFTER
09Z...BEST KINEMATICS AND LOW LVL FORCING SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA AND
ANY SEVERE THREAT WILL COME TO AN END ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA.
RAINFALL RATES OF 1/2 TO 1 INCH...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN
BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE NEXT 4-6 HOURS. THIS WILL
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY WITHIN
COMPLEX TERRAIN AND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS.
&&
.HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COLBERT...CULLMAN...DEKALB...FRANKLIN AL...JACKSON...
LAUDERDALE...LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE...MADISON...MARSHALL...
MORGAN.
TN...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
FRANKLIN TN...LINCOLN...MOORE.
&&
AVIATION...20
PREV DISCUSSION...NADLERHazardous weather outlook, Dec 8, 6:45 PM CST, 5 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 645 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-091000- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 645 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE CENTRAL TENNESSEE VALLEY TONIGHT. ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN...AN INCREASING THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL OCCUR THROUGH MIDNIGHT. AREAS SOUTH OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER AND WEST OF I-65 WILL INITIALLY EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...THE SEVERE THREAT WILL SHIFT EAST LATER THIS EVENING AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL OCCUR...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED AS HEAVY RAIN MOVES OVER THE SAME AREAS. THIS WILL ELEVATE THE FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL. IN ADDITION TO THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT...SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. HIGHER GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WEDNESDAY...BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. DJN
In the hours before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1213 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0815 PM FLASH FLOOD 9 ESE LITTLEVILLE 34.56N 87.53W
12/08/2009 FRANKLIN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER COUNTY LINE ROAD.
0830 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 E HARTSELLE 34.45N 86.87W
12/08/2009 MORGAN AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
MT TABOR ROAD WAS FLOODED NEAR THE AL HWY 36
INTERSECTION.
0929 PM FLASH FLOOD MADISON 34.70N 86.75W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
GREENWAY AND PARKING LOT FLOODED ALONG INDIAN CREEK AT
OLD MADISON PIKE. WATER IS 3 FEET BELOW BRIDGE AT THIS
TIME.
0935 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 N OWENS CROSSROADS 34.64N 86.45W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER OLD HWY 431 NEAR THE BERKLEY
COMMUNITY
0935 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 S NEW MARKET 34.84N 86.41W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER THE ROAD AT THE INTERSECTION OF
COUNTY LAKE RD AND HURRICANE CREEK RD.
0935 PM FLOOD 6 WNW HUNTSVILLE 34.77N 86.68W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER PLUMMER RD JUST WEST OF JOHNS RD.
0939 PM FLASH FLOOD HARTSELLE 34.44N 86.94W
12/08/2009 MORGAN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL ROADS ARE FLOODED IN THE HARTSELLE AREA...AND
SOME ARE BEING CLOSED.
0940 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SSW ELKMONT 34.90N 87.00W
12/08/2009 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING WAS REPORTED ON WITTY MILL RD NEAR ELKMONT.
0940 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 ENE MT ROZELL 34.94N 87.11W
12/08/2009 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER EASTER FERRY RD NEAR AL HWY 99
NEAR THE SALEM COMMUNITY.
0943 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 E CHALYBEATE SPRINGS 34.56N 87.19W
12/08/2009 LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER PORTIONS OF CR 214 AND CR 301 IN
THE EAST LAWRENCE/CHALYBEATE SPRINGS AREA
0943 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 N SPEAKE 34.47N 87.16W
12/08/2009 LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER THE ROAD AT CR 87 AND CR 72 IN
FIVE POINTS
0947 PM FLASH FLOOD NE HARTSELLE 34.44N 86.93W
12/08/2009 MORGAN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
UP TO TWO FEET OF WATER WAS REPORTED OVER CHESTNUT ST IN
HARTSELLE.
0950 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 SSE DECATUR 34.56N 86.96W
12/08/2009 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS ROADS ARE FLOODED IN THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF
THE CITY OF DECATUR. COUNTRY CLUB RD IS CURRENTLY BEING
CLOSED.
1020 PM FLASH FLOOD ARDMORE 34.99N 86.85W
12/08/2009 LIMESTONE AL BROADCAST MEDIA
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER MAIN STREET IN DOWNTOWN ARDMORE.
1027 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 WNW HUNTSVILLE 34.74N 86.61W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TWO TO THREE FEET OF WATER WERE REPORTED IN A HOUSING
AREA ALONG BROGLAN BRANCH. HIGH WATER WAS REPORTED OVER
TIMBERLANE AVE AND POPLAR AVE
1030 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSE GURLEY 34.67N 86.37W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
A TREE WAS DOWNED ALONG KEEL MOUNTAIN RD. TIME ESTIMATED.
1040 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SSW HADEN 34.66N 86.52W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLASH FLOODING IS CAUSING ROCK AND MUD SLIDES ON CECIL
ASHBURN DR IN SOUTHEAST HUNTSVILLE
1057 PM FLASH FLOOD HARTSELLE 34.44N 86.94W
12/08/2009 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING IS REPORTED AROUND THE CITY OF
HARTSELLE. MOST DOWNTOWN ROADS ARE CLOSED OR UNDER
SEVERAL FEET OF WATER. WATER IS CLOSE TO ENTERING SOME
HOMES AND BUSINESSES. PORTIONS OF US 31 ARE CLOSED OR
UNDER WATER.
1057 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 W FARLEY 34.60N 86.57W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER WAS ENTERING A RESIDENCE ALONG HURSTLAND DR NEAR
GREEN COVE RD AND MEMORIAL PKWY
1105 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 WNW OWENS CROSSROADS 34.60N 86.54W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOOD WATERS SURROUNDED AN OCCUPIED VEHICLE ON BAILEY
COVE RD IN SOUTHEAST HUNTSVILLE.
1105 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 NE HUNTSVILLE 34.77N 86.54W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A RESIDENCE IS SURROUNDED BY FLOOD WATERS NEAR US HWY 72
JUST EAST OF CHAPMAN MOUNTAIN
1105 PM FLOOD 3 ENE MADISON 34.71N 86.71W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG INDIAN CREEK. FIELDS ALONG
FARROW RD ARE UNDER WATER...AS IS THE PARKING LOT AT
CREEKWOOD PARK. ALSO...FLOOD WATERS SURROUNDED A HOUSE
NEAR SLAUGHTER RD
1110 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 WSW GURLEY 34.68N 86.45W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL PUBLIC
A PERSON WAS TRAPPED IN A VEHICLE BY FLOOD WATERS ON
QUARTER LN IN THE HAMPTON COVE AREA
1115 PM TSTM WND DMG SKYLINE 34.81N 86.12W
12/08/2009 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE REPORTED DOWN ON ALABAMA HIGHWAY 79 IN THE SKYLINE
AREA.
1125 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 SSE HUNTSVILLE 34.66N 86.56W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOOD WATERS WERE ENTERING THE BASEMENT OF A RESIDENCE
ALONG HICKORY HILL LN IN SOUTHEAST HUNTSVILLE
1125 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 SW HADEN 34.65N 86.54W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING WAS REPORTED ALONG ALDRIDGE CREEK ON LILY FLAGG
RD AND MOUNTAIN GAP RD IN SOUTHEAST HUNTSVILLE
1130 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 SSE MOORES MILL 34.79N 86.49W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL PUBLIC
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER HOMER NANCE RD NEAR JORDAN RD IN
NORTHEAST HUNTSVILLE
1135 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 ESE HARTSELLE 34.43N 86.90W
12/08/2009 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL HOUSES ALONG E PARKER RD WERE BEING EVACUATED DUE
TO FLOODING
1139 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 NW HARTSELLE 34.46N 86.95W
12/08/2009 MORGAN AL BROADCAST MEDIA
1 TO 1.5 FEET OF WATER WAS REPORTEDLY COVERING THE FRONT
LOBBY AND CHECKOUT AREA OF THE HARTSELLE WALMART.
1140 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 NW GURLEY 34.75N 86.43W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL PUBLIC
BROCK RD WAS FLOODED NEAR BROWNSBORO RD AND WALL RD IN
THE BROWNSBORO AREA
1145 PM TSTM WND DMG CROSSVILLE 34.29N 85.99W
12/08/2009 DEKALB AL PUBLIC
POWER LINES WERE DOWNED IN THE CROSSVILLE...KILPATRICK
AREA.
1155 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 ESE GURLEY 34.69N 86.35W
12/08/2009 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER BOTH LANES OF US HWY 72 NEAR THE
JACKSON/MADISON COUNTY BORDER.
&&
DLLocal storm report, Dec 9, 12:19 AM CST, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1219 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0815 PM FLASH FLOOD 9 ESE LITTLEVILLE 34.56N 87.53W
12/08/2009 FRANKLIN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER COUNTY LINE ROAD.
0830 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 E HARTSELLE 34.45N 86.87W
12/08/2009 MORGAN AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
MT TABOR ROAD WAS FLOODED NEAR THE AL HWY 36
INTERSECTION.
0929 PM FLASH FLOOD MADISON 34.70N 86.75W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
GREENWAY AND PARKING LOT FLOODED ALONG INDIAN CREEK AT
OLD MADISON PIKE. WATER IS 3 FEET BELOW BRIDGE AT THIS
TIME.
0935 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 N OWENS CROSSROADS 34.64N 86.45W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER OLD HWY 431 NEAR THE BERKLEY
COMMUNITY
0935 PM FLOOD 6 WNW HUNTSVILLE 34.77N 86.68W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER PLUMMER RD JUST WEST OF JOHNS RD.
0935 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 S NEW MARKET 34.84N 86.41W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER THE ROAD AT THE INTERSECTION OF
COUNTY LAKE RD AND HURRICANE CREEK RD.
0939 PM FLASH FLOOD HARTSELLE 34.44N 86.94W
12/08/2009 MORGAN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL ROADS ARE FLOODED IN THE HARTSELLE AREA...AND
SOME ARE BEING CLOSED.
0940 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SSW ELKMONT 34.90N 87.00W
12/08/2009 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING WAS REPORTED ON WITTY MILL RD NEAR ELKMONT.
0940 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 ENE MT ROZELL 34.94N 87.11W
12/08/2009 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER EASTER FERRY RD NEAR AL HWY 99
NEAR THE SALEM COMMUNITY.
0943 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 N SPEAKE 34.47N 87.16W
12/08/2009 LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER THE ROAD AT CR 87 AND CR 72 IN
FIVE POINTS
0943 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 E CHALYBEATE SPRINGS 34.56N 87.19W
12/08/2009 LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER PORTIONS OF CR 214 AND CR 301 IN
THE EAST LAWRENCE/CHALYBEATE SPRINGS AREA
0947 PM FLASH FLOOD NE HARTSELLE 34.44N 86.93W
12/08/2009 MORGAN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
UP TO TWO FEET OF WATER WAS REPORTED OVER CHESTNUT ST IN
HARTSELLE.
0950 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 SSE DECATUR 34.56N 86.96W
12/08/2009 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS ROADS ARE FLOODED IN THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF
THE CITY OF DECATUR. COUNTRY CLUB RD IS CURRENTLY BEING
CLOSED.
1020 PM FLASH FLOOD ARDMORE 34.99N 86.85W
12/08/2009 LIMESTONE AL BROADCAST MEDIA
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER MAIN STREET IN DOWNTOWN ARDMORE.
1027 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 WNW HUNTSVILLE 34.74N 86.61W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TWO TO THREE FEET OF WATER WERE REPORTED IN A HOUSING
AREA ALONG BROGLAN BRANCH. HIGH WATER WAS REPORTED OVER
TIMBERLANE AVE AND POPLAR AVE
1030 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSE GURLEY 34.67N 86.37W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
A TREE WAS DOWNED ALONG KEEL MOUNTAIN RD. TIME ESTIMATED.
1040 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SSW HADEN 34.66N 86.52W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLASH FLOODING IS CAUSING ROCK AND MUD SLIDES ON CECIL
ASHBURN DR IN SOUTHEAST HUNTSVILLE
1055 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 WSW SECTION 34.56N 86.05W
12/08/2009 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES WERE DOWNED ALONG CR 67 NEAR LANGSTON
1057 PM FLASH FLOOD HARTSELLE 34.44N 86.94W
12/08/2009 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING IS REPORTED AROUND THE CITY OF
HARTSELLE. MOST DOWNTOWN ROADS ARE CLOSED OR UNDER
SEVERAL FEET OF WATER. WATER IS CLOSE TO ENTERING SOME
HOMES AND BUSINESSES. PORTIONS OF US 31 ARE CLOSED OR
UNDER WATER.
1057 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 W FARLEY 34.60N 86.57W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER WAS ENTERING A RESIDENCE ALONG HURSTLAND DR NEAR
GREEN COVE RD AND MEMORIAL PKWY
1100 PM TSTM WND DMG SCOTTSBORO 34.67N 86.03W
12/08/2009 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AROUND THE CITY OF
SCOTTSBORO
1105 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 NE HUNTSVILLE 34.77N 86.54W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A RESIDENCE IS SURROUNDED BY FLOOD WATERS NEAR US HWY 72
JUST EAST OF CHAPMAN MOUNTAIN
1105 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 WNW OWENS CROSSROADS 34.60N 86.54W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOOD WATERS SURROUNDED AN OCCUPIED VEHICLE ON BAILEY
COVE RD IN SOUTHEAST HUNTSVILLE.
1105 PM FLOOD 3 ENE MADISON 34.71N 86.71W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG INDIAN CREEK. FIELDS ALONG
FARROW RD ARE UNDER WATER...AS IS THE PARKING LOT AT
CREEKWOOD PARK. ALSO...FLOOD WATERS SURROUNDED A HOUSE
NEAR SLAUGHTER RD
1110 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 WSW GURLEY 34.68N 86.45W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL PUBLIC
A PERSON WAS TRAPPED IN A VEHICLE BY FLOOD WATERS ON
QUARTER LN IN THE HAMPTON COVE AREA
1115 PM TSTM WND DMG SKYLINE 34.81N 86.12W
12/08/2009 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE REPORTED DOWN ON ALABAMA HIGHWAY 79 IN THE SKYLINE
AREA.
1125 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 SW HADEN 34.65N 86.54W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING WAS REPORTED ALONG ALDRIDGE CREEK ON LILY FLAGG
RD AND MOUNTAIN GAP RD IN SOUTHEAST HUNTSVILLE
1125 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 SSE HUNTSVILLE 34.66N 86.56W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOOD WATERS WERE ENTERING THE BASEMENT OF A RESIDENCE
ALONG HICKORY HILL LN IN SOUTHEAST HUNTSVILLE
1130 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 SSE MOORES MILL 34.79N 86.49W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL PUBLIC
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER HOMER NANCE RD NEAR JORDAN RD IN
NORTHEAST HUNTSVILLE
1135 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 ESE HARTSELLE 34.43N 86.90W
12/08/2009 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL HOUSES ALONG E PARKER RD WERE BEING EVACUATED DUE
TO FLOODING
1139 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 NW HARTSELLE 34.46N 86.95W
12/08/2009 MORGAN AL BROADCAST MEDIA
1 TO 1.5 FEET OF WATER WAS REPORTEDLY COVERING THE FRONT
LOBBY AND CHECKOUT AREA OF THE HARTSELLE WALMART.
1140 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 NW GURLEY 34.75N 86.43W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL PUBLIC
BROCK RD WAS FLOODED NEAR BROWNSBORO RD AND WALL RD IN
THE BROWNSBORO AREA
1145 PM TSTM WND DMG CROSSVILLE 34.29N 85.99W
12/08/2009 DEKALB AL PUBLIC
POWER LINES WERE DOWNED IN THE CROSSVILLE...KILPATRICK
AREA.
1155 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 ESE GURLEY 34.69N 86.35W
12/08/2009 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER BOTH LANES OF US HWY 72 NEAR THE
JACKSON/MADISON COUNTY BORDER.
&&
DLLocal storm report, Dec 9, 12:21 AM CST, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1221 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0815 PM FLASH FLOOD 9 ESE LITTLEVILLE 34.56N 87.53W
12/08/2009 FRANKLIN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER COUNTY LINE ROAD.
0830 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 E HARTSELLE 34.45N 86.87W
12/08/2009 MORGAN AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
MT TABOR ROAD WAS FLOODED NEAR THE AL HWY 36
INTERSECTION.
0929 PM FLASH FLOOD MADISON 34.70N 86.75W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
GREENWAY AND PARKING LOT FLOODED ALONG INDIAN CREEK AT
OLD MADISON PIKE. WATER IS 3 FEET BELOW BRIDGE AT THIS
TIME.
0935 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 N OWENS CROSSROADS 34.64N 86.45W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER OLD HWY 431 NEAR THE BERKLEY
COMMUNITY
0935 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 S NEW MARKET 34.84N 86.41W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER THE ROAD AT THE INTERSECTION OF
COUNTY LAKE RD AND HURRICANE CREEK RD.
0935 PM FLOOD 6 WNW HUNTSVILLE 34.77N 86.68W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER PLUMMER RD JUST WEST OF JOHNS RD.
0939 PM FLASH FLOOD HARTSELLE 34.44N 86.94W
12/08/2009 MORGAN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL ROADS ARE FLOODED IN THE HARTSELLE AREA...AND
SOME ARE BEING CLOSED.
0940 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SSW ELKMONT 34.90N 87.00W
12/08/2009 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING WAS REPORTED ON WITTY MILL RD NEAR ELKMONT.
0940 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 ENE MT ROZELL 34.94N 87.11W
12/08/2009 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER EASTER FERRY RD NEAR AL HWY 99
NEAR THE SALEM COMMUNITY.
0943 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 E CHALYBEATE SPRINGS 34.56N 87.19W
12/08/2009 LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER PORTIONS OF CR 214 AND CR 301 IN
THE EAST LAWRENCE/CHALYBEATE SPRINGS AREA
0943 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 N SPEAKE 34.47N 87.16W
12/08/2009 LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER THE ROAD AT CR 87 AND CR 72 IN
FIVE POINTS
0947 PM FLASH FLOOD NE HARTSELLE 34.44N 86.93W
12/08/2009 MORGAN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
UP TO TWO FEET OF WATER WAS REPORTED OVER CHESTNUT ST IN
HARTSELLE.
0950 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 SSE DECATUR 34.56N 86.96W
12/08/2009 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS ROADS ARE FLOODED IN THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF
THE CITY OF DECATUR. COUNTRY CLUB RD IS CURRENTLY BEING
CLOSED.
1020 PM FLASH FLOOD ARDMORE 34.99N 86.85W
12/08/2009 LIMESTONE AL BROADCAST MEDIA
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER MAIN STREET IN DOWNTOWN ARDMORE.
1027 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 WNW HUNTSVILLE 34.74N 86.61W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TWO TO THREE FEET OF WATER WERE REPORTED IN A HOUSING
AREA ALONG BROGLAN BRANCH. HIGH WATER WAS REPORTED OVER
TIMBERLANE AVE AND POPLAR AVE
1030 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSE GURLEY 34.67N 86.37W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
A TREE WAS DOWNED ALONG KEEL MOUNTAIN RD. TIME ESTIMATED.
1040 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 SSW HADEN 34.66N 86.52W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLASH FLOODING IS CAUSING ROCK AND MUD SLIDES ON CECIL
ASHBURN DR IN SOUTHEAST HUNTSVILLE
1055 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 WSW SECTION 34.56N 86.05W
12/08/2009 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES WERE DOWNED ALONG CR 67 NEAR LANGSTON
1057 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 W FARLEY 34.60N 86.57W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER WAS ENTERING A RESIDENCE ALONG HURSTLAND DR NEAR
GREEN COVE RD AND MEMORIAL PKWY
1057 PM FLASH FLOOD HARTSELLE 34.44N 86.94W
12/08/2009 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING IS REPORTED AROUND THE CITY OF
HARTSELLE. MOST DOWNTOWN ROADS ARE CLOSED OR UNDER
SEVERAL FEET OF WATER. WATER IS CLOSE TO ENTERING SOME
HOMES AND BUSINESSES. PORTIONS OF US 31 ARE CLOSED OR
UNDER WATER.
1100 PM TSTM WND DMG SCOTTSBORO 34.67N 86.03W
12/08/2009 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AROUND THE CITY OF
SCOTTSBORO
1105 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 WNW OWENS CROSSROADS 34.60N 86.54W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOOD WATERS SURROUNDED AN OCCUPIED VEHICLE ON BAILEY
COVE RD IN SOUTHEAST HUNTSVILLE.
1105 PM FLOOD 3 ENE MADISON 34.71N 86.71W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG INDIAN CREEK. FIELDS ALONG
FARROW RD ARE UNDER WATER...AS IS THE PARKING LOT AT
CREEKWOOD PARK. ALSO...FLOOD WATERS SURROUNDED A HOUSE
NEAR SLAUGHTER RD
1105 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 NE HUNTSVILLE 34.77N 86.54W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A RESIDENCE IS SURROUNDED BY FLOOD WATERS NEAR US HWY 72
JUST EAST OF CHAPMAN MOUNTAIN
1110 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 WSW GURLEY 34.68N 86.45W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL PUBLIC
A PERSON WAS TRAPPED IN A VEHICLE BY FLOOD WATERS ON
QUARTER LN IN THE HAMPTON COVE AREA
1115 PM TSTM WND DMG SKYLINE 34.81N 86.12W
12/08/2009 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE REPORTED DOWN ON ALABAMA HIGHWAY 79 IN THE SKYLINE
AREA.
1125 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 SW HADEN 34.65N 86.54W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING WAS REPORTED ALONG ALDRIDGE CREEK ON LILY FLAGG
RD AND MOUNTAIN GAP RD IN SOUTHEAST HUNTSVILLE
1125 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 SSE HUNTSVILLE 34.66N 86.56W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOOD WATERS WERE ENTERING THE BASEMENT OF A RESIDENCE
ALONG HICKORY HILL LN IN SOUTHEAST HUNTSVILLE
1130 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 SSE MOORES MILL 34.79N 86.49W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL PUBLIC
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER HOMER NANCE RD NEAR JORDAN RD IN
NORTHEAST HUNTSVILLE
1135 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 ESE HARTSELLE 34.43N 86.90W
12/08/2009 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL HOUSES ALONG E PARKER RD WERE BEING EVACUATED DUE
TO FLOODING
1139 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 NW HARTSELLE 34.46N 86.95W
12/08/2009 MORGAN AL BROADCAST MEDIA
1 TO 1.5 FEET OF WATER WAS REPORTEDLY COVERING THE FRONT
LOBBY AND CHECKOUT AREA OF THE HARTSELLE WALMART.
1140 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 NW GURLEY 34.75N 86.43W
12/08/2009 MADISON AL PUBLIC
BROCK RD WAS FLOODED NEAR BROWNSBORO RD AND WALL RD IN
THE BROWNSBORO AREA
1145 PM TSTM WND DMG CROSSVILLE 34.29N 85.99W
12/08/2009 DEKALB AL PUBLIC
POWER LINES WERE DOWNED IN THE CROSSVILLE...KILPATRICK
AREA.
1155 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 ESE GURLEY 34.69N 86.35W
12/08/2009 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER WAS REPORTED OVER BOTH LANES OF US HWY 72 NEAR THE
JACKSON/MADISON COUNTY BORDER.
1220 AM FLASH FLOOD PAINT ROCK 34.66N 86.33W
12/09/2009 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
BOTH EAST AND WEST BOUND LANES OF US HWY 72 ARE UNDER
AROUND 8 INCHES OF WATER NEAR MILE MARKER 115
&&
DLSpecial weather statement, Dec 9, 12:27 AM CST, 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1227 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ALZ016-090700- CULLMAN- 1227 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CULLMAN COUNTY UNTIL 100 AM CST... AT 1227 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM EVA TO BREMEN...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... BLACK BOTTOM...BAILEYTON. WALTER...JOPPA. HOLLY POND...GARDEN CITY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. SL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 6:46 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lawrence | 6 hr |
| Dec 8, 7:27 PM CST | River Flood Warning | HUN | Lawrence | 14 hr |
| Dec 8, 8:23 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Cullman, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 4 hr |
| Dec 8, 8:41 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 6 hr |
| Dec 8, 9:31 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 3 hr |
| Dec 8, 10:25 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 2 hr |
| Dec 8, 10:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Marshall | 24 min |
| Dec 8, 11:19 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Jackson | 86 min |
| Dec 8, 11:30 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Cullman | 60 min |
| Dec 9, 12:17 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone | 3 hr |
| Dec 9, 12:21 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Limestone | 3 hr |
| Dec 9, 12:46 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 33 hr |
| Dec 9, 12:50 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 66 hr |
| Dec 9, 1:56 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 3 hr |
| Dec 9, 2:54 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Cullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Limestone, Madison, Marshall and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 9, 6:26 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Cullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Limestone, Madison, Marshall and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 9, 12:16 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Cullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Limestone, Madison, Marshall and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Dec 9, 12:54 PM CST | River Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 7 hr |
| Dec 9, 5:07 PM CST | River Flood Warning | HUN | Lawrence | 36 hr |
| Dec 9, 12:40 AM CST | River Flood Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln | 16 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.