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Flash Flood Warning 33, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this flash flood warning at Jun 25, 2010, 2:27 PM CDT for Jackson County, Alabama. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 25, 2010, 2:27 PM CDT (19:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2010, 3:18 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Jackson County, AL
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 2198 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 571 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jun 25, 12:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 12:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1223 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010 .UPDATE...FOR 18Z AVIATION. && .AVIATION...A SFC BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN DRAPED ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA THROUGH THE PERIOD. THIS WILL BRING SCATTERED SHRA/TSRA ACTIVITY TO THE REGION...AND BRIEF/OCNL MVFR CONDITIONS TO THE TERMINALS THROUGH LATE AFTN. PATCHY MVFR FOG IS ALSO POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT/EARLY SAT. OTRW...VFR CIGS/VSBYS SHOULD REMAIN THE PREVAILING CONDITION THROUGH MIDDAY SAT. && .DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1022 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010/ DISCUSSION...LATEST SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS A VERY ILL DEFINED/WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN ACROSS THE SERN US. IF ONE LOOKS HARD ENOUGH...A WIND SHIFT AND WEAK PRESSURE TROUGH CAN BE NOTED ACROSS NRN AL/MS. DWPTS WERE POOLED ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF THE I-40 CORRIDOR WITH READINGS IN THE MID 70S AT 1500 UTC. AT THE SAME TIME...TEMPS WERE RUNNING IN THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90 PRODUCING HEAT INDICES AROUND 100. REGIONAL RADAR LOOPS SHOWS ISOLD SHRA/TSRA ONGOING THIS MRNG...BUT ACTIVITY WAS UNORGANIZED TO SAY THE LEAST. AS TEMPS WARM INTO THE MID 90S OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...EXPECT MLCAPE VALUES TO REACH AOB 2 KJ/KG. THIS...COUPLED WITH WEAK MASS CONVERGENCE IN THE VCNTY OF LOW LEVEL BOUNDARY...SHOULD LEAD TO SCT AFTN/EVENING CONVECTION. PWATS NEAR 2 INCHES SHOULD LEAD TO SOME EFFICIENT RAIN PRODUCERS AS WELL. MICROBURST CONDITIONS APPEAR MARGINAL AT BEST...BUT AN ISOLATED/WDLY SCT OCCURRENCE OF DAMAGING WINDS IS CERTAINLY POSSIBLE. WITH THE MORNING UPDATE...AM LEANING TOWARD INCREASING POPS SLIGHTLY. MAY ALSO NEED TO TWEAK TEMPS A TAD BASED ON CURRENT CONDITIONS/TRENDS. HOWEVER...CURRENT FCST NOT TO FAR OFF THE MARK OVERALL. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 610 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010/ SATURDAY/SUNDAY...NOT SURE EXACTLY WHERE THE CDFNT WILL BE...BUT PROBABLY WILL GO BACK NORTH AND CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A TRIGGER FOR MORE AFTN/EVENING SCT SHRA/TSRA. THUS WILL KEEP LOW POPS IN FOR THE WEEKEND. AGAIN DONT EXPECT WIDESPREAD SVR WX...JUST A CONTINUING CHANCE OF SCT STORMS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY RAIN. MONDAY/TUESDAY...WILL HAVE TWO PLAYERS IN THE WX PICTURE DURING THIS TIMEFRAME. THE FIRST WILL BE A FAIRLY STRONG CDFNT AND THE SECOND ONE WILL BE A TROPICAL SYSTEM OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. 1ST...THE CDFNT...MODELS HAVE A PRETTY GOOD HANDLE WITH THE TIMING...WHICH LOOKS TO BE MONDAY NIGHT/EARLY TUESDAY MRNG. BY TUESDAY AFTN THE CDFNT SHOULD BE OUT OF OUR CWA ALLOWING FOR COOLER/LESS HUMID AIR TO PUSH ACROSS THE AREA. 2ND...THE TROPICAL SYSTEM...ATTM THE TROPICAL WAVE HAS A GOOD CHC OF BECOMING A TROPICAL DEPRESSION WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS. NAM/ECMWF HAS THE TRACK HEADING FOR NRN MEXICO WHILE GFS LOOKS TO TAKE IT ACROSS FLORIDA. STAY TUNED. WEDNESDAY THRU FRIDAY...IF GFS TURNS OUT CORRECT...EXPECT HIGHS FROM 85 TO 90/LOWS MID 60S AND DRY WX WITH MUCH LESS HUMID CONDITIONS. ENJOY... AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS ARE XPCTED THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. ONLY EXCEPTION WILL BE SOME SCT SHRA/TSRA DEVELOPING LATER TODAY INVOF A LINGERING FRONTAL BOUNDARY. WILL HANDLE WITH A VCSH AND CB AFTER 15Z. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && AVIATION...15 DISCUSSION...15
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 10:58 AM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...RETRANSMITTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1058 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-260300- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 1058 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHED ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...COMBINED WITH A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS...WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. DUE TO THEIR SLOW MOVEMENT...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY WITH ANY STORMS TODAY. IN ADDITION...A FEW STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. HEAT INDICES WILL ALSO APPROACH 100 TO 105 DEGREE RANGE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. CAUTION IS ADVISED WHEN CONDUCTING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY AS A WEAK FRONT LINGERS ACROSS THE REGION. THE BETTER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON MONDAY AS A STRONGER COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS REMAIN POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES ALSO REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. CAUTION IS STRONGLY ADVISED WHEN CONDUCTING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
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Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 11:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lawrence | 40 min |
| Jun 25, 12:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Morgan | 34 min |
| Jun 25, 12:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Limestone | 25 min |
| Jun 25, 1:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Morgan | 29 min |
| Jun 25, 1:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Cullman | 23 min |
| Jun 25, 1:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Madison | 42 min |
| Jun 25, 1:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lauderdale | 46 min |
| Jun 25, 1:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Cullman | 27 min |
| Jun 25, 1:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Madison | 28 min |
| Jun 25, 2:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Jackson | 41 min |
| Jun 25, 2:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson | 32 min |
| Jun 25, 2:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Madison | 48 min |
| Jun 25, 3:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | DeKalb | 50 min |
| Jun 25, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 48 min |
| Jun 25, 3:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Franklin | 80 min |
| Jun 25, 4:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 58 min |
| Jun 25, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 49 min |
| Jun 25, 4:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert | 2 hr |
| Jun 25, 5:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lauderdale | 40 min |
| Jun 25, 1:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lincoln | 37 min |
| Jun 25, 1:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lincoln | 46 min |
| Jun 25, 3:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Franklin | 60 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Alabama, 2010Every flash flood warning in 2010
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.