Tornado Warning 40, NWS Huntsville, AL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1230 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

.UPDATE...FOR 18Z TAFS
&&

.AVIATION...STRONG LINE OF TSRA IS CURRENTLY MOVING EWD THROUGH N
CNTRL MS...AND SHOULD BEGIN TO MOVE ACROSS NRN AL BETWEEN 19-21Z.
CONVECTIVE LINE SHOULD CONTINUE EWD THROUGH 00Z WED...WITH IFR
CONDITIONS DEVELOPING IN AND NEAR STRONGER TSRA. VRB WINDS AROUND
25KT WITH GUSTS AOA 35KT ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY. PRECIP
SHOULD THEN BEGIN TO TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT AS THE ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT BEGINS TO MOVE W TO E THROUGH THE AREA...WITH -SHRA/MVFR
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ALONG THE SFC BOUNDARY.
&&

.MESOSCALE UPDATE...SUPERCELL CONVECTION HAS ERUPTED BEHIND UNDULAR
BORE THAT TRANSLATED SEWD INTO TN AND AL. LOW LEVEL HODOGRAPHS AT
REDSTONE...BMX...AND OHX ARE ALL SUPPORTIVE OF SIG TORS...WITH SIG
TOR VALUES OF 2-3 ACROSS KY/TN/NRN AL. TORNADIC SUPERCELL THREAT WL
CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS NWRN AL INTO SRN TN AS HEATING
PROGRESSES. ML-CAPE VALUES OF 500-1000 J/KG WL JUMP INTO THE
1000-1500 J/KG RANGE THIS AFTN WITH TEMPS CLIMBING INTO THE L80S AND
DEW POINTS STAY IN THE U60S.
&&

.HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     COLBERT...CULLMAN...DEKALB...FRANKLIN AL...JACKSON...
     LAUDERDALE...LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE...MADISON...MARSHALL...
     MORGAN.

TN...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     FRANKLIN TN...LINCOLN...MOORE.
&&

UPDATE...09
MESOSCALE...KULA

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1007 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-262100-
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
1007 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

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

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

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BRINGING TWO ROUNDS OF POSSIBLE SEVERE
WEATHER TO THE AREA.

AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP. THESE
STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS...AND LARGE
HAIL. THIS PRE FRONTAL ACTIVITY WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST ALABAMA BY
LATE MORNING...AND TRACK ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA BETWEEN 1 TO 3
PM...BEFORE REACHING NORTHEAST ALABAMA BY 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

THE SECOND ROUND OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ARRIVE INTO THE AREA
ALONG THE COLD FRONT. THIS LINE WILL BE CAPABLE OF DAMAGING
WINDS...HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. THIS LINE IS EXPECTED TO
ARRIVE INTO NORTHWEST ALABAMA BETWEEN 1 AND 3 PM...NORTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA BETWEEN 3 AND 5 PM...AND REACH NORTHEAST ALABAMA BY 6 PM. THE
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
IS CURRENTLY ONGOING AND REQUESTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

SS/JLL

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1216 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

ALZ003-261745-
FRANKLIN-
1216 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY UNTIL 1245 PM
CDT...

AT 1216 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM JUST WEST OF HACKLEBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
50 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED
WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  DUKETON.
  PHIL CAMPBELL.
  SPRUCE PINE...ISBELL.
  THARPTOWN...PLEASANT RIDGE.
  NEWBURG.

THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

&&

LAT...LON 3432 8803 3457 8767 3457 8755 3456 8753
      3439 8753 3431 8767
TIME...MOT...LOC 1716Z 233DEG 42KT 3428 8792

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1227 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

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

1154 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 E MUSCLE SHOALS       34.75N 87.61W
10/26/2010  M48 MPH          COLBERT            AL   ASOS

&&

KULA

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1228 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

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

1154 AM     TSTM WND DMG     FLORENCE                34.83N 87.67W
10/26/2010                   LAUDERDALE         AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            A TREE WAS UPROOTED ONTO A HOUSE PRODUCING MINOR DAMAGE.
            TIME ESTIMATED.

&&

KULA

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
139 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

ALZ008-010-261900-
DE KALB-MARSHALL-
139 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DEKALB AND MARSHALL COUNTIES
UNTIL 200 PM CDT...

AT 137 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR DOUGLAS...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOAZ...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY
DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM IS EXHIBITING
SOME BROAD ROTATION.

PEOPLE IN SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL AND SOUTHWESTERN DEKALB COUNTIES...
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DOUGLAS...HORTON...HIGH POINT...RABBIT
TOWN...BOAZ...ALBERTVILLE...HUSTLEVILLE...MCVILLE...KILPATRICK AND
PAINTER...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD
SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
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.

&&

LAT...LON 3439 8579 3420 8607 3420 8609 3419 8612
      3418 8619 3410 8630 3412 8633 3421 8641
      3448 8607 3449 8599 3453 8594
TIME...MOT...LOC 1837Z 228DEG 40KT 3417 8628

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
201 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

ALZ002-003-261930-
COLBERT-FRANKLIN-
201 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR COLBERT AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES
UNTIL 230 PM CDT...

AT 200 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HALLTOWN...OR 7 MILES EAST OF RED BAY...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  BELGREEN.
  SRYGLEY CHURCH.
  CROOKED OAK...POSEY LOOP.
  COLBERT HEIGHTS...NEW BETHEL.
  SPRING VALLEY...TUSCUMBIA.

THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

&&

LAT...LON 3448 8816 3474 8777 3480 8764 3463 8749
      3432 8804 3446 8816
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 233DEG 41KT 3446 8800

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
202 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

ALZ007-016-261930-
CULLMAN-MORGAN-
202 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CULLMAN AND MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL
230 PM CDT...

AT 200 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MASSEY...OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
HARTSELLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
  LEESDALE...FALKVILLE.
  HARTSELLE...COLE SPRINGS.
  SOMERVILLE...PRICEVILLE.
  VALHERMOSO SPRINGS.

THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

&&

LAT...LON 3426 8712 3443 8711 3458 8688 3456 8683
      3455 8675 3459 8671 3458 8670 3448 8661
      3421 8708
TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z 233DEG 32KT 3434 8706