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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 143, NWS Huntsville, AL

May 26, 20114 counties in Alabama; Franklin County, Lincoln County, Moore County, Tennessee

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2011, 12:10 AM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama; Franklin County, Lincoln County, Moore County, Tennessee. It was in force for 35 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: May 26, 2011, 12:10 AM CDT (05:10 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2011, 12:45 AM CDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Huntsville, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Jackson County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Madison County, AL, Morgan County, AL, Franklin County, TN, Lincoln County, TN, Moore County, TN

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 25, 8:33 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 25, 6:05 PM CDT, 6 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 25, 6:05 PM CDT, 6 hours 5 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 25, 10:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Colbert	28 min
May 25, 10:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale	31 min
May 25, 10:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence	44 min
May 25, 10:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Lauderdale	21 min
May 25, 11:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Colbert, Lauderdale	19 min
May 25, 11:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison and 1 more	50 min
May 25, 11:33 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	HUN	Lauderdale, Limestone	27 min
May 26, 12:02 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	HUN	Limestone, Madison	13 min
May 26, 12:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Morgan	24 min
May 26, 12:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Jackson	29 min
May 26, 12:47 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	HUN	DeKalb, Jackson, Marshall	101 min
May 26, 12:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Morgan	25 min
May 26, 1:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Cullman, Marshall	27 min
May 26, 1:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	DeKalb, Jackson, Marshall	31 min
May 26, 2:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Cullman	46 min
May 26, 2:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Cullman, Marshall	47 min
May 26, 3:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	DeKalb, Marshall	52 min
May 26, 3:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Cullman	44 min
May 26, 3:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Lauderdale	39 min
May 26, 4:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Franklin	39 min
May 26, 4:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Colbert, Franklin	30 min
May 26, 4:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Lauderdale	28 min
May 26, 4:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Lauderdale	32 min
May 26, 4:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Franklin	50 min
May 26, 5:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Lawrence, Limestone	41 min
May 26, 5:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Limestone, Madison	51 min
May 26, 5:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Limestone	37 min
May 26, 6:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Madison	46 min
May 26, 6:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Franklin	23 min
May 26, 7:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Lawrence	67 min
May 26, 8:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Madison	44 min
May 26, 8:44 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HUN	Lawrence	2 hr
May 26, 9:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Lawrence	43 min
May 26, 9:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Morgan	50 min
May 26, 10:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Madison	37 min
May 26, 11:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Jackson	65 min
May 26, 11:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Jackson	40 min
May 26, 11:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Madison	50 min
May 26, 12:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Jackson	39 min
May 26, 12:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	DeKalb, Jackson	38 min
May 26, 1:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	DeKalb	16 min
May 26, 1:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	DeKalb, Marshall	48 min
May 26, 2:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	DeKalb	41 min
May 26, 3:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Jackson	36 min
May 26, 4:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Marshall	29 min
May 26, 4:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	DeKalb, Marshall	50 min
May 26, 5:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	DeKalb	52 min
May 26, 5:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Marshall	40 min
May 26, 6:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Jackson	50 min
May 26, 12:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Franklin, Lincoln, Moore	43 min
May 26, 12:19 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	HUN	Lincoln	15 min
May 26, 5:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Lincoln	22 min
May 26, 5:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Lincoln, Moore	46 min
May 26, 8:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Franklin	53 min
May 26, 9:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Franklin	56 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.