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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 250, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 12, 2011, 3:29 PM CDT for Jackson County, Alabama; Franklin County, Tennessee. It was in force for 31 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
- Jul 12, 2011, 3:29 PM CDT (20:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2011, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Jackson County, AL, Franklin County, TN
The radar
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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 Jul 12, 2:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 2:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 12, 10:57 AM CDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1057 AM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-131015- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 1057 AM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... HEAT INDEX VALUES IN EXCESS OF 110 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA. ELSEWHERE IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REACH THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. SUDDEN LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL OCCUR WITH THESE FAST DEVELOPING STORMS. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGEST STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BE STRONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. DAILY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... FORMAL ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...TIMELY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE AND FLOODING WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. KULA
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 12, 12:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1259 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ALZ009-010-TNZ076-097-121900- JACKSON-DEKALB-MOORE-FRANKLIN TN- 1259 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR RAPID THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT... AT 1255 PM CDT...DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA. THESE STORMS WILL INTENSITY RAPIDLY...AND BECOME CAPABLE OF FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS. SUDDEN LIGHTNING WILL DEVELOP WITH THESE STORMS...AND BECOME FREQUENT. THOSE OUTDOORS...ESPECIALLY ON WATER...SHOULD MOVE ONSHORE AND INTO A SAFE SHELTER NOW BEFORE STORMS ARRIVE OR DEVELOP AT YOUR LOCATION. KULA
Special weather statement, Jul 12, 1:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
127 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011
ALZ009-121900-
JACKSON-
127 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEAST JACKSON COUNTY UNTIL
200 PM CDT...
AT 127 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LONG ISLAND...OR NEAR JASPER...MOVING SOUTH
AT 10 MPH.
WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY
DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
LONG ISLAND.
BRIDGEPORT.
HIGDON...FABIUS.
SEEK SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 3485 8560 3482 8563 3481 8564 3481 8589
3499 8580 3499 8560 3498 8560 3492 8559
3489 8558 3486 8558
TIME...MOT...LOC 1827Z 013DEG 8KT 3500 8565
KULA!Special weather statement, Jul 12, 1:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
238 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011
ALZ006-122045-
MADISON-
238 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MADISON COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM
CDT...
AT 235 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED OVER SOUTH
HUNTSVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY
DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
WITHIN AN HOUR ARE LIKELY IN LOCAL AREAS...WHICH COULD RESULT IN
BRIEF MINOR STREET FLOODING.
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
BROWNSBORO.
BROWNSBORO.
HADEN.
HAMPTON COVE...FARLEY.
SEEK SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 3483 8633 3481 8634 3479 8633 3475 8634
3473 8636 3463 8636 3462 8633 3453 8633
3453 8652 3455 8655 3458 8657 3458 8660
3464 8669 3480 8662
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 324DEG 3KT 3469 8657
KULASpecial weather statement, Jul 12, 3:13 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
327 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0205 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NW FORT PAYNE 34.51N 85.76W
07/12/2011 DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A POWER POLE WAS KNOCKED DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR OF
GUST FRONT.
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KULAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 4:48 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone and 2 more | 38 hr |
| Jul 12, 1:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson | 32 min |
| Jul 12, 1:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | DeKalb | 37 min |
| Jul 12, 2:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 27 min |
| Jul 12, 2:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Jackson | 90 min |
| Jul 12, 2:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 64 min |
| Jul 12, 2:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Madison | 67 min |
| Jul 12, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Madison | 28 min |
| Jul 12, 3:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Marshall | 25 min |
| Jul 12, 4:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Madison | 40 min |
| Jul 12, 4:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Limestone | 40 min |
| Jul 12, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Cullman, Morgan | 36 min |
| Jul 12, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Limestone | 33 min |
| Jul 12, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Limestone, Morgan | 21 min |
| Jul 12, 5:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Cullman | 47 min |
| Jul 12, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Cullman | 30 min |
| Jul 12, 3:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Franklin | 47 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Alabama, 2011Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Tennessee, 2011Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2011
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.