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Tornado Warning 121, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2011, 11:33 PM CDT for Lauderdale County, Limestone County, Alabama. It was in force for 27 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 2011, 11:33 PM CDT (04:33 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2011, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Lauderdale County, AL, Limestone County, AL
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:34 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 11:42 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Anderson, AL | UNKNOWN DAMAGE REPORTED IN ANDERSON. SPOTTER REPORTED HEARING A ROAR. |
| May 25, 11:47 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Elgin, AL | WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO A MOBILE HOME. |
| May 25, 11:49 PM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 6 Nw Athens, AL | A TORNADO CROSSED HWY 99/BUCK ISLAND RD NEAR LYDIA COREY RD UPROOTING SEVERAL LARGE TREES WITH ONE FALLING ON THE SIDE OF A HOUSE. ACROSS THE STREET...A LARGE BARN WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST AND ALONG CROSS KEY RD...SEVERAL LARGE TRE |
| May 26, 12:00 AM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 5 S Ardmore, AL | SEVERAL TREES WERE SNAPPED/UPROOTED ALONG A SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST PATH BEGINNING ALONG THACH RD...CROSSING HWY 251 AND ENDING UP NEAR BETHEL RD AND HWY 53...JUST OVER THE LIMESTONE/MADISON COUNTY LINE. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG BETHEL RD...JU |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 1870 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1479 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 334 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.5
- Supercell composite
- 14.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
483
WFUS54 KHUN 260433
TORHUN
ALC077-083-260500-
/O.NEW.KHUN.TO.W.0121.110526T0433Z-110526T0500Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1133 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL LIMESTONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
EASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
* AT 1130 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR KINGTOWN...
OR ABOUT 19 MILES EAST OF UNDERWOOD-PETERSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 55
MPH.
* LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
GOOD SPRINGS.
CAIRO.
CARTWRIGHT.
ELKMONT.
HOLLAND GIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU
SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3476 8679 3479 8733 3481 8735 3481 8737
3480 8744 3498 8744 3498 8678
TIME...MOT...LOC 0433Z 270DEG 46KT 3489 8732
$$
RSB1 follow-up statement
999
WWUS54 KHUN 260448
SVSHUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1148 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
ALC077-260457-
/O.CAN.KHUN.TO.W.0121.000000T0000Z-110526T0500Z/
LAUDERDALE AL-
1148 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IS CANCELED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3478 8720 3491 8720 3492 8679 3484 8679
3477 8679 3476 8679 3476 8681 3478 8708
TIME...MOT...LOC 0447Z 270DEG 48KT 3482 8709
$$
ALC083-260500-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0121.000000T0000Z-110526T0500Z/
LIMESTONE AL-
1148 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR CENTRAL
LIMESTONE COUNTY...
AT 1144 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR COXEY...OR ABOUT 9 MILES WEST OF ATHENS...MOVING EAST AT
55 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CARTWRIGHT...FRENCH MILL AND CAPSHAW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU
SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW.
STORM DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN ELGIN OF SOUTHEAST LAUDERDALE
COUNTY.
&&
LAT...LON 3478 8720 3491 8720 3492 8679 3484 8679
3477 8679 3476 8679 3476 8681 3478 8708
TIME...MOT...LOC 0447Z 270DEG 48KT 3482 8709
$$
RSBThe 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 26, 12:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison | 13 min |
| May 26, 12:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 35 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 |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.