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Tornado Warning 121, NWS Huntsville, AL

May 25, 2011Lauderdale County, Limestone County, Alabama

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.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 25, 11:42 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGAnderson, ALUNKNOWN DAMAGE REPORTED IN ANDERSON. SPOTTER REPORTED HEARING A ROAR.
May 25, 11:47 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGElgin, ALWIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO A MOBILE HOME.
May 25, 11:49 PM CDTTORNADO 06 Nw Athens, ALA 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 CDTTORNADO 05 S Ardmore, ALSEVERAL 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 25, 8:33 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2011-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1870 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2011-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 212 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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

$$

RSB
1 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

$$

RSB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 10:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNColbert28 min
May 25, 10:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNColbert, Franklin, Lauderdale31 min
May 25, 10:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNColbert, Franklin, Lawrence44 min
May 25, 10:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNLauderdale21 min
May 25, 11:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNColbert, Lauderdale19 min
May 25, 11:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNColbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison and 1 more50 min
May 26, 12:02 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNLimestone, Madison13 min
May 26, 12:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNJackson, Limestone, Madison, Morgan35 min
May 26, 12:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMorgan24 min
May 26, 12:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNJackson29 min
May 26, 12:47 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningHUNDeKalb, Jackson, Marshall101 min
May 26, 12:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMorgan25 min
May 26, 1:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNCullman, Marshall27 min
May 26, 1:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNDeKalb, Jackson, Marshall31 min
May 26, 2:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNCullman46 min
May 26, 2:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNCullman, Marshall47 min
May 26, 3:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNDeKalb, Marshall52 min
May 26, 3:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNCullman44 min
May 26, 3:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLauderdale39 min
May 26, 4:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNFranklin39 min
May 26, 4:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNColbert, Franklin30 min
May 26, 4:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLauderdale28 min
May 26, 4:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLauderdale32 min
May 26, 4:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNFranklin50 min
May 26, 5:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLawrence, Limestone41 min
May 26, 5:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLimestone, Madison51 min
May 26, 5:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLimestone37 min
May 26, 6:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMadison46 min
May 26, 6:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNFranklin23 min
May 26, 7:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLawrence67 min
May 26, 8:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMadison44 min
May 26, 8:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHUNLawrence2 hr
May 26, 9:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLawrence43 min
May 26, 9:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMorgan50 min
May 26, 10:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMadison37 min
May 26, 11:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNJackson65 min
May 26, 11:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNJackson40 min
May 26, 11:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMadison50 min
May 26, 12:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNJackson39 min
May 26, 12:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNDeKalb, Jackson38 min
May 26, 1:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNDeKalb16 min
May 26, 1:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNDeKalb, Marshall48 min
May 26, 2:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNDeKalb41 min
May 26, 3:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNJackson36 min
May 26, 4:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMarshall29 min
May 26, 4:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNDeKalb, Marshall50 min
May 26, 5:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNDeKalb52 min
May 26, 5:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMarshall40 min
May 26, 6:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNJackson50 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.