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Tornado Warning 59, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2011, 12:25 PM CDT for Franklin County, Tennessee; Jackson County, Alabama. It was in force for 20 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2011, 12:25 PM CDT (17:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 12:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Jackson County, AL, Franklin County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 8:08 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 124 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 714 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
260
WFUS54 KHUN 271725
TORHUN
ALC071-TNC051-271745-
/O.NEW.KHUN.TO.W.0059.110427T1725Z-110427T1745Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1225 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 1245 PM CDT
* AT 1225 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
FRANCISCO...OR ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WINCHESTER...MOVING EAST
AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
COWAN.
SHERWOOD.
ST. ANDREWS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.
&&
LAT...LON 3523 8588 3523 8586 3499 8587 3494 8625
3508 8631 3524 8589
TIME...MOT...LOC 1725Z 248DEG 45KT 3504 8614
$$
KDW1 follow-up statement
691
WWUS54 KHUN 271733
SVSHUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1233 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
ALC071-271743-
/O.CAN.KHUN.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-110427T1745Z/
JACKSON AL-
1233 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY IS
CANCELED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3523 8588 3523 8586 3522 8586 3499 8587
3499 8589 3500 8616 3509 8617 3524 8589
TIME...MOT...LOC 1733Z 249DEG 40KT 3507 8605
$$
TNC051-271745-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0059.000000T0000Z-110427T1745Z/
FRANKLIN TN-
1233 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY...
AT 1233 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
COWAN...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTH OF WINCHESTER...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ANDERSON...SHERWOOD...ST. ANDREWS AND SEWANEE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.
&&
LAT...LON 3523 8588 3523 8586 3522 8586 3499 8587
3499 8589 3500 8616 3509 8617 3524 8589
TIME...MOT...LOC 1733Z 249DEG 40KT 3507 8605
$$
KDWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 5:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lincoln, Moore | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 5:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 5:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lincoln, Moore | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 6:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 6:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 7:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Franklin | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 9:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lincoln | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 10:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln | 49 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Franklin | 53 min |
| Apr 27, 11:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 12:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln | 26 min |
| Apr 27, 12:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 12:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 8 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lincoln | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 4:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 5:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 5:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin | 26 min |
| Apr 27, 5:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin | 22 min |
| Apr 27, 5:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lincoln | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 5:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 5:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin | 21 min |
| Apr 27, 6:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin | 20 min |
| Apr 27, 6:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lincoln, Moore | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 6:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 21 min |
| Apr 27, 6:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 3:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Colbert, Franklin | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 3:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin | 26 min |
| Apr 27, 3:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 4:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 4:09 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 4:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence | 26 min |
| Apr 27, 4:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lawrence | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 4:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lauderdale | 9 min |
| Apr 27, 4:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 4:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 4:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lauderdale, Limestone | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 5:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 5:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 5:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 5:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 5:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Morgan | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 5:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 6:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 6:09 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman, Marshall, Morgan | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 6:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Marshall | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 6:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 6:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 6:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 6:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson, Marshall | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 7:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 7:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 21 min |
| Apr 27, 7:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 20 min |
| Apr 27, 7:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson | 10 min |
| Apr 27, 8:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lawrence | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 8:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 8:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 9:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 9:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Limestone | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 9:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 9:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 9:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 46 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 10:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 38 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 3 days |
| Apr 27, 10:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale | 9 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | Lawrence | 3 days |
| Apr 27, 10:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 10:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 10:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 10:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lawrence, Morgan | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 10:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 11:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 11:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 49 min |
| Apr 27, 11:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 11:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 11:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson, Limestone, Madison | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 12:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 12:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone | 8 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 12:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 8 hr |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.