Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Huntsville, AL

599 
WWUS54 KHUN 022202
SVSHUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
402 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

ALC083-022215-
/O.CON.KHUN.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120302T2215Z/
LIMESTONE AL-
402 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CST
FOR CENTRAL LIMESTONE COUNTY...

AT 359 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR FRENCH MILL...OR ABOUT NEAR ATHENS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
45 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CAPSHAW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM.
WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...A TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A
TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A 
STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

&&

LAT...LON 3485 8689 3484 8679 3472 8679 3471 8693
      3474 8697 3475 8698 3477 8698 3479 8700
      3480 8702 3482 8702 3485 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 246DEG 37KT 3478 8690

$$

986 
WWUS54 KHUN 022207
SVSHUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
407 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

ALC083-022218-
/O.EXP.KHUN.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120302T2215Z/
LIMESTONE AL-
407 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL LIMESTONE COUNTY
EXPIRES AT 415 PM CST...

WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THE THUNDERSTORM THAT
PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND IS NO LONGER SEVERE. THEREFORE
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE STILL POSSIBLE 
FROM THIS THUNDERSTORM. STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

LAT...LON 3485 8689 3484 8679 3472 8679 3471 8693
      3474 8697 3475 8698 3477 8698 3479 8700
      3480 8702 3482 8702 3485 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 246DEG 37KT 3480 8683

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
343 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

.DISCUSSION...
SECOND WAVE OF SEVERE WX IS WELL UNDER WAY ACROSS THE CNTRL TN VALLEY
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A HIGHLY SHEARED AND VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS WELL
IN PLACE. WARM CONVEYOR BELT WELL ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE REGION IS
ALSO PROVIDING ABUNDANT MOISTURE UNDER A SWLY FLOW REGIME. ALL OF
THIS IS OCCURRING WELL AHEAD OF THE ADVERTISED COLD FRONT WHICH IS
JUST NOW BEGINNING TO CROSS THE MS RIVER. CONVECTIVE MODE THUS FAR IS
VERY DISCRETE WITH NUMEROUS SUPERCELLS DEVELOPING. SEVERAL LARGE HAIL
REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED THUS FAR...WITH A FEW CELLS SHOWING SOME
TORNADIC SIGNATURES. UNFORTUNATELY...THIS TYPE OF CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY
IS XPCTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINING AFTERNOON HRS BEFORE THE
COLD FRONT MOVES CLOSER TO NW AL.

WILL ALLOW THE WIND ADVISORY TO EXPIRE AT 4 PM SINCE WINDS WILL SLOWLY
BEGIN TO DECREASE BY EARLY EVENING.

CONVECTIVE MODE IS STILL XPCTED TO BECOME A BIT MORE LINEAR ALONG OR
JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT GOING INTO THE EVENING PERIOD...AS THE SHEAR
PROFILE BECOMES MORE UNIDIRECTIONAL. IN ANY CASE...STRONG TO SEVERE
TSTMS ARE XPCTED TO ACCOMPANY THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...WITH DAMAGING
WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ALL POSSIBLE BEFORE THE
FRONT BEGINS TO MAKE ITS WAY EWD ACROSS THE AREA LATER TONIGHT. REFER
TO THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON ANY
SEVERE WX THREATS AND TIMING.

LATEST MODEL RUNS SHOW THE COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA DURING
THE EVENING HRS...BEFORE EXITING TO THE E AROUND MIDNIGHT. OVERALL WX
CONDITIONS SHOULD QUICKLY IMPROVE FROM W TO E DURING THE LATTER PART
OF THE EVENING PERIOD...WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. PRECIP/LIGHT
SHOWERS MAY LINGER ALONG OR JUST BEHIND THE FRONT HEADING INTO THE
MORNING HRS SAT...BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE OUT OF THE MID/SRN PLAINS
STATES BUILDS EWD INTO THE SE REGION. DRIER AND MORE SEASONAL WX
CONDITIONS ARE XPCTED WITH THE ONCOMING SFC RIDGE HEADING INTO THE
NEW WEEK. BROAD UPPER TROUGH PATTERN SHOULD ALSO BEGIN TO DEEPEN AND
TRANSLATE EWD ACROSS THE PLAINS STATES AND INTO THE ERN CONUS GOING
INTO SUN...THEREBY HELPING TO USHER COOLER AIR BACK INTO THE REGION.
THE PASSING UPPER TROUGH MAY ALSO RESULT IN A FEW MORE LIGHT SHOWERS
ACROSS THE EXTREME NRN/ERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA ON SUN BEFORE
MOVING INTO THE ATLANTIC BASIN.

RELATIVELY QUIET AND NEAR SEASONAL WX IS XPCTED THROUGH MID WEEK AS
THE SFC HIGH MAKES ITS WAY EWD ACROSS THE TN/OH VALLEY REGIONS. THE
LATTER HALF OF THE MODEL GUIDANCE IS SUGGESTING ANOTHER BOUNDARY
DROPPING INTO THE SE REGION AROUND THU...WITH PERHAPS A FEW SHOWERS
AND TSTMS RETURNING TO THE FORECAST.

09

&&

.AVIATION...
/ISSUED 1125 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012/
FOR 18Z TAFS...EXPLOSIVE CONVECTION FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE WARM
FRONT EARLIER HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA TO THE NE. VFR CONDITIONS ARE
NOW XPCTED INTO THE AFTERNOON PERIOD...WITH BREAKS IN THE MID/HIGH
CLOUDS POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT FEW HRS. SFC WINDS OUT OF THE SW ARE
QUITE STRONG...WITH SPEEDS AOA 20KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 30KT. CONVECTION
IS THEN XPCTED TO REDEVELOP AFTER 21Z AS THE AIRMASS ACROSS THE AREA
BECOMES QUITE UNSTABLE...WITH A STRONG UNIDIRECTIONAL SHEAR/WIND
PROFILE DEVELOPING. A LINE OF STRONG/SEVERE TSRA IS THEN XPCTED TO
MOVE W TO E ACROSS THE AREA AFTER 01Z SAT...ALONG/AHEAD OF AN
ADVANCING COLD FRONT. THE TSRA THREAT IS XPCTED TO DIMINISH LATER THIS
EVENING WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT...WITH VFR CONDITIONS
DEVELOPING DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. WIND SPEEDS ARE ALSO XPCTED TO
DIMINISH BEHIND THE DEPARTING FRONT.

09

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
HUNTSVILLE    42  58  33  58  37 /  90  20  10  20  10
SHOALS        40  59  33  59  38 /  90  10  10  10  10
VINEMONT      42  56  34  57  39 / 100  20  10  10  10
FAYETTEVILLE  41  56  31  56  34 /  90  20  10  20  10
ALBERTVILLE   46  57  32  56  35 / 100  20  10  10  10
FORT PAYNE    45  57  30  57  33 / 100  20  10  20  10

&&

.HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: ALZ001>010-016.

TN...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: TNZ076-096-097.

&&

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE
AT WEATHER.GOV/HUNTSVILLE.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1229 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-030300-
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
1229 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS
OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

A SECOND ROUND OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON HOURS AND CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING...AS A STRONG COLD
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE WEST. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE
HAIL...AND TORNADOES ARE ALL POSSIBLE AS A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPS ALONG OR AHEAD OF THE FRONT.

THE TORNADO THREAT WILL BE MOST LIKELY WITH ANY DISCRETE THUNDERSTORMS
THAT DEVELOP WELL AHEAD OF THE FRONT...OR WITH ANY BREAKS IN THE LINE
OF THUNDERSTORMS.

THE BEST TIMING OF SEVERE WEATHER IS FROM 3 TO 6 PM OVER NORTHWEST
ALABAMA...FROM 6 TO 9 PM ALONG INTERSTATE 65 INCLUDING THE HUNTSVILLE
AREA...AND FROM 9 PM TO MIDNIGHT OVER NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND PORTIONS
OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST
AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES OUT OF THE AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN
SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS IS ONGOING TODAY AND WILL LIKELY
BE CONTINUED TONIGHT.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
324 PM CST FRI MAR 02 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0235 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 N FLORENCE            34.87N 87.68W
03/02/2012                   LAUDERDALE         AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SMALL TREE LIMBS DOWN NORTH OF FLORENCE

&&

JMS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
327 PM CST FRI MAR 02 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0321 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SSW CHEROKEE          34.69N 87.99W
03/02/2012                   COLBERT            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON A HOUSE IN WHITE PIKE AREA. FIRE
            AND EMS ENROUTE TO LOCATION. INJURIES UNKNOWN.

&&

KWEBER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
330 PM CST FRI MAR 02 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0305 PM     HAIL             FLORENCE                34.83N 87.67W
03/02/2012  E1.00 INCH       LAUDERDALE         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            2 INCHES OF HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS WAS REPORTED.

&&

KWEBER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
331 PM CST FRI MAR 02 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0325 PM     HAIL             DECHERD                 35.21N 86.09W
03/02/2012  E2.75 INCH       FRANKLIN           TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BASEBALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.

&&

KWEBER

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
332 PM CST FRI MAR 02 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0323 PM     HAIL             HATTON                  34.56N 87.41W
03/02/2012  E0.75 INCH       LAWRENCE           AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PENNY SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN THE HATTON COMMUNITY ON HWY
            101

&&

JMS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
342 PM CST FRI MAR 02 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0331 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     2 SE NORTH COURTLAND    34.66N 87.28W
03/02/2012                   LAWRENCE           AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WALL CLOUD REPORTED.

&&

KWEBER