Special Weather Statement, NWS Huntsville, AL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
343 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2012

.DISCUSSION...
HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS CONTINUED ACROSS THE TN VALLEY TODAY...WITH
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA RISING INTO THE MID 90S AND HEAT INDEX
VALUES CLIMBING IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS. MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE ENERGY
ALONG THE MAIN NW FLOW HAS SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHRA/TSRA
ACROSS CENTRAL AL MUCH OF THE DAY. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS
CONVECTION HAS SPREAD SLOWLY NORTHWARD INTO THE CWA AND ISOL STORMS
ARE FIRING ALONG A LINE GENERALLY FROM MOULTON AL TO PADUCAH KY.
TAPPING INTO THE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY PROVIDED BY OUR HEATING
TODAY...THESE STORMS SHOULD EXPAND IN COVERAGE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
HOURS. THE INCREASING CLOUD COVER WILL HELP LIMIT ADDITIONAL HEATING
OVER N CENTRAL/NW AL SO WILL THEREFORE EXPIRE THE HEAT ADVISORY AT
4PM.

OUR MAIN CONCERN FOR TOMORROW WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHORTWAVE
CURRENTLY OVER MO/IL. THE COMPLEX OF STORMS OVER THAT REGION SHOULD
MERGE INTO A MCS TONIGHT AND TRACK ACROSS PAH TOWARD CENTRAL KY/TN BY
EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. ATTM IT LOOKS THAT THE TRACK OF THE MAIN
SYSTEM SHOULD REMAIN JUST NORTH OF OUR CWA BUT IS EXPECTED TO AT
LEAST PROVIDE SOME OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FOR FOCUSING STORMS ACROSS OUR
CWA TOMORROW AFTERNOON. CONTINUED BOUTS OF SHORTWAVE ENERGY CROSSING
THE SOUTHEAST WILL KEEP RAIN CHANCES IN THE FORECAST THROUGH
SATURDAY...WITH ENOUGH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY REMAINING IN PLACE TO
SUPPORT STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE STORMS.

A COLD FRONT WILL THEN APPROACH THE CWA ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS. IN TERMS OF
TEMPERATURES...WE SHOULD NOT SEE A SIGNIFICANT COOL DOWN BEHIND THIS
FRONT BUT HIGHS SHOULD REMAIN AROUND 90 DEGREES IF WE SEE THE
EXPECTED AFTERNOON CLOUD COVER. SOME VARIATION TO HIGHS ONLY IN THE
80S COULD BE POSSIBLE IF WE HAVE MORE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL THOUGH.

THE MID LEVEL PVA WILL WASH OUT AS LOWER LATITUDE RIDGING
STRENGTHENS AND THE TROF BECOMES SHALLOWER. MODELS INDICATE THAT THE
FRONT WILL THEREFORE STALL OUT ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST...WITH THE MAIN
QUESTION BECOMING ABOUT HOW FAR SOUTHEAST THE STALLED BOUNDARY WILL
SLIDE. AT THIS POINT I HAVE TRENDED TOWARD A DRIER SOLUTION FOR THE
HUN CWA AND HAVE KEPT PRIMARILY AFTERNOON MENTION OF STORMS. THIS IS
MORE IN LINE WITH THE ECMWF SOLN WHICH IS MORE AMPLIFIED...WHEREAS
THE LESS AMPLIFIED GFS PROVIDES US WITH A LONGER DURATION OF
RAINFALL. ATTM THE MODEL SOLUTIONS IN THE EXTENDED HAVE BEEN
STRUGGLING THE LAST FEW DAYS SO I HAVE VERY LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN THE
OUTPUT.

CCC

&&

.AVIATION...
/ISSUED 1242 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2012/
FOR 18Z TAFS...VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD BE THE NORM ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA UNTIL THE LATTER PART OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE NAM AND GFS
MODELS ARE DIFFERING IN THE PLACEMENT OF A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS
INTO THE AREA BY AFTER 12Z FRIDAY. HAVE FOLLOWED ALONG WITH A SLOWER
TIMING INVOLVING THE STORMS...WITH THE PROBABILITY OF TSRA AND MVFR
CONDITIONS SLOWLY INCREASING AT MSL BY 15Z...AND HSV BY AROUND 16Z.

TT

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
HUNTSVILLE    74  90  73  91 /  20  60  30  50
SHOALS        75  91  74  91 /  30  60  40  40
VINEMONT      73  88  73  90 /  20  60  30  50
FAYETTEVILLE  74  89  74  89 /  20  60  30  40
ALBERTVILLE   72  89  72  89 /  20  60  30  50
FORT PAYNE    71  90  71  90 /  20  60  30  50

&&

.HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
TN...NONE.
&&

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AT WEATHER.GOV/HUNTSVILLE.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
405 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2012

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-031000-
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
405 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

OTHERWISE...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT. A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL BEING THE
PRIMARY WEATHER THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...AS A
SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS
THE REGION. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE NUMEROUS ON
SUNDAY...AS CONTINUED UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES INTERACT WITH A COLD
FRONT SETTLING INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST. SOME STORMS MAY BE
STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS BEING THE MAIN
WEATHER HAZARDS. ANY THUNDERSTORMS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DIMINISH OR
COME TO AN END ON MONDAY.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS
NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
156 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2012

ALZ016-021945-
CULLMAN AL-
156 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN CULLMAN COUNTY
UNTIL 245 PM CDT...

AT 156 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ADDISON...OR 12 MILES WEST OF
CULLMAN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN
CULLMAN COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY
LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING ON ROADS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT
DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3410 8703 3419 8711 3427 8711 3428 8711
      3419 8700
TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 318DEG 30KT 3419 8706

TT

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
319 PM CDT THU AUG 02 2012

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

0227 PM     TSTM WND DMG     12 SW CULLMAN           34.05N 86.99W
08/02/2012                   CULLMAN            AL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            A FEW SMALL TREES BLOWN DOWN NEAR BREMAN OR NEAR SMITH
            LAKE.

&&

DDIXON

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
327 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2012

ALZ002>004-022115-
LAWRENCE AL-COLBERT AL-FRANKLIN AL-
327 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAWRENCE...EASTERN COLBERT AND
EASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM CDT...

AT 326 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
TRACKING SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. TEH
STRONGEST CELL WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF PHIL CAMPBELL...OR
12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RUSSELLVILLE. ALL STORMS WERE MOVING
SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTWARD AROUND 5 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PEAS AND WIND GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MUSCLE SHOALS...MOULTON...TOWN CREEK...PHIL CAMPBELL...LITTLEVILLE...
LEIGHTON...NORTH COURTLAND AND COURTLAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY
LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING ON ROADS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT
DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A
SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3478 8764 3480 8734 3430 8713 3431 8774
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 334DEG 5KT 3443 8752

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
429 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2012

TNZ096-022215-
LINCOLN TN-
429 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL
515 PM CDT...

AT 430 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FAYETTEVILLE. THIS CELL WAS MOVING
EASTWARD AROUND 5 MPH.

WIND GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FAYETTEVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY
LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING ON ROADS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT
DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A
SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3507 8647 3509 8669 3526 8670 3530 8648
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 265DEG 6KT 3519 8661

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
443 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2012

ALZ005-022230-
LIMESTONE AL-
443 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN LIMESTONE COUNTY
UNTIL 530 PM CDT...

AT 446 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A COUPLE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO LIMESTONE COUNTY
FROM GILES COUNTY TENNESSEE. THE STRONGEST CELL WAS LOCATED 8 MILES
WEST OF ARDMORE...OR 13 MILES SOUTH OF PULASKI. ALL STORMS WERE
MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PEAS AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ARDMORE...ELKMONT AND LESTER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING ON ROADS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE
YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3499 8679 3488 8678 3478 8706 3499 8717
      3500 8715
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 316DEG 7KT 3501 8699

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
510 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2012

ALZ005-022300-
LIMESTONE AL-
510 PM CDT THU AUG 2 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EXTENDED FOR NORTHEASTERN LIMESTONE
COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM CDT...

AT 512 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
CONTINUING TO TRACK A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES WEST OF
ARDMORE...OR 13 MILES SOUTH OF PULASKI...DRIFTING SOUTHEASTWARD
AROUND 5 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ARDMORE AND ELKMONT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY
LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING ON ROADS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT
DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A
SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3499 8678 3481 8679 3480 8702 3500 8711
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 328DEG 6KT 3502 8695

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