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Special Weather Statement, NWS Huntsville, AL

August 9, 2012DeKalb County, Alabama

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2012, 12:08 PM CDT for DeKalb County, Alabama. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 9, 2012, 12:08 PM CDT (17:08 UTC)
Expired: Aug 9, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Huntsville, AL

County DeKalb County, AL

The radar

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 9, 8:12 AM CDT, 3 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 8:12 AM CDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 10:46 AM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1046 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-100000-
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
1046 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

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

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

ONE BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIT SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND
NORTHEAST ALABAMA LATE THIS MORNING.

REDEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS IS ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
WESTERN TENNESSEE AND NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI WHICH WILL MOVE INTO
NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE STORMS
COULD LINGER INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS AS THEY PUSH EAST ACROSS NORTH
ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO
60 MPH AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. IN ADDITION...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
ALSO OCCUR WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

THE OVERALL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF STORMS WILL DIMINISH THIS
EVENING...BUT MAY INCREASE ONCE AGAIN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS A COLD
FRONT APPROACHES NORTHWEST ALABAMA.

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

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED ONCE AGAIN ON
FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY. HOWEVER...STORM ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH FROM NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION ON FRIDAY EVENING AS THE FRONT CLEARS THE
AREA. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL
HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS PERIOD.

OTHERWISE...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WILL
RETURN TO THE SOUTHWESTERN HALF OF THE AREA ON MONDAY...AND TO THE
ENTIRE AREA ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

LIMITED ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
PERSONNEL IS POSSIBLE AT ANY LOCATION THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA ONCE
AGAIN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

KULA

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 9, 10:16 AM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1016 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

ALZ009-TNZ097-091600-
JACKSON AL-FRANKLIN TN-
1016 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN JACKSON AND
SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 AM CDT...

AT 1016 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COWAN...OR 10 MILES SOUTH
OF WINCHESTER...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PEAS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRIDGEPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3494 8563 3494 8614 3512 8616 3517 8587
      3499 8586 3499 8564
TIME...MOT...LOC 1511Z 263DEG 19KT 3504 8609

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Special weather statement, Aug 9, 10:47 AM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1047 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

ALZ009-091615-
JACKSON AL-
1047 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY
UNTIL 1115 AM CDT...

AT 1047 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SOUTH
PITTSBURG TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF BRIDGEPORT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS...AND CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS OR SMALL
TREES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRIDGEPORT.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3472 8573 3499 8584 3499 8561 3498 8560
      3489 8559
TIME...MOT...LOC 1546Z 206DEG 24KT 3503 8581 3486 8573

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Special weather statement, Aug 9, 11:02 AM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1102 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

ALZ010-091615-
DE KALB AL-
1102 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FAR EASTERN DE KALB COUNTY UNTIL
1115 AM CDT...

AT 1102 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT PAYNE... MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MENTONE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3452 8552 3450 8555 3450 8556 3449 8556
      3449 8557 3456 8561 3461 8553 3453 8551
TIME...MOT...LOC 1559Z 238DEG 10KT 3454 8556

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Special weather statement, Aug 9, 11:31 AM CDT, 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 9, 11:33 AM CDT, 35 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1133 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

ALZ006-009-TNZ096-097-091700-
MADISON AL-JACKSON AL-LINCOLN TN-FRANKLIN TN-
1133 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MADISON...
NORTHWESTERN JACKSON...SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND SOUTHWESTERN
FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 1200 PM CDT...

AT 1133 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR NEW MARKET...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF
MOORES MILL...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HUNTLAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 3492 8603 3488 8638 3504 8645 3517 8614
TIME...MOT...LOC 1630Z 251DEG 14KT 3497 8635

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Special weather statement, Aug 9, 12:08 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1208 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

ALZ010-091800-
DE KALB AL-
1208 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN DEKALB
COUNTY UNTIL 100 PM CDT...

AT 1208 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED NEAR COLLINSVILLE...OR 10
MILES SOUTH OF RAINSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PEAS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FORT PAYNE...COLLINSVILLE...PINE RIDGE AND LAKEVIEW.

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 3448 8558 3444 8558 3441 8561 3437 8563
      3436 8566 3426 8577 3426 8581 3424 8581
      3424 8584 3421 8585 3422 8598 3440 8598
      3450 8555
TIME...MOT...LOC 1705Z 261DEG 22KT 3434 8586

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 9, 4:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Marshall	39 min
Aug 9, 4:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Jackson	38 min
Aug 9, 9:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Jackson	49 min
Aug 9, 11:57 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	HUN	DeKalb	3 hr
Aug 9, 9:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Lincoln	29 min
Aug 9, 9:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Franklin	39 min
Aug 9, 10:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Franklin	44 min
Aug 9, 11:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Moore	29 min
Aug 9, 11:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Franklin	27 min
Aug 9, 11:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Franklin, Moore	27 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Alabama, 2012 Every special weather statement in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.