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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 9:59 AM CST for Jackson County, Madison County, Alabama; Franklin County, Lincoln County, Tennessee. It was in force for 31 min. 10 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
- Mar 2, 2012, 9:59 AM CST (15:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 10:30 AM CST
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Tornado emergency
Counties Jackson County, AL, Madison County, AL, Franklin County, TN, Lincoln County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 10:01 AM CST | TORNADO | 5 Wsw Meridianville, AL | RAIN WRAP TORNADO |
| Mar 2, 10:03 AM CST | FUNNEL CLOUD | 4 Sse Harvest, AL | FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF NICK DAVIS AND JEFF ROAD. |
| Mar 2, 10:05 AM CST | HAIL 1.75 | Meridianville, AL | |
| Mar 2, 10:06 AM CST | TORNADO 2 | 1 E Meridianville, AL | AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST SOUTH OF THE MADISON COUNTY EXECUTIVE AIRPORT IN MERIDIANVILLE AND TRACKED EAST-NORTHEAST FOR 7.3 MILES BEFORE LIFTING JUST EAST OF BUCKHORN HIGH SCHOOL. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG DARWIN ROAD AND MOORES MILL R |
| Mar 2, 10:07 AM CST | TORNADO | 1 E Meridianville, AL | RAIN WRAP TORNADO |
| Mar 2, 10:08 AM CST | TORNADO | 3 E Meridianville, AL | TORNADO ON GROUND |
| Mar 2, 10:15 AM CST | TORNADO | 4 Ene Moores Mill, AL | TORNADO ON GROUND |
| Mar 2, 10:19 AM CST | TORNADO | 4 Ene Moores Mill, AL | PEOPLE TRAPPED IN RUBBLE WITH INJURIES |
| Mar 2, 10:19 AM CST | TORNADO | 5 Ne Meridianville, AL | HOUSE DESTROYED |
| Mar 2, 10:32 AM CST | TORNADO | 4 Ene Moores Mill, AL | TREES DOWN...CARS DAMAGED AND FARM HOUSE DESTROYED NEAR BUCKHORN HIGH SCHOOL |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 9:25 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 1667 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 523 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
749
WFUS54 KHUN 021559
TORHUN
ALC071-089-TNC051-103-021630-
/O.NEW.KHUN.TO.W.0008.120302T1559Z-120302T1630Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
959 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...
NORTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 1030 AM CST
* AT 959 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A TORNADO NEAR MERIDIANVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
MOORES MILL.
NEW MARKET.
PLEVNA.
ELORA.
FRANCISCO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR STORM
SHELTER. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A
CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.
&&
LAT...LON 3485 8613 3476 8673 3489 8679 3490 8678
3511 8625
TIME...MOT...LOC 1559Z 249DEG 47KT 3485 8663
$$
KDW2 follow-up statements
297
WWUS54 KHUN 021606
SVSHUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1006 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
ALC071-089-TNC051-103-021630-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120302T1630Z/
JACKSON AL-MADISON AL-FRANKLIN TN-LINCOLN TN-
1006 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN...SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN...NORTHERN MADISON AND
NORTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTIES...
AT 1005 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MERIDIANVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. THIS
IS A TORNADO EMGERGENCY FOR NORTHERN MADISON COUNTY AND THE
MERIDIANVILLE AREA. TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY!
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NEW
MARKET...PLEVNA...ELORA...PRINCETON...FRANCISCO...LARKIN...
HUNTLAND...BEANS CREEK AND ESTILLFORK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.
&&
LAT...LON 3485 8613 3480 8660 3488 8667 3494 8667
3511 8625
TIME...MOT...LOC 1605Z 251DEG 46KT 3487 8654
$$
KDW113
WWUS54 KHUN 021613
SVSHUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1013 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
ALC071-089-TNC051-103-021630-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120302T1630Z/
JACKSON AL-MADISON AL-FRANKLIN TN-LINCOLN TN-
1013 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN...SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN...NORTHEASTERN MADISON
AND NORTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTIES...
AT 1012 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM
SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MOORES MILL ROAD AND EAKIN ROAD...JUST EAST
OF THE MERIDIANVILLE AIRPORT MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THIS IS A
TORNADO EMERGENCY...TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY!
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NEW
MARKET...PLEVNA...ELORA...PRINCETON...FRANCISCO...LARKIN...
HUNTLAND...BEANS CREEK AND ESTILLFORK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING AND
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 300 PM CST FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.
&&
LAT...LON 3487 8661 3494 8661 3511 8625 3485 8613
3480 8656
TIME...MOT...LOC 1612Z 251DEG 44KT 3489 8645
$$
KDWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 4:44 AM CST | Wind Advisory | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 2, 7:21 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lawrence | 39 min |
| Mar 2, 8:09 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone | 51 min |
| Mar 2, 8:51 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison | 24 min |
| Mar 2, 9:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison | 33 min |
| Mar 2, 9:15 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lawrence | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 9:18 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison | 27 min |
| Mar 2, 9:35 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison | 25 min |
| Mar 2, 9:41 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 10:10 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 10:24 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 36 min |
| Mar 2, 1:01 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone | 44 min |
| Mar 2, 1:26 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Franklin | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 1:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 1:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lawrence | 29 min |
| Mar 2, 1:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison | 50 min |
| Mar 2, 2:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 2:06 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 24 min |
| Mar 2, 2:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 31 min |
| Mar 2, 2:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 3:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone | 23 min |
| Mar 2, 3:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lawrence | 29 min |
| Mar 2, 3:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 3:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lawrence | 33 min |
| Mar 2, 3:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Limestone | 31 min |
| Mar 2, 3:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 14 min |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Morgan | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 4:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 50 min |
| Mar 2, 4:15 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Cullman, Morgan | 30 min |
| Mar 2, 4:21 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Madison | 24 min |
| Mar 2, 4:33 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman, Morgan | 27 min |
| Mar 2, 4:51 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 24 min |
| Mar 2, 4:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Morgan | 15 min |
| Mar 2, 5:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 5:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Cullman | 26 min |
| Mar 2, 5:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson | 18 min |
| Mar 2, 9:55 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin | 9 min |
| Mar 2, 2:28 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 32 min |
| Mar 2, 2:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lincoln | 18 min |
| Mar 2, 2:58 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 47 min |
| Mar 2, 3:16 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin | 19 min |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.