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Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this flash flood warning at Jul 23, 2013, 11:13 AM CDT for DeKalb County, Marshall County, Alabama. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2013, 11:13 AM CDT (16:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2013, 2:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties DeKalb County, AL, Marshall County, AL
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 1182 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 535 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning 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 flash flood warning went out at Jul 23, 8:50 AM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 8:50 AM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 850 AM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013 .UPDATE... TO INCREASE POPS TO LIKELY TO CATEGORICAL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. UPDATED HWO TO ACCOUNT FOR UPGRADE TO SLGT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER MOST OF OUR CWA. && .DISCUSSION... INITIAL OVERNIGHT MCS INSTIGATED BY MODERATE-STRONG THETA-E ADVECTION IN LOW TO MID LEVELS IS SHIFTING SEWD. REDEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHRA/TSRA PERSISTS ALONG THIS ZONE OVER N AL AND SRN TN. 12Z RAOB ANALYSIS INDICATES A MOISTURE GRADIENT ACROSS BMX TO OHX ALONG WHICH THIS ACTIVITY SEEMS TO BE REFIRING ON. THE NEXT MCS OVER THE MID SOUTH WAS ADVANCING S AND SE THRU NERN AR, WRN TN INTO NRN MS. DECENT HEATING AND INFLOW IN ADVANCE OF THIS WAVE OVER NWRN / NC AL SHOULD CONTINUE TO ALLOW THIS ACTIVITY TO PERSIST AND EXPAND THIS MORNING. DEEP LAYER BULK SHEAR VALUES OF 25-30KT ALONG WITH PROJECTED CAPE VALUES OF 2000-2500 J/KG WILL ENABLE A LOW RISK OF SEVERE STORMS THRU THE DAY. HAVE UPDATED THE FORECAST TO UPGRADE POPS INTO THE LIKELY TO CATEGORICAL RANGE OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. WE HAVE ALSO INCLUDED LARGE HAIL/DAMAGING WIND THREATS IN THE UPDATED HWO. KULA && .AVIATION... /ISSUED 622 AM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013/ FOR 12Z TAFS...ONE BATCH OF SHRA/TSRA HAS ALREADY MOVED ACROSS THE TAF SITES DUE TO A WEAK UPPER WAVE. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER UPPER WAVES THAT ARE CAUGHT UP IN NW FLOW (OVER THE MIDWEST) THAT COULD AFFECT THE TN VALLEY BEGINNING BETWEEN 14Z AND 15Z WITH MORE SHRA/TSRA. HOWEVER THE 06Z NAM SHOWS THAT BY 20Z...THE CHC OF PCPN WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AS THESE UPPER WAVES MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. MODELS ALSO HINT THAT ANOTHER ROUND OF SHRA/TSRA MAY AFFECT THE TAF SITES ARND 12Z WEDNESDAY MRNG. THIS IS DUE TO ANOTHER UPPER WAVE AND SFC CDFNT APPROACHING THE CWA. FOR NOW WILL NOT INCLUDE ANY PCPN IN TAFS AFTER 21Z. 07 && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/HUNTSVILLE.
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 23, 8:28 AM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 828 AM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-232130- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 828 AM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS ANOTHER UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE TRACKS SOUTHEAST. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY THREATS...ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER AND AREAL COVERAGE OF STORMS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT BEGINS TO SETTLE INTO THE REGION. SOME STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE...CAPABLE OF BRIEF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY THE START OF THE EVENING PERIOD WEDNESDAY...AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS RETURN TO THE FORECAST FRIDAY NIGHT AS YET ANOTHER UPPER DISTURBANCE MOVES SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS POSSIBLE TODAY. KULA
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 23, 5:19 AM CDT, 5 hours 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
519 AM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013
TNZ076-096-097-231100-
MOORE TN-LINCOLN TN-FRANKLIN TN-
519 AM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MOORE...SOUTHERN
LINCOLN AND SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 600 AM CDT...
AT 517 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FAYETTEVILLE AND HUNTLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREE
LIMBS...ALONG WITH OTHER SMALL UNSECURED ITEMS. SEEK SAFE SHELTER
UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSSED.
&&
LAT...LON 3519 8628 3500 8625 3499 8651 3499 8672
3517 8671
TIME...MOT...LOC 1017Z 274DEG 14KT 3508 8663
07Special weather statement, Jul 23, 8:32 AM CDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
832 AM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013
TNZ096-231400-
LINCOLN TN-
832 AM CDT TUE JUL 23 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL 900
AM CDT...
AT 830 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTH OF ARDMORE...OR 13 MILES WEST OF
FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PEAS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FAYETTEVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE SEVERAL MILES AWAY FROM THE
PARENT THUNDERSTORM. SEEK SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3526 8679 3517 8644 3499 8656 3499 8659
3511 8683 3526 8683
TIME...MOT...LOC 1330Z 294DEG 19KT 3516 8680
KULASpecial weather statement, Jul 23, 9:27 AM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 4:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Franklin | 29 min |
| Jul 23, 4:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Franklin | 31 min |
| Jul 23, 4:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Madison | 51 min |
| Jul 23, 9:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Marshall | 33 min |
| Jul 23, 9:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Marshall | 37 min |
| Jul 23, 9:54 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Marshall | 36 min |
| Jul 23, 10:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin | 29 min |
| Jul 23, 10:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Franklin | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 1:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Madison | 44 min |
| Jul 23, 2:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Madison | 58 min |
| Jul 23, 2:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Limestone | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 5:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lincoln | 41 min |
| Jul 23, 8:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lincoln | 28 min |
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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.