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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Huntsville, AL

January 30, 2013Cullman County, Lawrence County, Morgan County, Alabama

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 30, 2013, 6:07 AM CST for Cullman County, Lawrence County, Morgan County, Alabama. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 30, 2013, 6:07 AM CST (12:07 UTC)
Expired: Jan 30, 2013, 6:30 AM CST
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Huntsville, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Cullman County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Morgan County, AL

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 30, 1:46 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jan 29, 5:54 PM CST, 12 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 5:54 PM CST, 12 hours 13 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 30, 2:26 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Colbert, Lauderdale	34 min
Jan 30, 2:54 AM CST	Tornado Warning	HUN	Colbert, Lauderdale	36 min
Jan 30, 3:04 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale	26 min
Jan 30, 3:28 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale	32 min
Jan 30, 4:03 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale	27 min
Jan 30, 4:31 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan	44 min
Jan 30, 4:47 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Limestone, Madison	43 min
Jan 30, 5:16 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Franklin, Lawrence	29 min
Jan 30, 5:39 AM CST	Tornado Warning	HUN	Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan	36 min
Jan 30, 5:55 AM CST	Tornado Warning	HUN	Cullman	35 min
Jan 30, 6:12 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Madison	48 min
Jan 30, 6:26 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Madison, Morgan	34 min
Jan 30, 6:33 AM CST	Tornado Warning	HUN	Cullman	27 min
Jan 30, 7:00 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HUN	DeKalb, Jackson, Marshall	45 min
Jan 30, 7:10 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Marshall	35 min
Jan 30, 7:18 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	DeKalb, Jackson	27 min
Jan 30, 7:29 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Jackson, Marshall	46 min
Jan 30, 8:13 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HUN	DeKalb	32 min
Jan 30, 8:46 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HUN	DeKalb	29 min
Jan 30, 9:22 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HUN	DeKalb	23 min
Jan 30, 12:53 PM CST	River Flood Warning	HUN	Jackson, Madison, Marshall	61 hr
Jan 30, 4:52 AM CST	Tornado Warning	HUN	Lincoln	23 min
Jan 30, 5:33 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Franklin, Moore	42 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.