Tornado Warning 1, NWS Huntsville, AL

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WWUS54 KHUN 300924
SVSHUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
324 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013

ALC033-077-300932-
/O.EXP.KHUN.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130130T0930Z/
LAUDERDALE AL-COLBERT AL-
324 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN LAUDERDALE AND NORTHWESTERN 
COLBERT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 330 AM CST...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS LOST ITS CIRCULATION...AND 
NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THEREFORE THE 
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL 
POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

IN ADDITION...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM REDEVELOPMENT REMAINS POSSIBLE...
AND A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR 
COLBERT AND SOUTHERN LAUDERDALE COUNTIES UNTIL 330 AM.

LAT...LON 3501 8802 3500 8795 3501 8776 3488 8772
      3482 8809 3485 8810 3489 8810 3490 8812
      3497 8815
TIME...MOT...LOC 0922Z 253DEG 33KT 3491 8802 

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
153 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013

.UPDATE...
FOR TORNADO WATCH.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
WILL BE AMENDING ZONES ASAP FOR NEW TORNADO WATCH THAT INCLUDES THE
ENTIRE FORECAST AREA UNTIL 16Z. CLOSELY MONITORING LINE OF
STRONG/SEVERE STORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND INTO WEST
TENNESSEE. EXPECT POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER DESTABILIZATION AND STORM
DEVELOPMENT TO INCREASE ALONG AND SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF THE STORM LINE
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.

TT

&&

.AVIATION...
/ISSUED 1154 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013/
FOR 06Z TAFS...MVFR CIGS HAVE BUILT BACK INTO THE REGION WITH POCKETS
OF CIGS VARYING BTWN 1500-4500FT. EXPECT LARGELY MVFR CONDITIONS TO
CONTINUE PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE LINE OF STORMS AND COLD
FRONT...WITH CIGS/VIS DROPPING BELOW ALT REQ AS THE LINE APPROACHES.
CONDITIONS MAY BRIEFLY DIP INTO IFR BUT WOULD ONLY BE AS ANY TSRA
DIRECTLY IMPACT THE TERMINALS AT THE FRONT PASSES (NEARER 10-12Z BUT
THE TIMING COULD STILL OCCUR A COUPLE HRS EITHER SIDE OF THIS BEST
ESTIMATE). WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY OUT OF THE SW UNTIL THE
FRONT ARRIVES AND THEN SWING STRONGLY TO BECOME MORE WESTERLY. GUSTY
WINDS WILL THEN CONTINUE THRU THE DAY TOMORROW AS CIGS LIFT. ANOTHER
BRIEF PERIOD OF MVFR CIGS COULD OCCUR LATE IN THE PERIOD BUT THEY
COULD REMAIN JUST N OF THE TERMINALS.

CCC

&&

.HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR ALZ001>010-016.

TN...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR TNZ076-096-097.

&&

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE
AT WEATHER.GOV/HUNTSVILLE.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1057 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-301115-
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
1057 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013

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

.DAY ONE...REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...

A SQUALL LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PUSH EASTWARD
ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA THROUGH 5 AM...WITH THIS LINE EXPECTED TO
REACH THE INTERSTATE 65 CORRIDOR BY AROUND 6 AM AND NORTHEAST
ALABAMA BY 9 AM. DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS...ALONG WITH A FEW GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH. BRIEF TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...
ESPECIALLY NEAR BOWING SEGMENTS OF THE LINE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
MAY RESULT IN PONDING ON AREA ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-
LYING AREAS.

OTHERWISE...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN PLACE FOR ALL OF NORTHERN
ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY...WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH EXPECTED DURING
THIS PERIOD.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

LINGERING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL END ACROSS NORTHEAST ALABAMA BY
11 AM WEDNESDAY...AS THE COLD FRONT MAKES STEADY PROGRESS TO THE
EAST. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE A POSSIBILITY UNTIL THE TIME
OF FRONTAL PASSAGE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND BRIEF TORNADOES THE
MAIN THREATS.

AS COLDER AIR SPREADS INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY EVENING...LINGERING
PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND FAR NORTHEAST
ALABAMA WILL TRANSITION TO LIGHT SNOW. LITTLE IF ANY SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS
NEEDED ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH
MID MORNING.

TT

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
226 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013

ALZ001>003-300900-
LAUDERDALE AL-COLBERT AL-FRANKLIN AL-
226 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN LAUDERDALE...WESTERN
COLBERT AND WESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 300 AM CST...

AT 224 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES
NORTHEAST OF IUKA TO 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF FULTON...AND MOVING EAST
AT 35 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RED BAY...UNDERWOOD-PETERSVILLE...CHEROKEE...VINA AND WATERLOO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THESE STORMS 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 3489 8810 3494 8816 3500 8812 3500 8758
      3432 8795 3432 8817
TIME...MOT...LOC 0824Z 253DEG 29KT 3502 8804 3437 8847

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