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Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Huntsville, AL

April 27, 201411 counties in Alabama; Franklin County, Lincoln County, Moore County, Tennessee

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this flash flood watch at Apr 27, 2014, 4:23 AM CDT for 11 counties in Alabama; Franklin County, Lincoln County, Moore County, Tennessee. It took effect at Apr 28, 2014, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 27, 2014, 4:23 AM CDT (09:23 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 28, 2014, 4:00 PM CDT
Expired: Apr 29, 2014, 7:00 AM CDT
In force: 15 hr
Issued by: NWS Huntsville, AL
Flood severity: None

Counties Colbert County, AL, Cullman County, AL, DeKalb County, AL, Franklin County, AL, Jackson County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marshall County, AL, Morgan County, AL, Franklin County, TN, Lincoln County, TN, Moore County, TN

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 watch went out at Apr 27, 3:14 AM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 3:14 AM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 10:25 PM CDT, 5 hours 58 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
Apr 27, 11:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Limestone	22 min
Apr 27, 12:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Cullman	52 min
Apr 27, 3:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Colbert	42 min
Apr 27, 3:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone	51 min
Apr 27, 5:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Colbert, Franklin	43 min
Apr 27, 5:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Franklin	28 min
Apr 27, 5:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Jackson	34 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.