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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Huntsville, AL

April 29, 2014Limestone County, Madison County, Alabama

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 29, 2014, 6:41 PM CDT for Limestone County, Madison County, Alabama. It was in force for 34 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
Apr 29, 2014, 6:41 PM CDT (23:41 UTC)
Expired
Apr 29, 2014, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Huntsville, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Limestone County, AL, Madison County, AL

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:45 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 29, 3:56 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC4 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 Apr 29, 2:04 PM CDT, 4 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 2:04 PM CDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 4:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 29, 5:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 29, 5:46 PM CDT, 55 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 29, 6:13 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 7:05 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNLawrence, Limestone, Morgan25 min
Apr 28, 8:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNMadison30 min
Apr 28, 8:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningHUNJackson, Limestone, Madison, Morgan3 hr
Apr 28, 8:29 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNCullman, Lawrence, Morgan31 min
Apr 28, 8:35 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNCullman25 min
Apr 28, 8:59 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNCullman31 min
Apr 28, 9:11 PM CDTHigh Wind WarningHUNCullman, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan2 hr
Apr 28, 9:24 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNCullman36 min
Apr 28, 9:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNJackson15 min
Apr 28, 9:36 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNCullman24 min
Apr 28, 9:45 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningHUNColbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan3 hr
Apr 28, 9:53 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNCullman, Marshall, Morgan37 min
Apr 28, 10:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNDeKalb35 min
Apr 28, 10:21 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNMadison, Marshall39 min
Apr 28, 11:13 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningHUNJackson, Limestone, Madison, Morgan4 hr
Apr 28, 11:42 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHUNLawrence56 hr
Apr 28, 11:44 PM CDTTornado WarningHUNDeKalb, Marshall46 min
Apr 29, 12:31 AM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyHUNDeKalb29 min
Apr 29, 1:00 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNDeKalb45 min
Apr 29, 2:10 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHUNDeKalb7 hr
Apr 29, 2:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNDeKalb28 min
Apr 29, 9:08 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchHUNColbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more15 hr
Apr 29, 9:10 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningHUNDeKalb6 hr
Apr 29, 3:00 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningHUNDeKalb3 hr
Apr 29, 5:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMorgan33 min
Apr 29, 6:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLimestone32 min
Apr 29, 6:16 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHUNMadison13 hr
Apr 29, 6:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLawrence26 min
Apr 29, 6:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLimestone, Madison, Morgan36 min
Apr 29, 6:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningHUNColbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone90 min
Apr 28, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNFranklin34 min
Apr 28, 7:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningHUNFranklin, Lincoln, Moore3 hr
Apr 28, 8:09 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyHUNLincoln36 min
Apr 28, 8:11 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningHUNLincoln, Moore3 hr
Apr 28, 8:27 PM CDTTornado Warning EmergencyHUNFranklin, Lincoln, Moore33 min
Apr 29, 4:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLincoln34 min
Apr 29, 5:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMoore25 min
Apr 29, 5:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLincoln44 min
Apr 29, 6:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLincoln29 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.