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Special Weather Statement, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2014, 6:45 PM CDT for Marshall County, Alabama. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2014, 6:45 PM CDT (23:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2014, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
County Marshall County, AL
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 7, 3:04 PM CDT, 3 hours 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 3:04 PM CDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 10:50 AM CDT, 7 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1050 AM CDT THU AUG 7 2014 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-080100- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL- LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN- MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 1050 AM CDT THU AUG 7 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE BEST CHANCES OF RAIN IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE TONIGHT...AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY SAGS SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE NORTH. BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... MORE WIDESPREAD COVERAGE OF STORMS IS EXPECTED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...AS A WEAK COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL... AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THE STRONGER STORMS. LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE...DUE TO HIGH AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE AND SLOW STORM MOTION. ALTHOUGH THE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED...MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. RSB/KDW
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 6:00 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
600 PM CDT THU AUG 7 2014
ALZ016-072330-
CULLMAN AL-
600 PM CDT THU AUG 7 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN CULLMAN COUNTY UNTIL
630 PM CDT...
AT 559 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES
WEST OF CULLMAN...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CULLMAN...GOOD HOPE...BALDWIN...VINEMONT...WEST POINT...JONES
CHAPEL...PHELAN...LOGAN AND SMITH LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY
LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING ON ROADS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE
YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3424 8708 3431 8689 3431 8674 3410 8668
3406 8703
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 254DEG 14KT 3418 8698
07Special weather statement, Aug 7, 6:30 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
630 PM CDT THU AUG 7 2014
ALZ005-007-080000-
MORGAN AL-LIMESTONE AL-
630 PM CDT THU AUG 7 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL MORGAN AND SOUTHEASTERN
LIMESTONE COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT...
AT 630 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
PRICEVILLE...OR NEAR HARTSELLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DECATUR...HARTSELLE...PRICEVILLE...FALKVILLE...SOMERVILLE...FLORETTE
AND VALHERMOSO SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY
LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING ON ROADS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE
YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3456 8702 3465 8679 3455 8679 3455 8675
3459 8671 3459 8669 3458 8668 3442 8662
3439 8696
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 254DEG 13KT 3450 8691
07Special weather statement, Aug 7, 6:45 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
645 PM CDT THU AUG 7 2014
ALZ008-010-080015-
MARSHALL AL-DE KALB AL-
645 PM CDT THU AUG 7 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL AND
SOUTHWESTERN DE KALB COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...
AT 644 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
BOAZ...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALBERTVILLE...BOAZ...CROSSVILLE...GERALDINE...PAINTER...RODENTOWN...
ARONA...LATHAMVILLE...KILPATRICK AND MCVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY
LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING ON ROADS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE
YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3427 8625 3438 8597 3420 8591 3420 8611
3419 8611 3418 8619 3416 8622
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 255DEG 10KT 3421 8615
07The office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Cullman | 30 min |
| Aug 7, 6:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Morgan | 30 min |
| Aug 7, 6:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Madison | 32 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.