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Frost Advisory 1, NWS Huntsville, AL

April 4, 201511 counties in Alabama; Franklin County, Lincoln County, Moore County, Tennessee

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this frost advisory at Apr 4, 2015, 2:36 PM CDT for 11 counties in Alabama; Franklin County, Lincoln County, Moore County, Tennessee. It took effect at Apr 5, 2015, 3:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 4, 2015, 2:36 PM CDT (19:36 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 5, 2015, 3:00 AM CDT
Expired: Apr 5, 2015, 7:00 AM CDT
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Huntsville, AL

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 19:42 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 frost advisory 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 frost advisory went out at Apr 4, 12:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 12:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 4, 1:45 PM CDT, 51 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 4, 9:03 AM CDT, 5 hours 33 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 3, 7:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Limestone, Madison	34 min
Apr 3, 7:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	HUN	Madison	33 min
Apr 3, 7:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Limestone, Madison	46 min
Apr 3, 7:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Franklin, Lawrence	34 min
Apr 3, 7:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	HUN	Madison	36 min
Apr 3, 7:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Jackson, Madison	31 min
Apr 3, 8:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Jackson, Madison	40 min
Apr 3, 8:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	HUN	Jackson	34 min
Apr 3, 8:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Madison, Marshall, Morgan	31 min
Apr 3, 8:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	DeKalb, Jackson	23 min
Apr 3, 8:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Cullman	53 min
Apr 3, 8:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	DeKalb, Jackson, Madison, Marshall	36 min
Apr 3, 9:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	HUN	DeKalb	11 min
Apr 3, 9:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	DeKalb	34 min
Apr 3, 9:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	HUN	DeKalb	28 min
Apr 3, 9:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	HUN	DeKalb	12 min
Apr 3, 7:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Franklin, Lincoln, Moore	28 min
Apr 3, 8:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Franklin	28 min

Nearby

Frost Advisories in Alabama, 2015 Frost Advisories in Tennessee, 2015 Every frost advisory in 2015

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.