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Special Weather Statement, NWS Huntsville, AL

July 9, 2016DeKalb County, Alabama

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this special weather statement at Jul 9, 2016, 8:51 PM CDT for DeKalb County, Alabama. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jul 9, 2016, 8:51 PM CDT (01:51 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 2016, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Huntsville, AL

County DeKalb County, AL

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 9, 6:17 PM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 6:17 PM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
617 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016

.UPDATE...
For 00Z TAFs.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
(Issued 552 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016)
Radar trends indicate outflows spreading northward from band of
convective activity in central AL. Thunderstorms that temporarily
shifted south of Cullman County have already redeveloped as well.
Latest HRRR supports the idea of convection in west central AL
pivoting north and northeast with the outflows into our northwest
counties this evening. In addition, more isolated cells in southern
middle TN tied to an area of higher moisture and instability are now
dropping south into Lincoln County. Will continue to assess these
trends this evening. SPC mesoanalysis this hour also indicates
surface and deep layer convergence increasing in our central and
western counties as well. Have also adjusted corresponding QPF grids
for tonight that were currently limited.

&&

.AVIATION...
For 00Z TAFs: In general, VFR conditions mostly expected through
00Z/11. TSRA show signs of trying to build back into the area, and
could develop again tomorrow, but the uncertainty is too high to
include specifics at this time. Guidance suggests some fog potential
at KMSL toward daybreak, so a TEMPO for MVFR fog will be maintained
in that TAF 08-12Z. Otherwise, scattered to broken mid-level clouds
will persist, and may lower a bit tomorrow, but still should remain
VFR with very light winds.

BCC

&&

.HUN Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
AL...NONE.
TN...NONE.
&&

For more information please visit our website
at weather.gov/huntsville.
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 6:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
620 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-101100-
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
620 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING INTO
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, WITH THE GREATEST CHANCE WEST OF THE INTERSTATE
65 CORRIDOR. GUSTY WINDS UP 40 MPH...LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY
DOWNPOURS WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE GREATEST COVERAGE WILL OCCUR DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS
NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 7:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 9, 8:51 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 7:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNJackson, Marshall30 min
Jul 9, 7:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLimestone28 min
Jul 9, 7:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMarshall34 min
Jul 9, 7:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNDeKalb29 min
Jul 9, 8:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNDeKalb38 min
Jul 9, 8:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMorgan36 min
Jul 9, 8:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNDeKalb46 min
Jul 9, 11:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNFranklin56 min
Jul 10, 3:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNCullman55 min
Jul 10, 4:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLawrence67 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.