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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Huntsville, AL

November 30, 2016Jackson County, Alabama

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this tornado warning at Nov 30, 2016, 12:23 AM CST for Jackson County, Alabama. It was in force for 23 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
Nov 30, 2016, 12:23 AM CST (06:23 UTC)
Expired
Nov 30, 2016, 12:46 AM CST
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Huntsville, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Jackson County, AL

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:25 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
Nov 29, 6:47 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC8 hr
Nov 29, 10:28 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 178 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2016-11-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 606 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 00:00Z on 2016-11-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 410 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
606 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-32 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
698 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
410 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
477 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.7
Supercell composite
7.4

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The text

As transmitted.

143 
WFUS54 KHUN 300623
TORHUN
ALC071-300715-
/O.NEW.KHUN.TO.W.0028.161130T0623Z-161130T0715Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1223 AM CST WED NOV 30 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 115 AM CST
    
* AT 1223 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SECTION...OR NEAR SCOTTSBORO...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  
           TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SCOTTSBORO AROUND 1235 AM CST. 
  HOLLYWOOD AROUND 1240 AM CST. 
  PISGAH AROUND 1245 AM CST. 
  HENAGAR AROUND 1255 AM CST. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
LANGSTON...DUTTON...FACKLER...ROSALIE AND MARTINTOWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3463 8578 3454 8596 3451 8604 3452 8608
      3460 8615 3465 8610 3483 8588 3468 8574
TIME...MOT...LOC 0623Z 229DEG 33KT 3458 8607 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

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2 follow-up statements
677 
WWUS54 KHUN 300635
SVSHUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1235 AM CST WED NOV 30 2016

ALC071-300715-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-161130T0715Z/
JACKSON AL-
1235 AM CST WED NOV 30 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CST FOR CENTRAL
JACKSON COUNTY...
    
AT 1235 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR HOLLYWOOD...OR NEAR SCOTTSBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
50 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE 
         IS LIKELY. 

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  PISGAH AROUND 1245 AM CST. 
  HENAGAR AROUND 1250 AM CST. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
DUTTON...FACKLER...ROSALIE AND MARTINTOWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3463 8578 3456 8593 3468 8606 3483 8588
      3468 8574
TIME...MOT...LOC 0635Z 231DEG 35KT 3466 8594 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

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591 
WWUS54 KHUN 300646
SVSHUN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1246 AM CST WED NOV 30 2016

ALC071-300656-
/O.CAN.KHUN.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-161130T0715Z/
JACKSON AL-
1246 AM CST WED NOV 30 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CST FOR NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA...AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

LAT...LON 3463 8578 3456 8593 3468 8606 3483 8588
      3468 8574
TIME...MOT...LOC 0644Z 229DEG 33KT 3473 8584 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 29, 6:28 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNFranklin47 min
Nov 29, 7:05 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNColbert, Franklin25 min
Nov 29, 7:14 PM CSTTornado WarningHUNColbert, Franklin31 min
Nov 29, 7:31 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNColbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence29 min
Nov 29, 7:59 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNLauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone31 min
Nov 29, 8:22 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNLawrence, Morgan38 min
Nov 29, 8:25 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningHUNColbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone4 hr
Nov 29, 8:32 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNLimestone, Madison28 min
Nov 29, 8:44 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNLimestone, Madison, Morgan46 min
Nov 29, 8:48 PM CSTTornado WarningHUNFranklin27 min
Nov 29, 8:58 PM CSTTornado WarningHUNLimestone, Madison, Morgan22 min
Nov 29, 8:59 PM CSTTornado WarningHUNCullman31 min
Nov 29, 9:07 PM CSTTornado WarningHUNLimestone, Madison23 min
Nov 29, 9:23 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNCullman, Morgan37 min
Nov 29, 9:24 PM CSTTornado WarningHUNMadison23 min
Nov 29, 9:32 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNLawrence, Limestone43 min
Nov 29, 9:41 PM CSTTornado WarningHUNLawrence, Limestone19 min
Nov 29, 9:41 PM CSTTornado WarningHUNJackson, Madison37 min
Nov 29, 10:17 PM CSTTornado WarningHUNCullman28 min
Nov 29, 10:20 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNJackson40 min
Nov 29, 10:31 PM CSTTornado WarningHUNMorgan29 min
Nov 29, 10:34 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNMadison41 min
Nov 29, 10:49 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNJackson41 min
Nov 29, 10:54 PM CSTTornado WarningHUNJackson36 min
Nov 29, 10:56 PM CSTTornado WarningHUNMarshall, Morgan22 min
Nov 29, 11:12 PM CSTTornado WarningHUNMadison, Marshall14 min
Nov 29, 11:32 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNJackson, Marshall43 min
Nov 30, 12:02 AM CSTTornado WarningHUNDeKalb, Jackson24 min
Nov 30, 12:05 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNFranklin, Lawrence, Morgan40 min
Nov 30, 12:37 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNLawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan38 min
Nov 30, 12:50 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNLawrence, Morgan40 min
Nov 30, 12:55 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNLimestone, Madison, Morgan50 min
Nov 30, 1:21 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNMadison, Marshall, Morgan39 min
Nov 30, 1:40 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNJackson65 min
Nov 30, 1:41 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningHUNLawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan6 hr
Nov 30, 1:44 AM CSTTornado WarningHUNJackson31 min
Nov 30, 1:53 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNJackson, Madison, Marshall, Morgan40 min
Nov 30, 2:12 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNDeKalb, Jackson33 min
Nov 30, 2:15 AM CSTTornado WarningHUNJackson30 min
Nov 30, 2:37 AM CSTTornado WarningHUNCullman38 min
Nov 30, 2:39 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNDeKalb, Jackson36 min
Nov 30, 3:08 AM CSTTornado WarningHUNCullman, Marshall, Morgan37 min
Nov 30, 3:14 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningHUNJackson6 hr
Nov 30, 3:34 AM CSTTornado WarningHUNMadison, Marshall, Morgan26 min
Nov 30, 3:53 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNJackson, Madison, Marshall37 min
Nov 30, 4:29 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHUNJackson46 min
Nov 30, 5:11 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHUNCullman49 min
Nov 30, 5:15 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningHUNCullman, Madison, Marshall, Morgan6 hr
Nov 30, 6:44 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningHUNDeKalb, Jackson, Marshall4 hr
Nov 30, 10:49 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningHUNDeKalb, Jackson, Marshall4 hr

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.