Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 29, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this tornado warning at Nov 30, 2016, 1:44 AM CST for Jackson County, Alabama. It was in force for 31 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, 1:44 AM CST (07:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2016, 2:15 AM CST
- In force
- 31 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), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:46 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 6:47 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Nov 29, 10:28 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 138 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1648 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 90 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 321 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 354 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
494
WFUS54 KHUN 300744
TORHUN
ALC071-300815-
/O.NEW.KHUN.TO.W.0029.161130T0744Z-161130T0815Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
144 AM CST WED NOV 30 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 215 AM CST
* AT 144 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES EAST OF NEW MARKET...OR 13 MILES EAST
OF MOORES MILL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
JERICHO...HYTOP...BASS...PRINCETON AND LARKIN.
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 3481 8632 3488 8635 3491 8631 3494 8632
3495 8629 3492 8627 3493 8626 3495 8626
3497 8630 3499 8627 3499 8593 3492 8588
TIME...MOT...LOC 0744Z 239DEG 26KT 3489 8629
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
731 follow-up statement
833
WWUS54 KHUN 300756
SVSHUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
156 AM CST WED NOV 30 2016
ALC071-300815-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-161130T0815Z/
JACKSON AL-
156 AM CST WED NOV 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTY...
AT 156 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HUNTLAND...OR 18 MILES SOUTH OF
WINCHESTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HYTOP...JERICHO...ESTILLFORK AND BASS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3484 8621 3499 8620 3499 8593 3492 8588
TIME...MOT...LOC 0756Z 239DEG 26KT 3494 8619
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
73The office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 6:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin | 47 min |
| Nov 29, 7:05 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin | 25 min |
| Nov 29, 7:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin | 31 min |
| Nov 29, 7:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence | 29 min |
| Nov 29, 7:59 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone | 31 min |
| Nov 29, 8:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Morgan | 38 min |
| Nov 29, 8:25 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone | 4 hr |
| Nov 29, 8:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison | 28 min |
| Nov 29, 8:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 46 min |
| Nov 29, 8:48 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin | 27 min |
| Nov 29, 8:58 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 22 min |
| Nov 29, 8:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman | 31 min |
| Nov 29, 9:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison | 23 min |
| Nov 29, 9:23 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Cullman, Morgan | 37 min |
| Nov 29, 9:24 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Madison | 23 min |
| Nov 29, 9:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone | 43 min |
| Nov 29, 9:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone | 19 min |
| Nov 29, 9:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 37 min |
| Nov 29, 10:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman | 28 min |
| Nov 29, 10:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson | 40 min |
| Nov 29, 10:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Morgan | 29 min |
| Nov 29, 10:34 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Madison | 41 min |
| Nov 29, 10:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson | 41 min |
| Nov 29, 10:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson | 36 min |
| Nov 29, 10:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Marshall, Morgan | 22 min |
| Nov 29, 11:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Madison, Marshall | 14 min |
| Nov 29, 11:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Marshall | 43 min |
| Nov 30, 12:02 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 24 min |
| Nov 30, 12:05 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lawrence, Morgan | 40 min |
| Nov 30, 12:23 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson | 23 min |
| Nov 30, 12:37 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 38 min |
| Nov 30, 12:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Morgan | 40 min |
| Nov 30, 12:55 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 50 min |
| Nov 30, 1:21 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 39 min |
| Nov 30, 1:40 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson | 65 min |
| Nov 30, 1:41 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 6 hr |
| Nov 30, 1:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 40 min |
| Nov 30, 2:12 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 33 min |
| Nov 30, 2:15 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson | 30 min |
| Nov 30, 2:37 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman | 38 min |
| Nov 30, 2:39 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 36 min |
| Nov 30, 3:08 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman, Marshall, Morgan | 37 min |
| Nov 30, 3:14 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Jackson | 6 hr |
| Nov 30, 3:34 AM CST | Tornado Warning | HUN | Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 26 min |
| Nov 30, 3:53 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 37 min |
| Nov 30, 4:29 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Jackson | 46 min |
| Nov 30, 5:11 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Cullman | 49 min |
| Nov 30, 5:15 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Cullman, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 6 hr |
| Nov 30, 6:44 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson, Marshall | 4 hr |
| Nov 30, 10:49 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson, Marshall | 4 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.