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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 31, 2016, 7:30 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Tennessee; Limestone 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
- Mar 31, 2016, 7:30 PM CDT (00:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2016, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Limestone County, AL, Lincoln County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 5:58 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 126 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
- 217 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -157 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 861 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 488 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 602 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted.
668
WFUS54 KHUN 010030
TORHUN
ALC083-TNC103-010100-
/O.NEW.KHUN.TO.W.0004.160401T0030Z-160401T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
730 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN LIMESTONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 800 PM CDT
* AT 730 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF ARDMORE...OR 13 MILES NORTH OF ATHENS...
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
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...
ARDMORE...HOLLAND GIN...CASH POINT AND BLANCHE.
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 3511 8674 3499 8676 3499 8678 3489 8678
3497 8708 3500 8708 3499 8684 3510 8683
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 270DEG 22KT 3499 8698
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
BCC2 follow-up statements
257
WWUS54 KHUN 010046
SVSHUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
746 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
ALC083-010055-
/O.CAN.KHUN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160401T0100Z/
LIMESTONE AL-
746 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LIMESTONE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS SHIFTED
NORTHWARD INTO TENNESSEE. THEREFORE THE WARNING FOR LIMESTONE
COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA...AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.
LAT...LON 3511 8674 3499 8676 3499 8684 3510 8683
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 270DEG 22KT 3499 8686
$$
TNC103-010100-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160401T0100Z/
LINCOLN TN-
746 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY...
AT 745 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 2 MILES NORTH OF ARDMORE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
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...
ARDMORE...CASH POINT AND BLANCHE.
LAT...LON 3511 8674 3499 8676 3499 8684 3510 8683
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 270DEG 22KT 3499 8686
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
BCC525
WWUS54 KHUN 010057
SVSHUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
757 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
TNC103-010107-
/O.EXP.KHUN.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160401T0100Z/
LINCOLN TN-
757 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
800 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER SMALL HAIL
AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA...AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE.
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3511 8674 3499 8676 3499 8684 3510 8683
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 270DEG 22KT 3499 8686
$$
BCCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 7:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lincoln | 28 min |
| Mar 31, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 32 min |
| Mar 31, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin | 24 min |
| Mar 31, 8:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln | 59 min |
| Mar 31, 8:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 3 hr |
| Mar 31, 9:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln | 47 min |
| Mar 31, 9:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lincoln, Moore | 27 min |
| Mar 31, 9:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln | 36 min |
| Mar 31, 10:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin | 30 min |
| Mar 31, 11:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln, Moore | 3 hr |
| Apr 1, 8:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lincoln | 11 hr |
| Apr 1, 9:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Franklin | 10 hr |
| Mar 31, 7:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Franklin | 52 min |
| Mar 31, 7:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lawrence | 23 min |
| Mar 31, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence | 29 min |
| Mar 31, 7:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Franklin | 25 min |
| Mar 31, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 23 min |
| Mar 31, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 13 min |
| Mar 31, 8:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Morgan | 35 min |
| Mar 31, 8:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Morgan | 25 min |
| Mar 31, 8:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Marshall | 37 min |
| Mar 31, 8:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 35 min |
| Mar 31, 9:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Madison | 23 min |
| Mar 31, 9:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Limestone | 29 min |
| Mar 31, 9:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Madison | 12 min |
| Mar 31, 10:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Jackson | 35 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.