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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 31, 2016, 8:35 PM CDT for Lawrence County, Morgan County, Alabama. It was in force for 25 min. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2016, 8:35 PM CDT (01:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2016, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Lawrence County, AL, Morgan County, AL
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 8:57 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 N Hartselle, AL | EF-2 TORNADO WITH PEAK WINDS 115 MPH...PATH LENGTH OF 8.5 MILES...AND PEAK PATH WIDTH OF 200 YDS |
| Mar 31, 9:00 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Hartselle, AL | SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES WERE SHIFTED OFF THEIR FOUNDATIONS. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. |
| Mar 31, 9:00 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 Nne Hartselle, AL | DEBRIS WAS REPORTED ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 65 NEAR MILE MARKER 330 BETWEEN HARTSELLE AND PRICEVILLE. |
| Mar 31, 9:02 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ne Hartselle, AL | POWER LINES AND TREES REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE WEST SHOAL CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH ON SHOAL CREEK ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. |
| Mar 31, 9:04 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Priceville, AL | TREE DAMAGE REPORTED ON BETHEL ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. |
| Mar 31, 9:04 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Ne Hartselle, AL | DAMAGE WAS REPORTED IN THE AUTUMN WOODS SUBDIVSION. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAAMGE. |
| Mar 31, 9:04 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Sw Priceville, AL | A POWERPOLE WAS REPORTED DOWN AT MILE MARKER 31 ON HIGHWAY 67. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. |
| Mar 31, 9:07 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Priceville, AL | GAS STATION ON UPPER RIVER ROAD IN PRICEVILLE DAMAGED. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 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
- 693 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 764 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 294 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 366 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 6.4
The text
As transmitted.
522
WFUS54 KHUN 010135
TORHUN
ALC079-103-010200-
/O.NEW.KHUN.TO.W.0005.160401T0135Z-160401T0200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
835 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 900 PM CDT
* AT 835 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF INMANFIELD...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF HARTSELLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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...
DECATUR...HARTSELLE...PRICEVILLE...FALKVILLE...SOMERVILLE...NEEL...
FLORETTE...SPEAKE...MASSEY AND DANVILLE.
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 3442 8720 3457 8686 3455 8683 3455 8675
3440 8667 3431 8705 3431 8711 3430 8711
3430 8714
TIME...MOT...LOC 0135Z 242DEG 33KT 3437 8710
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
KDW1 follow-up statement
525
WWUS54 KHUN 010145
SVSHUN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
845 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
ALC079-010154-
/O.CAN.KHUN.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160401T0200Z/
LAWRENCE AL-
845 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF LAWRENCE COUNTY...THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
HOWEVER...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN MORGAN
COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR NORTHERN
ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3444 8711 3457 8686 3455 8683 3455 8675
3440 8667 3431 8704 3432 8711
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 242DEG 33KT 3441 8701
$$
ALC103-010200-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160401T0200Z/
MORGAN AL-
845 PM CDT THU MAR 31 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
MORGAN COUNTY...
AT 844 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR HARTSELLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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...
DECATUR...HARTSELLE...PRICEVILLE...FALKVILLE...SOMERVILLE...FLORETTE...
MASSEY...DANVILLE AND NEEL.
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 3444 8711 3457 8686 3455 8683 3455 8675
3440 8667 3431 8704 3432 8711
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 242DEG 33KT 3441 8701
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
KDWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 7:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Franklin | 52 min |
| Mar 31, 7:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Madison | 28 min |
| Mar 31, 7:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lawrence | 23 min |
| Mar 31, 7:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone | 30 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, 8:38 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.