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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 51, NWS Huntsville, AL

March 27, 2017Cullman County, Alabama

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2017, 5:11 PM CDT for Cullman County, Alabama. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Mar 27, 2017, 5:11 PM CDT (22:11 UTC)
Expired: Mar 27, 2017, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Huntsville, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Cullman County, AL

The radar

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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 27, 1:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Mar 27, 3:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 3:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 27, 3:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 27, 4:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
409 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

TNZ076-096-272145-
Moore TN-Lincoln TN-
409 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL MOORE AND LINCOLN
COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT...

At 408 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 11 miles west of Petersburg to Ardmore.
Movement was east at 30 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Fayetteville, Petersburg, Lincoln, Howell, Mimosa, Blanche,
Coldwater, Chestnut Ridge, Dellrose and Belleville.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

LAT...LON 3536 8654 3535 8654 3536 8649 3535 8648
      3500 8648 3500 8684 3526 8683 3525 8675
      3531 8668 3533 8660 3536 8660 3537 8659
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 258DEG 28KT 3528 8683 3501 8683

73

Local storm report, Mar 27, 4:16 PM CDT, 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
416 PM CDT MON MAR 27 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0416 PM     HAIL             7 S TOWN CREEK          34.57N 87.42W
03/27/2017  M1.00 INCH       LAWRENCE           AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            .

&&

NWS HUNTSVILLE AL
IRIS SYSTEM

Local storm report, Mar 27, 4:17 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 27, 4:39 PM CDT, 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 27, 5:02 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 27, 5:03 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 27, 1:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Colbert	27 min
Mar 27, 1:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Colbert, Franklin	33 min
Mar 27, 2:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale	42 min
Mar 27, 2:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Marshall	26 min
Mar 27, 2:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Marshall	49 min
Mar 27, 2:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Marshall	44 min
Mar 27, 2:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Lauderdale	23 min
Mar 27, 2:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Franklin	35 min
Mar 27, 3:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Lauderdale	28 min
Mar 27, 3:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Jackson	41 min
Mar 27, 3:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Franklin	41 min
Mar 27, 3:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Marshall	36 min
Mar 27, 3:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Jackson	43 min
Mar 27, 3:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Colbert, Franklin	45 min
Mar 27, 3:31 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	HUN	Franklin	29 min
Mar 27, 3:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Limestone	23 min
Mar 27, 3:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence	38 min
Mar 27, 4:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	HUN	Franklin	13 min
Mar 27, 4:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan	49 min
Mar 27, 4:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Franklin, Lawrence	34 min
Mar 27, 4:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Limestone, Madison	49 min
Mar 27, 4:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Cullman	39 min
Mar 27, 4:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Limestone, Madison	24 min
Mar 27, 5:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Morgan	28 min
Mar 27, 5:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Madison	33 min
Mar 27, 5:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Franklin	36 min
Mar 27, 5:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Morgan	44 min
Mar 27, 5:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Cullman	24 min
Mar 27, 5:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Jackson	35 min
Mar 27, 6:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Lawrence	46 min
Mar 27, 6:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Blount	13 min
Mar 27, 6:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	DeKalb	43 min
Mar 27, 6:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Marshall	37 min
Mar 27, 4:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Lincoln	36 min
Mar 27, 5:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Franklin	27 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.