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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 10, 2018, 9:15 PM CST for Franklin 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 counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 10, 2018, 9:15 PM CST (03:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2018, 9:45 PM CST
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
County Franklin County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -133 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1215 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 391 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
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 10, 7:39 PM CST, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 7:39 PM CST, 1 hour 36 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Huntsville AL 739 PM CST Sat Mar 10 2018 .NEAR TERM...(Tonight) Issued at 739 PM CST Sat Mar 10 2018 Elevated bands of convection have become more apparent last couple of hours over northwest through southern portions of northeast AL. There have been a few lightning strikes thus far. 00Z soundings indicate limited upright convective instability at BMX, but much higher values of CAPE further west in MS, AR and LA. The inflow will be increasing overnight due to the LLJ intensification in advance of the MCS in AR. We will be monitoring rainfall trends as we go through the evening, as the 18Z NAM indicated 3-4 inches of rainfall through 15Z Sunday for our southern counties. The GFS was about half that. However, short range guidance such as recent HRRR runs suggest that the MCS over AR will become more organized and push a larger cold pool southeast through central MS into central AL, limiting the threat of heavy rain in north AL. In fact, it suggests a virtual end to rainfall for our area by around 12Z. At this point, will hold off on a Flash Flood Watch for now and monitor trends. We will continue to mention an isolated flash flood threat in the HWO overnight. .SHORT TERM...(Sunday through Monday) Issued at 309 PM CST Sat Mar 10 2018 A low pressure system will lift into the MS Valley on Sunday and into the TN Valley by Sunday evening. This will push the stalled boundary and allow precip to become more scattered on Sunday. Sunday night into Monday morning a short wave will swing down and sfc winds will become northerly behind a cold front. As this cooler and drier air filters in a brief period of a rain/snow mix is possible over Southern Middle TN and northern Jackson county, through the morning on Monday, if precip is still lingering. No accumulation is impacts are expected. .LONG TERM...(Monday night through Friday) Issued at 309 PM CST Sat Mar 10 2018 The continuation of cold air advection into the region will highlight the middle part of next week. Model profiles through the upper levels are in agreement showing a cold Canadian airmass filtering through the TN River Valley on the back side of system affecting the Northeast US through midweek. 850 temps are expected to fall to the (-9)-(-12) range by Wednesday. Combined with a strong subsidence inversion limiting cloud cover and winds will lead to good radiational cooling each morning through Thursday. Temps are expected to at least touch freezing across much of the area on Tuesday morning, but fall into the mid/upper 20s on Wednesday morning. Lows moderate a bit Thursday, dropping into the upper 20s/low 30s. Will continue to monitor the trends over the next few days for the potential of freezing warnings for the middle part of next week. Transition to the pattern occurs Thursday afternoon as deep layer ridging begins to shift south and east ahead of a developing system over the central plains. Temps and moisture will rebound quickly on Friday, but rain chances at the moment hold off through the tailend of the period. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Sunday evening) Issued at 446 PM CST Sat Mar 10 2018 Ceilings of ~025agl (MVFR) are likely at KMSL through 03Z before lowering to around 010agl (IFR). Initially, ceilings at KHSV are a bit more uncertain, so have gone with a scattered layer at 025agl with broken ceilings of 040agl and above through 03Z. Isolated to scattered light showers will remain possible this evening, becoming widespread by 06-07Z. The heavier rains and lower visibility will remain mainly south of the KHSV and KMSL areas. The shower activity will diminish in coverage Sunday morning, but ceilings should remain around 020-030agl through the day. Easterly flow of 3-5kt is expected tonight, turning more southerly on Sunday in advance of an approaching cold front. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && NEAR TERM...17 SHORT TERM...JMS LONG TERM...Barron AVIATION...17 For more information please visit our website at weather.gov/huntsville.
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 10, 9:00 PM CST, 15 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Huntsville AL 900 PM CST Sat Mar 10 2018 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-111200- Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-Lawrence-Limestone-Madison-Morgan- Marshall-Jackson-De Kalb-Cullman-Moore-Lincoln-Franklin TN- 900 PM CST Sat Mar 10 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north Alabama and portions of southern middle Tennessee. .DAY ONE...Tonight... A few strong thunderstorms are possible tonight, especially south of the Tennessee River. The threat from these storms would be small hail. Locally heavy rainfall of 1 to 3 inches is also possible overnight in these areas, leading to an isolated threat of flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday... Freezing temperatures are possible each morning from Tuesday through Thursday. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... Activation of storm spotters and emergency management personnel is not anticipated at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 10, 8:28 PM CST, 47 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
828 PM CST SAT MAR 10 2018
ALZ004>007-110330-
Lawrence AL-Madison AL-Morgan AL-Limestone AL-
828 PM CST SAT MAR 10 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN MADISON...SOUTHERN
LIMESTONE...NORTHERN MORGAN AND NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES UNTIL
930 PM CST...
At 828 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking several clusters of
thunderstorms moving east southeastward at 30 mph along the
Tennessee River.
Rainfall rates on the order of 1 to 2 inches per hour are occurring
with the thunderstorms, and echo training will result in significant
ponding of water on roads as well as in low lying and flood prone
areas.
Locations impacted include...
Southern Huntsville, Decatur, Redstone Arsenal, Priceville, Trinity,
Triana, Morgan City, Huntsville International Airport, Somerville and
Hillsboro.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Very heavy rainfall is occurring with these storms and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3456 8724 3472 8720 3461 8653 3452 8656
3444 8657
TIME...MOT...LOC 0223Z 281DEG 26KT 3459 8692
70/DDSpecial weather statement, Mar 10, 8:34 PM CST, 41 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
834 PM CST SAT MAR 10 2018
ALZ001-002-004-110330-
Lawrence AL-Lauderdale AL-Colbert AL-
834 PM CST SAT MAR 10 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN
LAUDERDALE...NORTHEASTERN COLBERT AND NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES
UNTIL 930 PM CST...
At 834 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking several clusters of
thunderstorms moving east southeastward at 25 mph along the
Tennessee River.
Rainfall rates on the order of 1 to 2 inches per hour are occurring
with the thunderstorms, and echo training will result in significant
ponding of water on roads as well as in low lying and flood prone
areas.
Locations impacted include...
Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, Killen, Town Creek,
Leighton, Courtland, St. Florian and Underwood-Petersville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Very heavy rainfall is occurring with these storms and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3493 8773 3480 8724 3479 8726 3477 8728
3476 8726 3476 8722 3475 8719 3459 8723
3477 8780
TIME...MOT...LOC 0232Z 289DEG 23KT 3473 8737
70/DDSpecial weather statement, Mar 10, 8:44 PM CST, 31 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
844 PM CST SAT MAR 10 2018
ALZ003-004-110315-
Lawrence AL-Franklin AL-
844 PM CST SAT MAR 10 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND WEST
CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM CST...
At 844 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southeast of Littleville, or 9 miles east of Russellville,
moving east at 30 mph.
Pea size hail and wind gusts up to 30 mph will be possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Moulton, Courtland, Newburg, Ne Smith and Hatton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Very heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3457 8752 3458 8751 3460 8751 3462 8750
3467 8730 3450 8725 3445 8759 3457 8763
TIME...MOT...LOC 0244Z 259DEG 26KT 3454 8756
70/DDLocal storm report, Mar 10, 9:08 PM CST, 7 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 8:28 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Morgan | 62 min |
| Mar 10, 8:34 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lauderdale | 56 min |
| Mar 10, 8:44 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lawrence | 31 min |
| Mar 10, 8:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin | 25 min |
| Mar 10, 9:43 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lauderdale | 32 min |
| Mar 10, 9:49 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Franklin | 56 min |
| Mar 10, 10:38 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Colbert | 22 min |
| Mar 10, 10:50 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lawrence | 25 min |
| Mar 10, 11:01 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Cullman | 29 min |
| Mar 10, 11:35 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Cullman | 40 min |
| Mar 11, 12:03 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Cullman | 57 min |
| Mar 11, 12:55 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Cullman | 80 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.