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Special Weather Statement, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2018, 5:33 PM CDT for Limestone County, Alabama. It was in force for 42 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
- Aug 7, 2018, 5:33 PM CDT (22:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2018, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
County Limestone County, AL
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NWS Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 7, 2:21 PM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 2:21 PM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Huntsville AL 1228 PM CDT Tue Aug 7 2018 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-081200- Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-Lawrence-Limestone-Madison-Morgan- Marshall-Jackson-DeKalb-Cullman-Moore-Lincoln-Franklin TN- 1228 PM CDT Tue Aug 7 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north Alabama and portions of southern middle Tennessee. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may be capable of producing strong wind gusts and locally heavy downpours. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday... A cold front will move into the region and stall initially, bringing scattered to numerous shower and thunderstorm activity for Wednesday through Friday. Some strong thunderstorms capable of producing gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall are possible each day. While thunderstorms will remain in the forecast, the coverage of activity may be a little lower from Saturday through Monday. Some thunderstorms capable of strong wind gusts could still occur during this period. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... Activation of storm spotters and emergency management personnel is not anticipated at this time.
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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 4:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Aug 7, 1:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Jackson | 35 min |
| Aug 7, 3:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Madison | 21 min |
| Aug 7, 4:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Cullman | 26 min |
| Aug 7, 4:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Franklin | 47 min |
| Aug 7, 4:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Marshall | 45 min |
| Aug 7, 5:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Marshall | 43 min |
| Aug 7, 5:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Morgan | 39 min |
| Aug 7, 5:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Madison | 45 min |
| Aug 7, 5:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Limestone | 47 min |
| Aug 7, 5:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Marshall | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 6:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Madison | 51 min |
| Aug 7, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Madison | 28 min |
| Aug 7, 6:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | DeKalb | 48 min |
| Aug 7, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Madison | 50 min |
| Aug 7, 6:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | DeKalb | 43 min |
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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.