Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 13, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 8, 2019, 6:49 AM CDT for Jackson County, Alabama. It was in force for 26 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
- Apr 8, 2019, 6:49 AM CDT (11:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2019, 7:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
County Jackson County, AL
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:50 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, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 581 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1416 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS54 KHUN 081149
TORHUN
ALC071-081215-
/O.NEW.KHUN.TO.W.0013.190408T1149Z-190408T1215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
649 AM CDT MON APR 8 2019
The National Weather Service in Huntsville Alabama has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Jackson County in northeastern Alabama...
* Until 715 AM CDT.
* At 649 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Section, or 9 miles south of Scottsboro, moving
northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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...
Scottsboro, Stevenson, Hollywood, Powell, Section, Pisgah, Dutton,
Langston, Martintown and Rosalie.
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 3457 8586 3453 8593 3449 8597 3446 8608
3453 8611 3453 8613 3452 8614 3453 8614
3453 8616 3454 8614 3455 8615 3491 8593
3476 8567
TIME...MOT...LOC 1149Z 214DEG 33KT 3454 8606
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75
$$
Stumpf2 follow-up statements
486
WWUS54 KHUN 081203
SVSHUN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
703 AM CDT MON APR 8 2019
ALC071-081215-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-190408T1215Z/
Jackson AL-
703 AM CDT MON APR 8 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL
JACKSON COUNTY...
At 703 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Scottsboro, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Scottsboro, Stevenson, Hollywood, Powell, Section, Pisgah, Dutton,
Langston, Martintown and Rosalie.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3457 8586 3453 8593 3449 8597 3455 8606
3463 8610 3491 8593 3476 8567
TIME...MOT...LOC 1203Z 214DEG 33KT 3465 8597
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Stumpf529
WWUS54 KHUN 081210
SVSHUN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
710 AM CDT MON APR 8 2019
ALC071-081219-
/O.EXP.KHUN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-190408T1215Z/
Jackson AL-
710 AM CDT MON APR 8 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 715
AM 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.
LAT...LON 3457 8586 3453 8593 3449 8597 3455 8606
3463 8610 3491 8593 3476 8567
TIME...MOT...LOC 1209Z 214DEG 33KT 3469 8593
$$
StumpfThe office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence | 40 min |
| Apr 8, 3:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Cullman, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 47 min |
| Apr 8, 5:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Marshall | 40 min |
| Apr 8, 6:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Marshall | 27 min |
| Apr 8, 6:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Marshall | 23 min |
| Apr 8, 6:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson, Marshall | 33 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.