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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 24, 2020, 5:25 PM CDT for Colbert County, Lauderdale County, Alabama. It was in force for 35 min. 1 report 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 24, 2020, 5:25 PM CDT (22:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2020, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Colbert County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 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 24, 5:39 PM CDT | TORNADO | 12 Sw Cherokee, AL | AN EF-1 TORNADO CONTINUED FROM TISHOMINGO COUNTY MS NEAR NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY. FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS WILL BE SENT ON THURSDAY. |
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 24, 3:06 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 450 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 91 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 499 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 380 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
621
WUUS54 KHUN 242225
SVRHUN
ALC033-077-242300-
/O.NEW.KHUN.SV.W.0021.200324T2225Z-200324T2300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
525 PM CDT Tue Mar 24 2020
The National Weather Service in Huntsville Alabama has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
South central Lauderdale County in northwestern Alabama...
Southwestern Colbert County in northwestern Alabama...
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 524 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Midway, or
near Tishomingo State Park, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Sheffield, Tuscumbia, Cherokee, Malone, Posey Loop, Mt Hester,
Srygley Church, New Bethel, Maud and Allsboro.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northwestern
Alabama.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3480 8811 3486 8772 3457 8770 3458 8814
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 263DEG 41KT 3469 8822
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
AMPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 4:09 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | HUN | Colbert, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence and 4 more | 19 hr |
| Mar 24, 6:34 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | Lawrence | 54 hr |
| Mar 24, 7:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 3 hr |
| Mar 24, 7:47 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 3 hr |
| Mar 24, 8:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 3 hr |
| Mar 24, 8:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin | 2 hr |
| Mar 24, 8:38 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 2 hr |
| Mar 24, 10:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 7 days |
| Mar 24, 10:17 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 4 days |
| Mar 24, 10:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Madison | 51 min |
| Mar 24, 4:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Franklin | 24 min |
| Mar 24, 5:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert | 26 min |
| Mar 24, 5:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert | 32 min |
| Mar 24, 6:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lawrence | 42 min |
| Mar 24, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin | 38 min |
| Mar 24, 6:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin | 9 min |
| Mar 24, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin | 51 min |
| Mar 24, 6:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin | 31 min |
| Mar 24, 6:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 26 min |
| Mar 24, 6:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 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.