Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2020
Tornado Warning 13, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 24, 2020, 6:29 PM CDT for Franklin County, Alabama. It was in force for 31 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
- Mar 24, 2020, 6:29 PM CDT (23:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2020, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Franklin County, AL
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 24, 3:06 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 291 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 547 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS54 KHUN 242329
TORHUN
ALC059-250000-
/O.NEW.KHUN.TO.W.0013.200324T2329Z-200325T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
629 PM CDT Tue Mar 24 2020
The National Weather Service in Huntsville Alabama has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Franklin County in northwestern Alabama...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 629 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Red Bay, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
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...
Red Bay, Vina, Hodges, Atwood, Duketon, Little Bear Creek Reservoir
and Halltown.
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 3444 8816 3447 8815 3446 8782 3431 8783
3431 8795 3432 8817
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 269DEG 33KT 3435 8816
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
GH2 follow-up statements
458
WWUS54 KHUN 242346
SVSHUN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
646 PM CDT Tue Mar 24 2020
ALC059-250000-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200325T0000Z/
Franklin AL-
646 PM CDT Tue Mar 24 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY...
At 645 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles northwest of Hackleburg, or 11 miles southeast of
Red Bay, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Hodges, Duketon, Atwood and Little Bear Creek Reservoir.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3442 8800 3446 8782 3431 8783 3431 8803
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 269DEG 33KT 3435 8797
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
GH486
WWUS54 KHUN 242352
SVSHUN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
652 PM CDT Tue Mar 24 2020
ALC059-250002-
/O.EXP.KHUN.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200325T0000Z/
Franklin AL-
652 PM CDT Tue Mar 24 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 700 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However small hail
and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northwestern
Alabama.
LAT...LON 3442 8800 3446 8782 3431 8783 3431 8803
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 269DEG 33KT 3435 8791
$$
GHThe 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, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 35 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, 6:34 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.