Alert archive / Alabama / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 16, 2021, 2:25 AM CDT for Lauderdale County, Alabama. It was in force for 49 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 16, 2021, 2:25 AM CDT (07:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2021, 3:14 AM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Lauderdale County, AL
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:29 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
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 66 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 679 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
213
WUUS54 KHUN 160725
SVRHUN
ALC077-160830-
/O.NEW.KHUN.SV.W.0003.210316T0725Z-210316T0830Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
225 AM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021
The National Weather Service in Huntsville Alabama has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Lauderdale County in northwestern Alabama...
* Until 330 AM CDT.
* At 225 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles northwest
of Underwood-Petersville, or 14 miles northwest of Florence, moving
east at 40 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...
Lexington, Underwood-Petersville, Anderson, Green Hill, Zip City,
Kingtown and Whitehead.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3500 8721 3488 8721 3490 8774 3501 8777
TIME...MOT...LOC 0725Z 260DEG 35KT 3494 8787
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
05/MA3 follow-up statements
791
WWUS54 KHUN 160739
SVSHUN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
239 AM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021
ALC077-160830-
/O.CON.KHUN.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210316T0830Z/
Lauderdale AL-
239 AM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY...
At 239 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest of
Loretto, or 15 miles northeast of Florence, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Lexington, Anderson and Green Hill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3500 8721 3490 8721 3494 8754 3501 8757
TIME...MOT...LOC 0739Z 263DEG 39KT 3499 8751
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
05/MA569
WWUS54 KHUN 160759
SVSHUN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
259 AM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021
ALC077-160830-
/O.CON.KHUN.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210316T0830Z/
Lauderdale AL-
259 AM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY...
At 259 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lexington, or
19 miles south of Lawrenceburg, moving east at 35 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...
Lexington and Anderson.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3500 8721 3490 8721 3495 8740 3500 8739
TIME...MOT...LOC 0759Z 271DEG 32KT 3497 8730
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
05/MA646
WWUS54 KHUN 160814
SVSHUN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
314 AM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021
ALC077-160824-
/O.CAN.KHUN.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210316T0830Z/
Lauderdale AL-
314 AM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3500 8721 3490 8721 3495 8740 3500 8739
TIME...MOT...LOC 0813Z 260DEG 35KT 3500 8712
$$
05/MAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 12:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Morgan | 48 min |
| Mar 16, 1:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Franklin | 50 min |
| Mar 16, 1:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lauderdale | 44 min |
| Mar 16, 1:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lauderdale | 45 min |
| Mar 16, 2:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Madison | 44 min |
| Mar 16, 2:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lawrence | 41 min |
| Mar 16, 2:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Limestone | 48 min |
| Mar 16, 2:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lawrence | 45 min |
| Mar 16, 3:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Madison, Morgan | 43 min |
| Mar 16, 3:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Limestone | 43 min |
| Mar 16, 3:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Jackson | 44 min |
| Mar 16, 5:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Cullman | 3 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:44 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 62 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:17 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 43 hr |
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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.