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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Huntsville, AL

March 16, 2021Lauderdale County, Alabama

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2021-03-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 66 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2021-03-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 162 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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/MA
3 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/MA
569 
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/MA
646 
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/MA

The office that day

Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 16, 12:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMorgan48 min
Mar 16, 1:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNFranklin50 min
Mar 16, 1:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLauderdale44 min
Mar 16, 1:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNLauderdale45 min
Mar 16, 2:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMadison44 min
Mar 16, 2:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLawrence41 min
Mar 16, 2:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLimestone48 min
Mar 16, 2:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLawrence45 min
Mar 16, 3:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMadison, Morgan43 min
Mar 16, 3:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLimestone43 min
Mar 16, 3:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNJackson44 min
Mar 16, 5:32 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningHUNCullman3 hr
Mar 16, 2:44 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHUNMadison62 hr
Mar 16, 3:17 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningHUNJackson, Madison, Marshall43 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.