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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 69, NWS Huntsville, AL

July 30, 2021Jackson County, Madison County, Alabama

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 30, 2021, 6:28 PM CDT for Jackson County, Madison County, Alabama. It was in force for 32 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
Jul 30, 2021, 6:28 PM CDT (23:28 UTC)
Expired
Jul 30, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Huntsville, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Jackson County, AL, Madison County, AL

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:30 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 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 162 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, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2021-07-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1105 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, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2021-07-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -22 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1105 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-98 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1087 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
4 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

144 
WUUS54 KHUN 302328
SVRHUN
ALC071-089-310000-
/O.NEW.KHUN.SV.W.0069.210730T2328Z-210731T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
628 PM CDT Fri Jul 30 2021

The National Weather Service in Huntsville Alabama has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  West central Jackson County in northeastern Alabama...
  Southeastern Madison County in north central Alabama...

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 628 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gurley, or 9
  miles east of Huntsville, moving southeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Owens Cross Roads, Gurley, Woodville, Paint Rock, Maysville, Lim
  Rock, Garth, Hampton Cove and Brownsboro.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3465 8613 3460 8621 3460 8630 3458 8630
      3457 8633 3456 8631 3452 8633 3451 8634
      3452 8635 3451 8637 3452 8639 3450 8639
      3450 8640 3474 8652 3483 8637
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 322DEG 11KT 3473 8641 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

KTW
1 follow-up statement
481 
WWUS54 KHUN 302357 RRA
SVSHUN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
657 PM CDT Fri Jul 30 2021

ALC071-089-310007-
/O.EXP.KHUN.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-210731T0000Z/
Jackson AL-Madison AL-
657 PM CDT Fri Jul 30 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL JACKSON AND
SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3465 8613 3460 8621 3460 8630 3458 8630
      3457 8633 3456 8631 3452 8633 3451 8634
      3452 8635 3451 8637 3452 8639 3450 8639
      3450 8640 3474 8652 3483 8637
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 322DEG 11KT 3467 8635 

$$

KTW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 30, 1:42 PM CDTExcessive Heat WarningHUNColbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence5 hr
Jul 30, 2:24 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryHUNColbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale and 5 more29 hr
Jul 30, 3:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLawrence50 min
Jul 30, 3:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNJackson31 min
Jul 30, 4:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNDeKalb, Jackson, Marshall37 min
Jul 30, 4:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMorgan51 min
Jul 30, 4:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMarshall47 min
Jul 30, 4:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNDeKalb27 min
Jul 30, 5:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNDeKalb25 min
Jul 30, 5:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLauderdale49 min
Jul 30, 5:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNJackson9 min
Jul 30, 5:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLimestone, Madison30 min
Jul 30, 5:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNJackson44 min
Jul 30, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNColbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone32 min
Jul 30, 6:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan50 min
Jul 30, 6:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNCullman23 min
Jul 30, 6:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNCullman, DeKalb, Lawrence, Marshall, Morgan50 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.