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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS Huntsville, AL

July 30, 2021Marshall County, Alabama

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 30, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT for Marshall County, Alabama. It was in force for 19 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, 7:45 PM CDT (00:45 UTC)
Expired
Jul 30, 2021, 8:04 PM CDT
In force
19 min
Issued by
NWS Huntsville, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Marshall County, AL

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:45 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 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 132 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2302 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 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
2302 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1114 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

493 
WUUS54 KHUN 310045
SVRHUN
ALC095-310115-
/O.NEW.KHUN.SV.W.0072.210731T0045Z-210731T0115Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Huntsville Alabama has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Marshall County in northeastern Alabama...

* Until 815 PM CDT.

* At 745 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Guntersville,
  moving south at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Albertville, Boaz, Guntersville, Arab, Grant, Douglas, Union Grove,
  McVille, High Point and Horton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3421 8642 3426 8646 3429 8646 3429 8648
      3430 8648 3430 8650 3443 8648 3455 8615
      3443 8611 3440 8612 3434 8611 3419 8610
      3418 8619 3410 8630
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 348DEG 19KT 3436 8621 

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

KTW
2 follow-up statements
977 
WWUS54 KHUN 310056
SVSHUN

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

ALC095-310115-
/O.CON.KHUN.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-210731T0115Z/
Marshall AL-
756 PM CDT Fri Jul 30 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY...

At 756 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Albertville,
moving south at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Albertville, Boaz, Guntersville, Douglas, McVille, High Point,
Horton, Hustleville, Rabbit Town and Hyatt.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3420 8640 3422 8638 3435 8632 3439 8625
      3436 8615 3431 8611 3419 8610 3418 8619
      3410 8630
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 348DEG 19KT 3430 8619 

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

KTW
029 
WWUS54 KHUN 310104
SVSHUN

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

ALC095-310113-
/O.CAN.KHUN.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-210731T0115Z/
Marshall AL-
804 PM CDT Fri Jul 30 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
                
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 has been cancelled.  However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3420 8640 3422 8638 3435 8632 3439 8625
      3436 8615 3431 8611 3419 8610 3418 8619
      3410 8630
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 348DEG 19KT 3426 8619 

$$

KTW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 30, 7:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNDeKalb, Jackson, Madison, Marshall26 min
Jul 30, 7:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNCullman45 min
Jul 30, 7:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNColbert25 min
Jul 30, 8:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLauderdale50 min
Jul 30, 8:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNCullman28 min
Jul 30, 8:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMorgan23 min
Jul 30, 8:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNColbert, Franklin, Lawrence44 min
Jul 30, 9:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLawrence25 min
Jul 30, 9:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNLawrence, Morgan35 min
Jul 30, 10:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNCullman, Lawrence30 min
Jul 31, 2:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNCullman48 min

Nearby

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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.