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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 83, NWS Huntsville, AL

August 21, 2021Colbert County, Franklin County, Alabama

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 21, 2021, 7:07 PM CDT for Colbert County, Franklin County, Alabama. It was in force for 23 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
Aug 21, 2021, 7:07 PM CDT (00:07 UTC)
Expired
Aug 21, 2021, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Huntsville, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Colbert County, AL, Franklin County, AL

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Little Rock, AR (KLZK), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 181 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, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2021-08-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2308 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, Little Rock, AR at 00:00Z on 2021-08-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2308 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1181 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

947 
WUUS54 KHUN 220007
SVRHUN
ALC033-059-220030-
/O.NEW.KHUN.SV.W.0083.210822T0007Z-210822T0030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
707 PM CDT Sat Aug 21 2021

The National Weather Service in Huntsville Alabama has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Colbert County in northwestern Alabama...
  Central Franklin County in northwestern Alabama...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 706 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of
  Cherokee, or 11 miles east of Tishomingo State Park, moving
  southeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Russellville, Cherokee, Belgreen, Hodges, Mt Hester, Cedar Creek
  Reservoir, Srygley Church, Maud, Rockwood and Pleasant Site.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3464 8813 3466 8813 3476 8796 3447 8766
      3432 8793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 326DEG 16KT 3465 8800 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

JMS
1 follow-up statement
938 
WWUS54 KHUN 220021
SVSHUN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
721 PM CDT Sat Aug 21 2021

ALC033-059-220030-
/O.CON.KHUN.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-210822T0030Z/
Colbert AL-Franklin AL-
721 PM CDT Sat Aug 21 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN COLBERT AND CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTIES...

At 721 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northwest of
Belgreen, or 13 miles east of Tishomingo State Park, moving southeast
at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Russellville, Cherokee, Belgreen, Hodges, Mynot, Cedar Creek
Reservoir, Srygley Church, Dempsey, Crooked Oak and Isbell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3468 8809 3475 8797 3447 8766 3432 8793
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 326DEG 16KT 3459 8795 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

JMS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 21, 7:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNFranklin33 min
Aug 21, 10:10 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningHUNJackson3 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.