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Special Weather Statement, NWS Huntsville, AL

March 27, 2021Lincoln County, Tennessee

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this special weather statement at Mar 27, 2021, 1:13 PM CDT for Lincoln County, Tennessee. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Mar 27, 2021, 1:13 PM CDT (18:13 UTC)
Expired
Mar 27, 2021, 2:00 PM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Huntsville, AL

County Lincoln County, TN

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 90 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 12:00Z on 2021-03-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2021-03-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 347 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
710 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
347 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
316 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 27, 12:35 PM CDT, 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 12:35 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 27, 12:59 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
1259 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

ALZ001>007-009-TNZ076-096-097-281200-
Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-Lawrence-Limestone-Madison-Morgan-
Jackson-Moore-Lincoln-Franklin TN-
1259 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THROUGH 7 PM SUNDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north Alabama and portions of
southern middle Tennessee.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

Scattered thunderstorms will become more numerous this afternoon,
especially across southern middle Tennessee and far north Alabama.
Large hail, perhaps a few tornadoes, and damaging wind will be
possible, along with locally excessive rainfall.

Tonight, a line of strong to severe thunderstorms is likely to move
through from northwest to southeast across the area. Damaging winds,
large hail, and possibly tornadoes are the expected severe weather
hazards. Also, locally excessive rainfall may result in flash
flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday...

The line of strong to severe thunderstorms will exit during the
morning hours. The threat of excessive rainfall and flash flooding
will diminish during the afternoon.

A chance of thunderstorms exists again Tuesday night into Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management personnel is
possible, especially tonight into early Sunday morning.

ALZ008-010-016-281200-
Marshall-DeKalb-Cullman-
1259 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Alabama and
northeast Alabama.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

Scattered thunderstorms will become more numerous this afternoon,
especially across southern middle Tennessee and far north Alabama.
Large hail, damaging winds, and perhaps a few tornadoes will be
possible.

Tonight, a line of strong to severe thunderstorms is likely to move
from northwest to southeast across the area. Damaging winds, large
hail, and possibly tornadoes are the expected severe weather hazards.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday...

The line of strong to severe thunderstorms will exit during the
morning hours. A chance of thunderstorms exists again Tuesday night
into Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Activation of storm spotters and emergency management personnel is
possible, especially tonight into early Sunday morning.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 27, 10:02 AM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 27, 10:57 AM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
1057 AM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

ALZ001-002-271615-
Lauderdale AL-Colbert AL-
1057 AM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN LAUDERDALE AND
NORTHWESTERN COLBERT COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 AM CDT...

At 1057 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles south of Walnut Grove, moving northeast at 45 mph.

Pea size hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Waterloo, Threet and Wright.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Very heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike several miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a
safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3501 8806 3500 8762 3488 8809 3498 8810
TIME...MOT...LOC 1557Z 245DEG 37KT 3495 8802

KTW
Special weather statement, Mar 27, 1:13 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
113 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

TNZ076-096-271900-
Moore TN-Lincoln TN-
113 PM CDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL MOORE AND
NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM CDT...

At 111 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Petersburg, moving east at 40 mph.

Pea to Dime size hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Petersburg, Belleville, Chestnut Ridge and Booneville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Very heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike several miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a
safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3535 8654 3536 8649 3533 8646 3532 8643
      3526 8647 3525 8677 3526 8677 3526 8674
      3531 8668 3533 8660 3536 8660 3537 8659
TIME...MOT...LOC 1811Z 260DEG 34KT 3538 8659

KTW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 1:28 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchHUNColbert, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone and 2 more31 hr
Mar 27, 2:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNColbert28 min
Mar 27, 3:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNJackson40 min
Mar 27, 3:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLauderdale46 min
Mar 27, 3:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNJackson35 min
Mar 27, 3:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNJackson38 min
Mar 27, 10:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLauderdale28 min
Mar 27, 10:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLauderdale18 min
Mar 27, 4:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLawrence23 min
Mar 27, 4:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNCullman47 min
Mar 27, 4:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNLawrence24 min
Mar 27, 4:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNLawrence, Morgan18 min
Mar 27, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNCullman, Madison, Marshall, Morgan46 min
Mar 27, 5:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMorgan28 min
Mar 27, 5:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMorgan46 min
Mar 27, 5:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNJackson, Madison, Marshall36 min
Mar 27, 6:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMadison16 min
Mar 27, 6:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNJackson31 min
Mar 27, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNMadison16 min
Mar 27, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNJackson, Madison17 min
Mar 27, 1:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMoore21 min
Mar 27, 5:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNFranklin41 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.