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Special Weather Statement, NWS Huntsville, AL

June 21, 2021DeKalb County, Alabama

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this special weather statement at Jun 21, 2021, 3:05 PM CDT for DeKalb County, Alabama. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jun 21, 2021, 3:05 PM CDT (20:05 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2021, 3:30 PM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Huntsville, AL

County DeKalb County, AL

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The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 149 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 2021-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1153 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, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2021-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -30 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
1153 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
618 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-18 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 Jun 21, 1:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 1:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
112 PM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021

.NEAR TERM...(Tonight)
Issued at 111 PM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021

Heating continues this afternoon, resulting in MLCAPE values of
2000-2500 j/kg. This has resulted in spotty small shower development
thus far in north AL and southern TN. The area is between two main
areas of moisture transport and more organized deep convection. A
band from northern MS through central AL will work its way northeast
into our area over the next few hours. The other area is along and
ahead of a cold front northern KY through northeast AR. This area
will arrive this evening from northwest to southeast. How far
southeast this maintains full intensity is still uncertain, but will
maintain the threat of gusty to damaging winds with this line.
QPF is a bit lower this run due to a more progressive movement of the
line tonight into early Tuesday morning. Amounts of 0.75-1.25 inches
will be common, but still not excluding the possibility of amounts
in the 1.5-2.0 inch range in a short period of time. Thus, will keep
the FFA out tonight.

.SHORT TERM...(Tuesday through Wednesday)
Issued at 111 PM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021

With the passage of the cold front and only lingering light rain
showers early Tuesday morning, have opted to expire the Flash Flood
Watch at 15Z. A clearing sky will take place through the late morning
into early afternoon, with dew points falling into the 50s to lower
60s. With added sunshine, temperatures may still reach 80 in a few
areas, but some will stay in the 70s, especially the higher
elevations. Morning lows Wednesday will dip into the middle to upper
50s. A weak shortwave will pass by mostly unnoticed Wednesday with a
rather dry atmosphere. High temperatures should reach the lower to
middle 80s.

.LONG TERM...(Wednesday night through Sunday)
Issued at 111 PM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021

An upper ridge builds east from the southwest U.S. across the western
Gulf states through the weekend. However, MCSs will charge east
across the northern Plains into the eastern corn belt, and tend to
"spillover" the ridge southeast into the OH valley. The models appear
to be less favoring this activity dropping southeast into the TN
valley. But, more diurnally driven thunderstorms may still occur
on Friday into Saturday. On Sunday, a slow moving and weakening
frontal boundary will lie from KY into northwest TN. As a result,
MCS/clusters of thunderstorms will likely spread closer to our
forecast area, especially northwest AL into southern TN. The front
may stall out just to our northwest, but will still be in close
enough proximity for greater chances of showers and thunderstorms on
Sunday (and beyond).

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Tuesday afternoon)
Issued at 1145 AM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021

Scattered SHRA and TSRA will occur through 00Z during afternoon
heating. Conditions may drop briefly to IFR in +RA with gusty winds
also possible in and near TS. A cold front will drop southeast this
evening producing a band of widespread +TSRA, again lowering
conditions to IFR at times. By 03-04Z, most of this activity will
shift southeast, with lingering SHRA possible. Ceilings will lower
into the 015-020agl range (MVFR) until 07-08Z when the cold front
will shift winds to the northwest. Lower ceilings will persist
however, even down to 005agl (LIFR). Improvement to MVFR with
ceilings ~020agl is expected by 13-14Z.

&&

.HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...Flash Flood Watch from 7 PM CDT this evening through 10 AM CDT
     Tuesday for ALZ008>010-016.

TN...NONE.
&&

NEAR TERM...17
SHORT TERM...17
LONG TERM...17
AVIATION...17

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 5:09 AM CDT, 9 hours 56 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
509 AM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-220115-
Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-Lawrence-Limestone-Madison-Morgan-
Marshall-Jackson-DeKalb-Cullman-Moore-Lincoln-Franklin TN-
509 AM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

Thunderstorms will be possible beginning this afternoon through
the overnight hours. A few of these storms could be strong to
marginally severe. Locally heavy rainfall may cause flash flooding in
a few locations. Damaging winds will be possible in the stronger
storms. A Flash Flood Watch will be in effect beginning at 7pm this
evening through 7pm Tuesday.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday...

Thunderstorms will be possible early Tuesday morning. Locally heavy
rainfall may cause flash flooding in a few locations.

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible Thursday
through Sunday.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

Formal activation of storm spotters and emergency management
personnel is not anticipated at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 21, 2:31 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
231 PM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021

ALZ002>004-212000-
Lawrence AL-Franklin AL-Colbert AL-
231 PM CDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLBERT...
NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM
CDT...

At 230 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Littleville, moving northeast at 20 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Town Creek, Littleville, Leighton, Courtland, North Courtland, Ford
City, La Grange, Whiteoak and Northwest Alabama Regional Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3455 8761 3461 8771 3483 8752 3469 8728
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 227DEG 19KT 3463 8761

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 4:17 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchHUNCullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Marshall24 hr
Jun 21, 2:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNColbert24 min
Jun 21, 2:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLimestone26 min
Jun 21, 2:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLawrence29 min
Jun 21, 2:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNColbert, Lauderdale24 min
Jun 21, 2:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMadison29 min
Jun 21, 2:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLimestone47 min
Jun 21, 3:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLauderdale26 min
Jun 21, 3:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMadison50 min
Jun 21, 3:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNJackson42 min
Jun 21, 4:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLimestone28 min
Jun 21, 3:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLincoln28 min

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