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Special Weather Statement, NWS Huntsville, AL

July 30, 2021Lawrence County, Alabama

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this special weather statement at Jul 30, 2021, 9:05 PM CDT for Lawrence 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
Jul 30, 2021, 9:05 PM CDT (02:05 UTC)
Expired
Jul 30, 2021, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Huntsville, AL

County Lawrence County, AL

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 30, 5:12 PM CDT, 3 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 5:12 PM CDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 30, 8:19 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 30, 8:08 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
808 PM CDT FRI JUL 30 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0645 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NNE DOUGLAS           34.24N 86.29W
07/30/2021                   MARSHALL           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TWO TREES DOWN AT 5180 HIGHPOINT ROAD IN
            HORTON. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

&&
Special weather statement, Jul 30, 8:25 PM CDT, 40 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 30, 8:32 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 30, 8:37 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 30, 8:46 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
846 PM CDT Fri Jul 30 2021

ALZ001>004-310230-
Lawrence AL-Lauderdale AL-Franklin AL-Colbert AL-
846 PM CDT Fri Jul 30 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAUDERDALE...
COLBERT...FRANKLIN AND NORTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT...

At 845 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from St. Florian to near Muscle Shoals to Belmont.
Movement was southeast at 20 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Florence, Muscle Shoals, Russellville, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, Red Bay,
Phil Campbell, Killen, Town Creek and Littleville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3463 8813 3479 8769 3493 8750 3457 8715
      3444 8747 3431 8783 3432 8813 3432 8816
      3435 8817 3437 8817
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 333DEG 19KT 3487 8765 3473 8764 3451 8819

KTW
Special weather statement, Jul 30, 9:05 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
905 PM CDT Fri Jul 30 2021

ALZ002>004-310230-
Lawrence AL-Franklin AL-Colbert AL-
905 PM CDT Fri Jul 30 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLBERT...
NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN AND WESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM
CDT...

At 904 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Town Creek, moving southwest at 10 mph.

Wind gusts to 55 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Russellville, Moulton, Town Creek, Littleville, Leighton, Courtland,
Mt Hope, La Grange, Tharptown and Ne Smith.

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.

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LAT...LON 3476 8754 3463 8723 3434 8734 3455 8778
TIME...MOT...LOC 0204Z 025DEG 7KT 3460 8739

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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, 7:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNMarshall19 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, 9:25 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

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.