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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 64, NWS Huntsville, AL

April 5, 2023Colbert County, Lauderdale County, Alabama

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 5, 2023, 4:12 PM CDT for Colbert County, Lauderdale County, Alabama. It was in force for 18 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 5, 2023, 4:12 PM CDT (21:12 UTC)
Expired
Apr 5, 2023, 4:30 PM CDT
In force
18 min
Issued by
NWS Huntsville, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Colbert County, AL, Lauderdale County, AL

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 5, 1:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 5, 1:50 PM CDTFlood WatchHUNColbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone20 hr
Apr 5, 4:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNColbert, Franklin52 min
Apr 5, 4:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLauderdale45 min
Apr 5, 5:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLauderdale, Lawrence39 min
Apr 5, 5:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLawrence, Limestone46 min
Apr 5, 6:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMadison49 min
Apr 5, 6:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNCullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Marshall64 min
Apr 5, 6:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNFranklin, Lincoln, Moore46 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.