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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this tornado warning at May 8, 2024, 8:04 PM CDT for Lauderdale County, Lawrence County, Limestone County, Alabama. It was in force for 41 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 8, 2024, 8:04 PM CDT (01:04 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 2024, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
Counties Lauderdale County, AL, Lawrence County, AL, Limestone County, AL
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:08 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 8:11 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Ese Anderson, AL | NWS damage survey determined an EF-1 tornado touched down near Grace Hill Lane in northwest Limestone County AL. |
| May 8, 8:20 PM CDT | TORNADO | 7 Ne North Courtland, AL | Corrects previous tornado report from 7 SE Rogersville. EF-3 with peak wind of 136 mph, path length of 3.76 miles, and maximum path width 228 yards. This is still preliminary. |
| May 8, 8:23 PM CDT | TORNADO | 7 Se Rogersville, AL | An NWS Storm Survey concluded that an EF3 tornado moved through Brigadoon, AL. |
| May 8, 8:23 PM CDT | TORNADO | 7 Se Rogersville, AL | EF-3 with peak wind of 136 mph, path length of 2.22 miles, and maximum path width 225 yards. This is still preliminary. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 4:14 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 189 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2665 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1094 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 4.7
The text
As transmitted.
159
WFUS54 KHUN 090104
TORHUN
ALC077-079-083-090145-
/O.NEW.KHUN.TO.W.0013.240509T0104Z-240509T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
804 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024
The National Weather Service in Huntsville Alabama has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Limestone County in north central Alabama...
Southeastern Lauderdale County in northwestern Alabama...
Northeastern Lawrence County in northwestern Alabama...
* Until 845 PM CDT.
* At 804 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Courtland, or 17 miles north of Moulton, moving
northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Rogersville around 810 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Good
Springs, Cartwright, Coxey, Oliver, Cairo, Mt Rozell, Red Bank,
Anderson, North Courtland, and Ripley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3486 8693 3465 8729 3475 8742 3500 8723
3500 8720
TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 225DEG 21KT 3473 8734
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
$$
AMPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 7:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lauderdale | 22 min |
| May 8, 7:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lauderdale | 27 min |
| May 8, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 45 min |
| May 8, 7:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lauderdale | 42 min |
| May 8, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone | 39 min |
| May 8, 7:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lawrence | 38 min |
| May 8, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 67 min |
| May 8, 7:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lauderdale, Limestone | 31 min |
| May 8, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lawrence | 30 min |
| May 8, 7:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 38 min |
| May 8, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 50 min |
| May 8, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson | 51 min |
| May 8, 8:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison | 35 min |
| May 8, 8:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone | 28 min |
| May 8, 8:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Madison | 49 min |
| May 8, 8:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone | 31 min |
| May 8, 8:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 56 min |
| May 8, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 16 min |
| May 8, 8:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison | 31 min |
| May 8, 8:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson | 29 min |
| May 8, 8:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lauderdale, Limestone | 57 min |
| May 8, 8:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 39 min |
| May 8, 8:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison | 38 min |
| May 8, 8:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 22 min |
| May 8, 9:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 12 min |
| May 8, 9:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 54 min |
| May 8, 9:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 48 min |
| May 8, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 45 min |
| May 8, 9:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Madison | 41 min |
| May 8, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Limestone | 52 min |
| May 8, 9:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson | 22 min |
| May 8, 9:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison | 51 min |
| May 8, 10:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson | 43 min |
| May 8, 10:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 17 min |
| May 8, 10:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Madison | 41 min |
| May 8, 10:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 48 min |
| May 8, 10:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Jackson, Limestone, Madison | 3 hr |
| May 8, 11:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 43 min |
| May 8, 11:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 20 min |
| May 8, 11:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 40 min |
| May 9, 12:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 32 min |
| May 9, 12:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 3 hr |
| May 9, 3:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Madison | 49 min |
| May 9, 3:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Limestone | 42 min |
| May 9, 3:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | DeKalb | 39 min |
| May 9, 4:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 46 min |
| May 9, 4:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Madison | 44 min |
| May 9, 4:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson | 49 min |
| May 9, 5:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 26 min |
| May 9, 5:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 9 hr |
| May 9, 6:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 6 hr |
| May 9, 6:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Colbert, Lawrence | 41 min |
| May 9, 6:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence | 41 min |
| May 9, 7:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 3 hr |
| May 9, 7:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 22 hr |
| May 9, 7:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 54 hr |
| May 9, 7:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Cullman, Jackson, Madison, Morgan | 42 min |
| May 9, 7:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Jackson | 23 min |
| May 9, 7:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Cullman | 41 min |
| May 9, 8:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Cullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Marshall, Morgan | 26 min |
| May 9, 8:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 27 min |
| May 9, 8:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Marshall | 20 min |
| May 9, 8:34 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 116 min |
| May 9, 8:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Cullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Limestone, Madison, Marshall and 1 more | 3 hr |
| May 9, 3:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 10 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.