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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 28, 2026, 3:41 AM CDT for Franklin County, Lincoln County, Moore County, Tennessee. It was in force for 64 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 28, 2026, 3:41 AM CDT (08:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2026, 4:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Franklin County, TN, Lincoln County, TN, Moore County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 107 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
- 591 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -138 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1425 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 503 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 10.8
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 28, 1:01 AM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 1:01 AM CDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 28, 2:06 AM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
206 AM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026
ALZ009-010-280745-
DeKalb AL-Jackson AL-
206 AM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL JACKSON AND NORTHEASTERN
DEKALB COUNTIES THROUGH 245 AM CDT...
At 206 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hollywood, or 10 miles north of Scottsboro, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Scottsboro, Bridgeport, Henagar, Stevenson, Hollywood, Ider, Pisgah,
Hytop, Martintown, and Fackler.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3461 8610 3491 8608 3497 8560 3466 8554
TIME...MOT...LOC 0706Z 266DEG 39KT 3480 8598
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
GHSpecial weather statement, Apr 28, 2:33 AM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
233 AM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026
TNZ076-096-097-280815-
Franklin TN-Moore TN-Lincoln TN-
233 AM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT MOORE...NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND
NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 315 AM CDT...
At 233 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Petersburg, or 9 miles southwest of Shelbyville, moving east at 45
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Winchester, Lynchburg, Decherd, Estill Springs, Petersburg, Tims Ford
Lake, Chestnut Ridge, Woods Reservoir, Arnold AFB, and Belleville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3541 8625 3539 8628 3538 8625 3537 8627
3534 8624 3533 8620 3536 8616 3534 8603
3531 8599 3518 8604 3527 8672 3531 8668
3533 8660 3537 8659 3536 8649 3533 8646
3532 8642 3535 8641 3536 8633 3541 8628
TIME...MOT...LOC 0733Z 273DEG 39KT 3541 8659
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
GHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Jackson | 39 min |
| Apr 28, 4:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 43 min |
| Apr 28, 5:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 44 min |
| Apr 28, 6:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lawrence | 39 min |
| Apr 28, 6:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Lawrence | 24 min |
| Apr 28, 2:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Moore | 42 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.