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NWS Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 7, 4:48 AM CST, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
448 AM CST TUE DEC 7 2004
.DISCUSSION...
WELL...JUST A BRIEF UPDATE...AS SPC PUT THE 11 NRN AL COUNTIES IN
A TORNADO WATCH TIL 8 AM FOR THE LEWP THAT IS PROGRESSING ACROSS THE
AREA.
SINCE THE 1ST AFD...THE WINDS HAVE BEEN PICKING UP UNDERNEATH
MDT PRESSURE FALLS. WINDS ACROSS THE AREA @4 AM ARE AVERAGING 15
TO 30 MPH WITH THE STRONGEST GUST TO 33MPH AT CULLMAN AIRPORT. WITH
A VERY SATURATED GROUND...THESE GRADIENT WINDS ALONE...WILL KNOCK
TREES DOWN. HAVE NOT RECEIVED MANY REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE YET...BUT
SUSPECT WESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY NEAR RED BAY HAD SOME WIND DAMAGE.
AS FAR AS THE SEVERE THREAT GOES...LIS ARE ABOUT -1 ACROSS THE SRN
PART OF THE AREA...BUT DEW POINTS HAVE BEEN SURGING WITH MSL NOW UP
TO 66. WITH LFC AT 900 MB FROM THE 06Z SOUNDING AND MOST OF THE
ROTATION BEING ALOFT..FEEL WINDS (AND DOWNPLAYING TORNADOES) ARE THE
MAIN THREAT BESIDES THE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.
THE BACK EDGE OF THE RAIN IS NEAR THE MS/AL STATE LINE...SO MAY BE
ABLE TO CLEAR SOME COUNTIES IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO.
&&
.HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...TORNADO WATCH TIL 8 AM ALL NRN AL COUNTIES.
FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL ZONES TIL NOON.
WIND ADVISORY FOR MADISON...MARSHALL...DEKALB...JACKSON TDA.
TN...FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL ZONES TIL NOON.
WIND ADVISORY FOR FRANKLIN...MOORE...LINCOLN FOR TDA.
&&
JDGHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 519 AM CST TUE DEC 7 2004 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-071900- COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE- LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN- 519 AM CST TUE DEC 7 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL END THIS MORNING FROM WEST TO EAST. THE SHOALS WILL SEE THE RAIN END BY DAYBREAK...AND WILL BE OUT OF LAKE GUNTERSVILLE AND DEKALB COUNTY BY 10 AM. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT TIL 8 AM FOR MOST OF NORTHERN ALABAMA. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE WITH STRONG DAMAGING WINDS...AND GRADIENT WINDS FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 231. WINDS OF 40 MPH TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS LINE. THE LINE WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES EASTWARD...BUT WILL PRODUCE TO 20 TO 45 MPH WINDS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS EAST OF A FAYETTEVILLE TO HUNTSVILLE TO ARAB LINE. AREAS SUCH AS HOLLYWOOD MOUNTAIN...GREEN MOUNTAIN...AND LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN AND SEWANEE WILL EXPERIENCE 30 TO 45 MPH WINDS THIS MORNING. DUE TO A VERY SATURATED GROUND...SOME SHALLOW ROOTED TREES MAY FALL DOWN. BESIDES DAMAGING WINDS...THE MOST OBVIOUS HAZARD WILL BE WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. ANOTHER 1 INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE. WE HAVE SEVERAL FLOOD WARNINGS IN EFFECT...AND RIVERS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY)... WE WILL HAVE DRIER WEATHER ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE YET ANOTHER ROUND OF RAINFALL MOVES IN LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL LAST INTO THURSDAY. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. JDG
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
236 AM CST TUE DEC 07 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1120 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 S CLOVERDALE 34.90N 87.77W
12/06/2004 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER OVER ROADWAY AT COUNTY ROAD 15 AND CYPRESS CREEK.
TWENTY-ONE ROADS STILL CLOSED THROUGHOUT COUNTY.
1121 PM FLASH FLOOD NORTH COURTLAND 34.68N 87.31W
12/06/2004 LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER OVER ROADS IN TOWN.
1205 AM FLASH FLOOD WINCHESTER 35.19N 86.11W
12/07/2004 FRANKLIN TN CO-OP OBSERVER
STREET FLOODING IN TOWN.
&&
PBSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 419 AM CST TUE DEC 7 2004 ALZ001>005-071130- COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE- 419 AM CST TUE DEC 7 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND RENEWED FLOODING... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OUT OF LAUDERDALE... COLBERT...AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES...INTO LAWRENCE AND LIMESTONE COUNTIES...BY 530 AM. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. EVEN OUTSIDE OF THE STORMS...WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...THIS LINE WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN TO THE AREA...WITH ONE TO TWO INCH TOTALS LIKELY. THE ENTIRE AREA IS UNDER A FLASH FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 7 AM TODAY. NUMEROUS ROADS ARE FLOODED AREAWIDE...AND CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE AT OR ABOVE BANKS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA CAUTION DURING PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY IN DOWNPOURS...AND USE CAUTION ON WEST AND EAST ROADS DUE TO THE STRONG SOUTH WINDS. BE ALERT TO RISING WATER ON ROADS. NEVER CROSS A WATER COVERED ROAD...TURN AROUND... DONT DROWN JE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 527 AM CST TUE DEC 7 2004 ALZ001>003-071145- COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAUDERDALE- 527 AM CST TUE DEC 7 2004 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 915 HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: LAUDERDALE...COLBERT AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED ACROSS THESE COUNTIES. TROUTMAN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 554 AM CST TUE DEC 7 2004 ALZ006>009-016-TNZ076-096-097-071230- CULLMAN-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN- 554 AM CST TUE DEC 7 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS... AT 550 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST AND NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH THROUGH MADISON...MORGAN AND CULLMAN COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE HUNTSVILLE AND DECATUR AREAS BY SHORTLY AFTER 5 AM...AND TO ALONG A LINE EXTENDING SOUTHWEST FROM SCOTTSBORO...TO ARAB LINE BY 615 AM. STRONG WINDS AROUND 45 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH ALABAMA UNTIL 8 AM CST. TROUTMAN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 557 AM CST TUE DEC 7 2004 ALZ004-005-071215- LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE- 557 AM CST TUE DEC 7 2004 TORNADO WATCH 915 HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: LIMESTONE AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA. THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS ENDED ACROSS THESE COUNTIES. TROUTMAN
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:02 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
An awning was blown off of a building in Cherokee by thunderstorm winds.
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