1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 23, 10:24 AM CST, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1024 AM CST TUE NOV 23 2004 .UPDATE... WILL BE UPDATING ZONES SHORTLY TO REMOVE MENTION OF MORNING FOG AND ADD IN MENTION OF TSRA MORE PREDOMINANTLY IN ZONES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WILL ALSO MENTION HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE IN AFTERNOON ZONES. MORNING SURFACE ANALYSIS AT 14Z INDICATES THAT MAJORITY OF THE FORECAST AREA (FA) IS BETWEEN TWO NEARLY STATIONARY BOUNDARIES. ONE BOUNDARY IS ALONG THE TN/AL BORDER ACROSS SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...AND ANOTHER EXTENDS SOUTHEAST FROM NEAR TUSCALOOSA TO MONTGOMERY. KGWX RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE LINE OF SHRA/TSRA MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND AS PER SATELLITE IMAGES...WATER VAPOR/IR/...STORMS ARE HOLDING TOGETHER ALONG A MID LEVEL IMPULSE MOVING THROUGH NORTH MISSISSIPPI ATTM. WILL INCREASE MENTION OF TSRA FA-WIDE THIS AFTERNOON TO ACCOUNT FOR CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AND FACT THAT TSRA IS HOLDING TOGETHER. KBMX 12Z SOUNDING DOES SHOW A LITTLE TURNING WITH THE WINDS WITH HEIGHT...WITH WINDS INCREASING AT 600 MILLIBARS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS. WILL BE MONITORING STORMS MOVING THROUGH MISSISSIPPI VERY CLOSELY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS MID 60S DEWPOINTS AND SLIGHTLY MORE UNSTABLE AIR MOVES INTO THE FA. WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER EXPECTED...TEMPS THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD REMAIN NEARLY STEADY AND WILL LEAVE AS IS IN THE GOING FORECAST. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && TROUTMAN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1025 AM CST TUE NOV 23 2004 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-231900- COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE- LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN- 1025 AM CST TUE NOV 23 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL SPARK OFF NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MOST OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY MIDDAY TODAY. THE PRIMARY THREAT INITIALLY WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL...BUT A FEW STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. A BREAK IN THE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED AFTER THIS DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AGAIN THIS EVENING AS A WARM FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA MOVES NORTH OVER THE AREA. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF UP TO ONE INCH. AS A STRONG UPPER LOW LIFTS NORTHEAST OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT...AN ORGANIZED LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...AND AFFECT NORTHWEST ALABAMA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AN ADDED THREAT WITH THIS LINE WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY).. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE EAST...AFFECTING THE AREA EAST OF I-65 DURING WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE THREATS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND NOONTIME. CONSIDERABLY COOLER AIR WILL RUSH IN LATE WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT SWINGS THROUGH. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE REQUIRED LATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. BCC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1136 AM CST TUE NOV 23 2004 ALZ016-231815- CULLMAN- 1136 AM CST TUE NOV 23 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS CULLMAN COUNTY... SUSTAINED HEAVY RAINFALL HAS PRODUCED LOCALIZED FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CULLMAN COUNTY...ESPECIALLY NEAR HANCEVILLE AND OTHER POINTS ALONG THE CULLMAN BLOUNT COUNTY LINE. THE THUNDERSTORMS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO BLOUNT COUNTY BY 1215 PM...ALLOWING THE RAIN TO TAPER OFF AND THE FLOODING THREAT TO SUBSIDE. FURTHER SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO BE MUCH LIGHTER AND MORE SCATTERED. HOWEVER...ANY FURTHER RAINFALL MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING TO WORSEN RAPIDLY. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON NEARBY DRAINAGE DITCHES... CULVERTS...CREEKS...AND STREAMS...AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NECESSARY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR A FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER WEATHER INFORMATION. 27
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 128 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:52 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Street flooding was occurring with several streets having several inches of water over them.
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