2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Aug 16, 9:30 AM CST, 4 hours 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 16 2005 .UPDATE... CONDITIONS PROVING TO BE VERY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...WITH CURRENT SFC DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW TO MID 70S AND TEMPS IN THE MID 80S. WATER VAPOR AND SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS HIGH PRESSURE STILL PARKED OVER THE SOUTHEAST AS A MCS/MCV MOVES ALONG A SURFACE BOUNDARY LOCATED ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY. HOWEVER...DONT EXPECT THE MCS TO AFFECT THE PRECIP COVERAGE LOCALLY. WITH PWS AROUND 2 INCHES...AND STRONG HEATING PRODUCING ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WILL KEEP 40 POPS IN THE FORECAST FOR THE AFTERNOON. BOTH MDPI AND WINDEX VALUES ARE FAVORABLE FOR ISOLATED DOWNBURSTS TO OCCUR...AS MID LEVEL DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE. WILL UPDATE ZONES TO REMOVE MORNING WORDING ONLY. HA && .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... MOS POPS AND MODEL QPF ARE SURPRISINGLY WET TONIGHT DESPITE THE FACT THAT OVERNIGHT PCPN HAS BEEN RARE THIS SUMMER. PCPN CHANCES WILL HINGE ON WEAK S/WVS UPSTREAM AND POSN OF THE SFC TROF...AND IT IS TOUGH TO IGNORE THE ONGOING CONVECTION OVER WRN TN/KY. THUS WILL MAINTAIN 30 POPS TONIGHT. SAME ISSUE CLOUDS WEDNESDAY. THIS COULD BE THE WETTEST DAY OF THE PERIOD IF SHORTWAVES COME THROUGH AS PROGGED AND THE TROF MAINTAINS ENOUGH CONVERGENCE. MORE ABUNDANT CLOUD COVER WILL LIMIT SFC HEATING (A COLD SNAP TO HIGHS AROUND 90) AND INSTABILITY COMPARED TO RECENT DAYS. CONFIDENCE IS NOT THAT HIGH BUT WILL GO AHEAD AND RAISE WED POPS TO 50. SFC TROF LOOKS LIKE IT WILL WASH OUT COMPLETELY BY THURS AS UPPER LEVEL HIGH REBOUNDS ALONG THE GULF COAST. TOUGH TO PINPOINT ANY FEATURES TO ENHANCE COVERAGE ABOVE THE NORM SO WILL CONTINUE WITH 30 POPS. UNFORTUNATELY THE RETURN OF THE RIDGE WILL BRING A RETURN TO WARMER TEMPS...WITH LATEST DATA SUGGESTING TEMPS AGAIN RISING INTO THE MID 90S BY THE WEEKEND. THERE ARE SOME SIGNS OF RELIEF. MED RANGE MODEL CONSENSUS SHOWS A DEEP SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES WITH ASSOCIATED FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA BY SUN NIGHT. NOT YET READY TO BUY INTO ANY MAJOR AIRMASS CHANGES...PARTICULARLY WITH THE MAIN COLD PUSH REMAINING WELL TO OUR NORTH (OUTLIER DGEX EXCEPTED)...BUT HOPEFULLY WILL BEGIN TO SEE SOME CONTINUITY SET UP IN FUTURE RUNS. EXTENDED WILL BE LEFT MOSTLY UNCHANGED FOR NOW. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && BCC
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1115 AM CDT TUE AUG 16 2005 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-170100- COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE- LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN- 1115 AM CDT TUE AUG 16 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)... ...THERE IS A RISK OF ISOLATED DAMAGING MICROBURSTS THIS AFTERNOON... MUCH LIKE YESTERDAY...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LOCALIZED DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND SOME HAIL. INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED AROUND NOON IN FAR NORTHWEST ALABAMA INTO SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...SPREADING EAST THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY SUNSET. OTHERWISE...WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 90S AND VERY HUMID CONDITIONS...HEAT INDICES THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO 105 DEGREES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY)... THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... FULL ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THE OUTLOOK PERIOD. HOWEVER...COMMUNICATION WITH SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MAY BE REQUIRED WITH ANY ISOLATED SEVERE STORM THAT OCCURS. KULA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1123 AM CDT TUE AUG 16 2005 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-161800- COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE- LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN- 1123 AM CDT TUE AUG 16 2005 ...THERE IS A RISK OF ISOLATED DAMAGING MICROBURSTS THIS AFTERNOON... MUCH LIKE YESTERDAY...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LOCALIZED DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND SOME HAIL. THE HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO QUICK RUNOFF PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS. INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED AROUND NOON IN FAR NORTHWEST ALABAMA INTO SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...SPREADING EAST THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY SUNSET. AS WITH ANY FAST DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM...DARKENING SKIES OR THUNDER ARE YOUR FIRST SIGN OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER. SEEK INDOOR SHELTER DURING THE STORM...AND MONITOR FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS. ANOTHER HOT AFTERNOON IS ALSO EXPECTED...WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING THE LOW TO MID 90S. VERY HUMID CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES. THOSE PERFORMING OUTDOOR WORK OR ACTIVITIES SHOULD TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS INSIDE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. KULA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1241 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 2005 ALZ005-161830- LIMESTONE- 1241 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR LIMESTONE COUNTY UNTIL 130 PM... AT 1237 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES EAST OF ROGERSVILLE...OR 12 MILES WEST OF ATHENS...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 30 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... MT ROZELL. COXEY. CAIRO. RIPLEY. CARTWRIGHT. ATHENS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. KULA
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
109 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1258 PM HAIL CAIRO 34.87N 87.14W
08/16/2005 0.25 INCH LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
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PNGSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 118 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 2005 ALZ009-161845- JACKSON- 118 PM CDT TUE AUG 16 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY UNTIL 145 PM... AT 113 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR STEVENSON...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BRIDGEPORT...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. WINDS UP TO 30 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... STEVENSON. FABIUS. FLAT ROCK. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. KULA
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A couple of trees were blown down along with a school zone sign near the Whitesburg Middle School.
A few trees and power lines were blown down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, August 2005
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5469770, 5469771.