7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 5, 9:00 AM CST, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1000 AM CDT FRI AUG 5 2005 .DISCUSSION... TN VALLEY REMAINING BETWEEN TWO LARGER SCALE FEATURES THIS MORNING...WITH A CLOSED MID/UPPER LOW HOLDING NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG THE GULF COAST AND A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS THE OHIO AND MID MS VALLEYS. RADIATION FOG CONTINUES LIFT PER LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND SATELLITE DATA...EXCEPTION PERHAPS BEING INVOF OF THE TN RIVER AND HWY 72 IN SOUTHEAST JACKSON COUNTY...WHERE IT MAY TAKE ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO BEFORE THE FOG FULLY DISSIPATES. OTHERWISE...SKIES REMAIN MTLY SUNNY WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE LOWER 80S AND DEWPTS IN THE LOWER 70S. BEST PCPN CHANCES THIS AFTN/EVNG WILL LIKELY REMAIN FOCUSED TO OUR NORTHWEST NEAR THE COLD FRONT...AS WELL AS JUST TO OUR SOUTH INVOF OF THE UPPER LOW. NONETHELESS...STILL EXPECT SOME ISOLATED TO LOW END SCATTERED DIURNAL CONVECTION GIVEN A MORE FAVORABLE THERMODYNAMIC PROFILE AND PERHAPS A BIT MORE CONVERGENCE AS THE WEAK FRONT INCHES CLOSER. SOUNDING DATA CONTINUES TO INDICATE THAT ANY STORMS THAT CAN FIRE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. OVERALL FORECAST HANDLING THIS QUITE WELL...ONLY UPDATE WILL BE TO REMOVE THE MORNING WORDING 10 && .PREV DISCUSSION... FORECAST FOR NEXT SEVERAL DAYS CONTINUES TO BE CHALLENGE...ESPECIALLY WITH REGARDS TO TRYING TO TIME WHEN THE BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIP WILL BE DURING THE NEXT FIVE DAYS. UPPER RIDGING WILL BREAK DOWN BY A FEW DMS DUE TO EFFECTS FROM S/WV PASSING NORTH OF AREA AND GULF COAST WEAK UPPER LOW. WITH OVERALL WEAKNESS IN UPPER RIDGING EXPECT A BETTER CHANCE FOR DIURNAL CONVECTION THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. WITHOUT A LOW LEVEL FOCUS MECHANISM EXPECT ACTIVITY TO DEVELOP IN A RANDOM NATURE AND THEN FEED/DEVELOP OFF SUBSEQUENT OUTFLOWS. SCATTERED SHRAS/TSRAS WILL THEN TAPER OFF AFTER SUNSET. EXPECT THIS GENERAL PATTERN TO CONTINUE INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. BEYOND THAT...INDICATIONS ARE THAT STRONGER UPPER RIDGING MAY TRY TO REESTABLISH ITSELF OVER THE AREA AND WILL TREND PRECIP CHANCES BACK DOWNWARDS BY WEEKS END. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TODAY...WHEN A FEW MORE MID 90S CAN BE EXPECTED...TEMPERATURES SHOULD AVERAGE PRETTY CLOSE TO THEIR SEASONAL NORMALS MAINLY DUE TO ADDED CLOUD COVER. 09 && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1240 PM CDT FRI AUG 5 2005 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-060230- COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE- LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN- 1240 PM CDT FRI AUG 5 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...(THROUGH TONIGHT)... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HORUS. AS USUAL FOR SUMMERTIME STORMS...MOST AREAS WILL NOT SEE ANY RAINFALL. HOWEVER...ANY STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)... THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. A FAIRLY TYPICAL SUMMERTIME PATTERN IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND INTO MUCH OF NEXT WEEK...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. 10
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:38 UTC.
7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees and power lines were blown down in the southern portions of the city, mainly between Florence Boulevard and Veterans Drive.
Several trees and power lines were blown down.
Several trees and power lines were blown down.
A downburst struck the Jackson County Park Campground. Several trees and power poles were blown down. A few of the trees fell onto occupied campers resulting in minor injuries to two individuals.
Quarter size hail was reported.
Nickel size hail was reported.
A downburst struck a small section of Tuscumbia. Several trees and power poles were blown down.
A few trees and power lines were blown down.
Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down due to both strong winds and lightning strikes.
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: 5469641, 5469642, 5469643, 5469685, 5469686, 5469687, 5469688, 5469689, 5469690.