6 thunderstorm wind, 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 Aug 5, 7:57 PM CST, 4 hours 13 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 857 PM CDT FRI AUG 5 2005 .UPDATE... FAIRLY ACTIVE AFTN/EVENING ACROSS THE TN VLY REGION AND INTO THE DEEP SOUTH. CLUSTER OF STRONG/SEVERE TSRA FIRED ACROSS NW AL THIS AFTN AND PRODUCED A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT DOWNBURST IN THE TUSCUMBIA AREA. POWER OUTAGES AND LARGE HAIL ALSO REPORTED IN SEVERAL OTHER LOCATIONS. TO THE SOUTH...WFO BMX HAS ALSO BEEN HIT HARD (LITERALLY) THIS EVENING AS THEY TOOK A DIRECT LIGHTNING STRIKE. FORTUNATELY...THEYRE BACK TO ALMOST 100%. CLOSER TO HOME...STILL MONITORING A FEW STRONG STORMS ACROSS SRN MID TN. THESE PARTICULAR CELLS DEVELOPED IN THE VCNTY OF TWO INTERSECTING OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM PREVIOUS CONVECTION. THE 01Z SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS A DECENT DWPT DISCONTINUITY/BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM THE SRN AR THROUGH THE NRN MS DELTA AND INTO SRN MID TN. THE REAL COLD FRONT (IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT THAT) IS STILL WELL TO THE NORTH HOWEVER. ALSO OF NOTE IS THE LARGE CYCLONIC MID LEVEL ROTATION AROUND THE UPPER LOW CENTERED ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH. THE RELATIVELY COOL MID LEVEL TEMPS (-8 TO -9C)...COUPLED WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND A VERY MOIST BLYR...HELPED TO THE STRONG/SEVER STORMS THIS AFTN. MAIN QUESTION WILL BE WHAT (IF ANY) TYPE OF POPS TO CARRY FOR THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. ALTHOUGH CONVECTION APPEARS TO BE ON THE WANE SINCE 00Z...WITH THE UPPER LOW IN THE VCNTY AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME WEAK BLYR MSTR CONVERGENCE NEAR THE AFOREMENTION DWPT DISCONTINUITY...FEEL AT LEAST ISOLD/SLIGHT CHC POPS ARE WARRANTED. WITH SOME PRECIP AROUND THIS AFTN (ESPECIALLY IN THE WEST)...AND BASED ON CONDITIONS THE PREVIOUS FEW MORNINGS...WILL PROBABLY UPDATE TO INCLUDE PATCHY FOG. MAY ALSO WIDEN MIN TEMP RANGE A BIT BASED ON RECENT MORNING SPREADS AS WELL. && .PREV DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 310 PM CDT FRI AUG 5 2005) DISCUSSION... FOR THE SHORT TERM...FORECAST MODEL OUTPUT WAS IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN FURTHER DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE FROM 500 MB TO THE SURFACE OVER THE GULF COAST...AND SLOWLY MOVING IT NORTHWARD ALONG THE CENTRAL MS/AL BORDER REGION THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS LOW GETTING CLOSER TO THE TENN VALLEY WILL ENHANCE CHANCES OF RAIN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. GUIDANCE WAS SUGGESTING POPS IN THE HIGH CHANCE TO LIKELY RANGE...BUT BEING CONVECTION...WILL MAINTAIN 30 POPS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGH MOISTURE AMOUNTS...WITH ATMOSPHERIC PRECIP WATER AMOUNTS FROM THE 1.8 TO 2.1 INCH RANGE MEANS SOME OF THE RAIN...ESPECIALLY THIS WEEKEND COULD BE LOCALLY HEAVY. THIS MAY PUT A DENT ON SHORT TERM DRY CONDITIONS MOST PLACES ARE EXPERIENCING. HIGH TEMPS TOMORROW... PENDING EXCESSIVE CLOUD COVER SHOULD NEAR 90F ONE MORE TIME...BEFORE COOLING TO THE MID/UPPER 80S FOR SUNDAY AND THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AS MOISTURE FROM THE TROPICS AND THE REMNANTS OF LOW PRESSURE SLOWLY DISSIPATE. HAVE SCALED BACK PRECIP PROBABILITY TO A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THU/FRI...AND WARMED HIGH TEMPS BACK TO THE LOWER 90S. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && 15/CBD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 930 PM CDT FRI AUG 5 2005 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-061000- COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE- LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN- 930 PM CDT FRI AUG 5 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...(THROUGH TONIGHT)... A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. MANY AREAS WILL REMAIN DRY...BUT ANY STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN. .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. JE/23
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1026 PM CDT FRI AUG 5 2005 TNZ096-060400- LINCOLN- 1026 PM CDT FRI AUG 5 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL 1100 PM CDT... AT 1022 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF LYNCHBURG...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. WINDS UP TO 30 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... BOONEVILLE. CHESTNUT RIDGE. BELLEVILE. PETERSBURG. SEEK SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. JE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1045 PM CDT FRI AUG 5 2005 TNZ096-060350- LINCOLN- 1045 PM CDT FRI AUG 5 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT CANCELLED... THE STORM OVER NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY HAS DECREASED IN INTENSITY. JE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1158 PM CDT FRI AUG 5 2005 ALZ010-060530- DE KALB- 1158 PM CDT FRI AUG 5 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR DEKALB COUNTY... AT 1153 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FORT PAYNE...MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH. WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... PINE RIDGE. LEBANON. RAINSVILLE. GUEST. FYFFE. LAKEVIEW. THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. JE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1224 AM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005 ALZ016-060600- CULLMAN- 1224 AM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CULLMAN COUNTY UNTIL 1 AM CDT... AT 1224 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTH OF ARAB...OR JUST NORTHEAST OF HOLLY POND...MOVING WEST AT 20 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...JOPPA...BAILEYTON...HOLLY POND...FAIRVIEW...AND PHELAN. THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 27
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:12 UTC.
6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A downburst struck a small section of Holly Pond. Several trees were knocked down and ten out buildings were damaged.
Two large trees were blown down at a residence in the Five Points section of Huntsville.
Several trees were blown down throughout the city.
Two trees were blown down.
A boat was blown into the side of a building at Performance Marine along Highway 72.
A tree blew down on to a house.
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: 5469691, 5469692, 5469693, 5469694, 5469695, 5469696.