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NWS Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 19, 1:04 PM CST, 4 hours 41 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 204 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2005 .DISCUSSION... WARM LATE SPRING DAY CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON WITH TEMPS IN THE MID/UPPER 80S AREAWIDE. DAYTIME HEATING HELPING TO BUBBLE UP SCATTERED SHRAS/TSRAS...ESPECIALLY JUST WEST AND NORTH OF THE FA... BUT VIS IMAGERY CONTINUES TO SHOW CLOUDS GAINING MORE VERTICAL DEPTH ACROSS THE AREA AND WILL SEE MORE RADAR ECHOES SHORTLY. SCATTERED SHRAS/TSRAS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS WITH SOME DECREASE IN COVERAGE WITH LOSS OF HEATING. FOCUS THEN FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WILL BE UPPER LOW CURRENTLY OVER WI THAT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AROUND NE U.S. UPPER LOW. AS THIS FEATURE OPENS UP AND APPROACHES THE TN VALLEY TOWARDS MORNING ALONG WITH ITS ASSOCIATED SFC TROF/FRONT EXPECT ENOUGH FORCING FOR MORE SHRA/TSRA DEVELOPMENT. HIGHEST POTENTIAL WILL BE LATE TONIGHT INTO THE MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY. TROF AXES WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA AROUND MIDDAY ON FRIDAY WITH RAIN CHANCES GRADUALLY ENDING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. WILL WORD FCST WITH PRECIP BECOMING MORE SCATTERED THROUGH THE DAY. IT APPEARS ANOTHER EXTENDED DRY PERIOD WILL BE ON THE WAY FOR THE WEEKEND AND THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH NORTHWEST UPPER FLOW DOMINATING. A REINFORCING S/WV/SFC TROF WILL SWING THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT BUT WITH LIMITED MOISTURE DO NOT EXPECT ANYTHING MORE THAN A BRIEF PERIOD OF BROKEN CLOUDS. THERE IS STILL SOME QUESTION AS TO HOW FAR WEST NE U.S. UPPER LOW RETROGRADES INTO THE OH VALLEY NEXT WEEK IF IT DOES SO AT ALL. ONLY IMPACT ON LOCAL WEATHER IF IT DOES PUSH THAT FAR WEST WILL BE PERHAPS A BIT MORE CLOUDS COVER BUT FOR NOW WILL GO WITH A MOSTLY SUNNY FCST FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. TEMPS SHOULD CONTINUE TO AVERAGE RIGHT AROUND NORMAL. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... HUNTSVILLE 65 81 60 82 / 50 60 10 0 SHOALS 65 82 60 82 / 50 60 10 0 CULLMAN 65 81 60 82 / 50 60 10 0 FAYETTEVILLE 64 80 60 81 / 50 60 10 0 FT PAYNE 64 78 60 81 / 50 60 10 0 && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && 09
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1230 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2005 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-200230- COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE- LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN- 1230 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...(THROUGH TONIGHT)... THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. A FEW STRONGER STORMS MAY CONTAIN BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY)... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP ON FRIDAY AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH. STRONGER STORMS CONTAINING GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY. AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM OR TWO IS POSSIBLE...BUT WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTIPATED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS UNLIKELY...BUT ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR FUTURE UPDATES FOR FRIDAY. 10
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 413 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2005 ALZ001-192200- LAUDERDALE- 413 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR LAUDERDALE COUNTY... AT 413 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WALNUT GROVE...OR 14 MILES WEST OF UNDERWOOD-PETERSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... THREET. CLOVERDALE. ZIP CITY. GREEN HILL. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE STORM TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. RSB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 606 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2005 ALZ016-192330- CULLMAN- 606 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CULLMAN COUNTY... AT 606 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GOOD HOPE...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CULLMAN...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... BALDWIN. GOOD HOPE. CULLMAN. PHELAN. HANCEVILLE. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE STORM TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. RSB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 630 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2005 ALZ016-200000- CULLMAN- 630 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CULLMAN COUNTY... AT 627 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CULLMAN...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... SOUTH VINEMONT. FAIRVIEW. BAILEYTON. WALTER. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE STORM TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. RSB
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:46 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A few trees and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
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