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 Apr 1, 2:33 PM CST, 44 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 233 PM CST FRI APR 1 2005 .DISCUSSION... EARLY AFTERNOON SFC ANALYSIS SHOWING SFC LOW NOW MOVING INTO EASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY WITH COLD FRONT TRAILING SSWD ALONG THE AL/MS STATE LINE. BROKEN LINE OF TSRAS HAS BEEN DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT BUT SO FAR HAVE ONLY HAD ONE OR TWO MARGINAL STORMS. MAINLY INSTABILITY AXIS STILL OUT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AL SO STILL TIME FOR THE LINE TO UNDERGO SOME INTENSIFICATION. MAIN THREAT STILL APPEARS TO BE MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE EASTWARD DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. AS GRADIENT INCREASE MAY SEE SOME GUSTY WINDS ACCOMPANY THE FRONT SIMILAR TO THE FROPA FROM SUNDAY. ALL SIGNIFICANT SHRA/TSRA ACTIVITY SHOULD BE MOVING INTO GA BY 6 PM. UPPER TROF WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSE OFF OVER THE LOWER OH VALLEY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND WILL KEEP THE CHANCE OF MAINLY LIGHT SHRAS IN THE FCST. DECENT COLD ADVECTION AND TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AS LOW DEEPENS OFF TO THE NORTHEAST WILL KEEP GUSTY NW WINDS OVER THE AREA OVERNIGHT. ON SATURDAY...UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SLOWLY EASTWARD BUT HUN FA WILL STILL BE UNDER ITS INFLUENCE. WHILE IT WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY...AND PEAKS OF SUN WILL RESULT IN NEW CU DEVELOPMENT. LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATE MAY EVEN BE SUFFICIENT ENOUGH FOR A FEW SHRAS AND WILL KEEP LOW POPS IN THE FCST. NOT ENTIRELY OUT OF THE QUESTION TO SEE A SNOW FLAKE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OVER FRANKLIN COUNTY TN DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY. PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN VERY TIGHT THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY AND MIDSHIFT TONIGHT WILL HAVE TO ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE DAY ON SATURDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 AND SOME GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 EXPECTED. THUS WITH TEMPS STRUGGLING TO 50 DEGREES WINDS WILL MAKE IT FEEL EVEN CHILLIER...AT LEAST BY EARLY APRIL STANDARDS. TROF AXIS WILL BE WELL EAST OF THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND INSTABILITY CU WILL DISSIPATE WITH MAINLY CLEAR SKIES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. GRADIENT WILL ALSO BEGIN TO RELAX WITH WINDS BEGINNING TO LIGHTEN. SUNDAY WILL BE THE NICER DAY...AT LEAST FOR REAL SPRING WEATHER LIKERS. ABUNDANT SUNSHINE AND TEMPS REBOUNDING BACK TO NEAR NORMAL. SFC HIGH WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA FOR MON AND TUE WITH RETURN SRLY FLOW KICKIGN IN HELPING TO BOOST TEMPS A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THE TIMING/POSITIONING AND STRENGTH OF NEXT WEATHER MAKE MID NEXT WEEK. WITH MED RANGE MODELS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME WILL KEEP EXTEND FCST AS IS HINTING AT BEST CHANCE FOR SHRAS/TSRAS ON WED. UPPER TROF MAY THEN CLOSE OFF SOMEWHERE OVER THE EASTERN U.S. FOR LATE NEXT WEEK BUT OVERALL CONFIDENCE IS LOW. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... HUNTSVILLE 44 52 37 68 / 50 30 10 0 SHOALS 43 54 37 69 / 50 30 10 0 CULLMAN 44 53 38 69 / 50 30 10 0 FAYETTEVILLE 45 50 37 67 / 50 30 10 0 FT PAYNE 45 51 37 66 / 60 30 10 0 && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && 09
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1147 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-020400- COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE- LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN- 1147 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.. .DAY ONE...(THROUGH TONIGHT)... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON...WITH A SURFACE FRONT BISECTING THE AREA. NORTH OF THE FRONT...LARGE HAIL UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER IS POSSIBLE. SOUTH OF THE FRONT...THE THREAT WILL BE FOR LARGE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT BUT THE THREAT APPEARS MINIMAL AT THIS TIME. THERE IS A THREAT FOR THE STORMS TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING... ESPECIALLY IN CULLMAN...MARSHALL AND DEKALB COUNTIES...WHERE SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS STILL EXIST FROM RECENT RAINFALL. THE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. ADDITIONAL LIGHT RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS A UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)... THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ON SATURDAY...WITH A FEW GUSTS APPROACHING 30 TO 35 MPH. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. PLEASE PASS ALONG ANY STORM REPORTS. FORMAL ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS HAS NOT YET BEEN REQUESTED...BUT IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. JE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 132 PM CST FRI APR 1 2005 ALZ003-012000- FRANKLIN AL- 132 PM CST FRI APR 1 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING FRANKLIN COUNTY ALABAMA... AT 130 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM EVERGREEN TO BELMONT MISSISSIPPI...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF WESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY THROUGH 2 PM. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF DIMES IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. SOME COMMUNITIES THAT WILL AFFECTED INCLUDE...RED BAY...VINA... HAMILTON...PLEASANT SITE...BELGREEN AND THE NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER NOW. THIS STORM COULD BECOME SEVERE AT ANY TIME. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR FUTURE STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE. RB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 138 PM CST FRI APR 1 2005 ALZ002-012000- COLBERT- 138 PM CST FRI APR 1 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IN COLBERT COUNTY ALABAMA... AT 136 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM ZIP CITY TO RED BAY...MOVING EAST AND NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF COLBERT COUNTY THROUGH 2 PM. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF DIMES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. SOME COMMUNITIES THAT WILL AFFECTED INCLUDE...CHEROKEE...MUSCLE SHOALS...TUSCUMBIA...SHEFFIELD...AND RED ROCK. THE NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER NOW. THIS STORM COULD BECOME SEVERE AT ANY TIME. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR FUTURE STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE. JE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 218 PM CST FRI APR 1 2005 ALZ003-004-012045- FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE- 218 PM CST FRI APR 1 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL FOR FRANKLIN AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES ALABAMA... AT 218 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM HAMILTON TO HODGES...AND NEAR PLEASANT RIDGE...MOVING EAST AND NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN FRANKLIN...AND MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTY THROUGH 245 PM CST. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF DIMES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. SOME COMMUNITIES THAT WILL AFFECTED INCLUDE...DUKETON...PHIL CAMPBELL...THARPTON...MOUNT HOPE...MOULTON...AND TOWN CREEK. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER NOW. THIS STORM COULD BECOME SEVERE AT ANY TIME. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR FUTURE STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE. RSB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 239 PM CST FRI APR 1 2005 ALZ001>003-012145- COLBERT AL-FRANKLIN AL-LAUDERDALE AL- THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 122 FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ALABAMA THIS CANCELS 3 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA COLBERT FRANKLIN AL LAUDERDALE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MUSCLE SHOALS... RUSSELLVILLE AND FLORENCE ALZ004>010-016-TNZ076-096>097-020000- CULLMAN AL-DEKALB AL-JACKSON AL-LAWRENCE AL- LIMESTONE AL-MADISON AL-MARSHALL AL-MORGAN AL- FRANKLIN TN-LINCOLN TN-MOORE TN- SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 122 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 6 PM CST FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA CULLMAN LIMESTONE MADISON MORGAN IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA DEKALB JACKSON MARSHALL IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA LAWRENCE IN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE FRANKLIN TN LINCOLN MOORE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...FAYETTEVILLE...HARTSELLE... FORT PAYNE...MOULTON...GUNTERSVILLE...ATHENS...LYNCHBURG... CULLMAN...SCOTTSBORO...HUNTSVILLE AND WINCHESTER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 305 PM CST FRI APR 1 2005 ALZ004>007-012130- LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- 305 PM CST FRI APR 1 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR A STRONG THUNDERSTORM AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AFFECTING LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE...MADISON...AND MORGAN COUNTIES... AT 305 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM RURAL SOUTH CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY...TO HILLSBORO TO ELKMONT...MOVING EAST AND NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF EASTERN AND NORTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY....MUCH OF LIMESTONE COUNTY...AND WESTERN MORGAN...AND NORTHWEST MADISON COUNTY THROUGH 330 PM CST. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...HAIL TO THE SIZE OF DIMES...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. PERSONS IN THE PATHS OF THESE SHOULD SEEK SHELTER NOW. THIS STORM COULD BECOME SEVERE AT ANY TIME. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR FUTURE STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE. RSB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 305 PM CST FRI APR 1 2005 ALZ004>007-012130- LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- 305 PM CST FRI APR 1 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AFFECTING LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE...MADISON...AND MORGAN COUNTIES... AT 305 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM RURAL SOUTH CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTY...TO HILLSBORO TO ELKMONT...MOVING EAST AND NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF EASTERN AND NORTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY....MUCH OF LIMESTONE COUNTY...AND WESTERN MORGAN...AND NORTHWEST MADISON COUNTY THROUGH 330 PM CST. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...HAIL TO THE SIZE OF DIMES...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. PERSONS IN THE PATHS OF THESE STORMS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER NOW. THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE AT ANY TIME. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR FUTURE STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE. RSB
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 49 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:15 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree and power pole were blown down by thunderstorm winds in Park City.
Estimated thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph was reported in Huntland.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5447181, 5447182.