1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
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 Jan 13, 9:50 AM CST, 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 950 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005 .DISCUSSION... WELL...SVR LINE OF STORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE EWD...WITH A LOW ECHO EVENT WITH HIGH SHEAR AND LOW INSTABILITY EVENT ONGOING. SEVERAL REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THE MAIN LINE JUST WEST OF THE OFFICE. LOTS OF LOW HANGING STRATA-FRACTUS AND SCUD UNDERNEATH LINE AS WE SPEAK JUST TO THE WEST OF THE OFFICE AT UAH CAMPUS. WE HAVE SOME MAMMATUS CLOUDS TOO. WE HAVE NOW CANCELED THE SVR WATCH FOR LAUDERDALE...COLBERT...FRANKLIN AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES AS THE LINE HAS PUSHED THRU. RAIN WILL CONTINUE BEHIND THE LINE...WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE MID 50S AT MSL AND INTO WRN TN. CLASSIC BOOKEND VORTICE IN NERN LINCOLN COUNTY TN...AND A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR LINCOLN AND MOORE COUNTY TIL 1030. THE REST OF THE LINE HAS A MDT THREAT OF GUSTNADOES ALONG THE LEADING EDGE. IN FACT THE CLOUDS TOPS ARE LESS THAN 25K. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN...AND A DRASTIC DROP IN TEMPERATURES. UPDATE OUT SOON...TO DROP TEMPS IN THE WEST AND RECONFIGURING THE SPC WATCH. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... .AL...SVR TSTM WATCH TIL 1 PM FOR LIMESTONE...MORGAN....MARSHAL...CULLMAN...MADISON...JACKSON...DEKALB AND LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN AL UNTIL 4 PM CST TODAY. .TN...SVR TSTM WATCH TIL 1 PM AND LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LINCOLN...MOORE...AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 4 PM CST TODAY. && JDG/SS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 943 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-131900- COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE- LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN- 943 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST ALABAMA BY NOON. AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BE A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL. THE LINE OF STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES...WHICH MAY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BEGIN TO END BETWEEN 4 PM AND 5 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...(FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)... THE PROBABILITY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. THE MUCH WARMER WARMER WEATHER RECENTLY EXPERIENCED WILL END...AS COLD HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN PLAINS BUILDS EASTWARD. TEMPERATURES INTO THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK WILL REMAIN CLOSER TO MID JANUARY LEVELS...WITH NO RAIN EXPECTED. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE REQUESTED FROM THE LATE MORNING HOURS THROUGH TONIGHT. SS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
759 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0743 AM TSTM WND DMG CHEROKEE 34.76N 87.97W
01/13/2005 COLBERT AL TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN THE SOUTHWEST
PORTION OF CHEROKEE ON BUDDY DURHAM ROAD.
&&
KWEBERSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 823 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005 ALZ004-005-007-016-131515- CULLMAN-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MORGAN- 823 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH... A SQUALL LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST AT 45 MPH ACROSS THE ALERT AREA. THESE STORMS WILL BEGIN WITH A SUDDEN WIND GUST OF 30 TO 40 MPH...FOLLOWED BY HEAVY RAINS REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF INCREASING IN INTENSITY...SO STAY TUNED FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS. TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE...IT WOULD BE WISE TO STAY INDOORS AND BE READY TO TAKE SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR LOCAL MEDIA...FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE. KULA
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
833 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0810 AM TSTM WND DMG PHIL CAMPBELL 34.35N 87.71W
01/13/2005 FRANKLIN AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
A FEW POWERLINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON HIGHWAY 81 IN PHIL
CAMPBELL.
&&
KWEBERSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 856 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005 ALZ006-TNZ096-131600- LINCOLN-MADISON- 856 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH... AT 856 AM CST...A SQUALL LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS INDICATED ON DOPPLER RADAR. IT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AT 45 MPH...ENTERING LINCOLN COUNTY AROUND 9 AM...AND MADISON COUNTY BY 915 AM. THE SQUALL LINE WILL CONTAIN WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...FOLLOWED BY VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED...AS THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF INCREASING IN INTENSITY. REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND BE READY TO SEEK SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR LOCAL MEDIA...FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE. JE
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
929 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0820 AM TSTM WND DMG ROGERSVILLE 34.83N 87.28W
01/13/2005 LAUDERDALE AL UTILITY COMPANY
A FEW POWER LINES DOWN IN ROGERSVILLE, AFFECTING 60 TO 70
CUSTOMERS.
0845 AM TSTM WND DMG HATTON 34.56N 87.41W
01/13/2005 LAWRENCE AL PUBLIC
A ROOF WAS RIPPED OFF ONE HOUSE IN HATTON AREA. ALSO
OTHER HOMES REPORTED SHINGLES BEING BLOWN OFF. THIS
DAMAGE OCCURRED NEAR COUNTY ROADS 161 AND 160.
0845 AM TSTM WND DMG HATTON 34.56N 87.41W
01/13/2005 LAWRENCE AL PUBLIC
A FEW TREES DOWN IN THE HATTON AREA.
&&
KWEBERSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 937 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005 ALZ001>004-131630- COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE- 937 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR LAUDERDALE...COLBERT...LAWRENCE AND FRANKLIN TENNESSEE HAS BEEN CANCELED... AT 930 AM...A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM FAYETTEVILLE TO PRICEVILLE AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. NORTHWEST ALABAMA CAN EXPECT MORE RAIN FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING BUT NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. AS A RESULT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR NORTHWEST ALABAMA HAS BEEN CANCELED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR LOCAL MEDIA...FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE. SS
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 48 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:02 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A roof of a building was heavily damaged due to thunderstorm winds.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, January 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: 5439265.