46 hail, 7 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 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 Apr 7, 4:17 PM CST, 0 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 517 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 .RADAR UPDATE... THIS IS REGARDING STORMS IN NORTHEAST MS N OF TUPELO. TWO SUPERCELLS...POSSIBLY HP STORMS...ARE EXHIBITING STRONG ROTATION...AND INDICATIONS OF DEVELOPING STRONG FORWARD FLANK DOWNDRAFT WINDS. THESE CELLS ALSO HAVE LARGE HAIL CORES (REFER TO LSRMEG WITH BASEBALL HAIL REPORT). RISK OF BOTH TORNADOES...AND WIDESPREAD STRAIGHT-LINE DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY AS THIS CLUSTER OF SUPERCELLS PROGRESSES INTO NW AL BETWEEN 6-7 PM. ALSO...WE ARE MONITORING THE RISK OF FLASH FLOOD PRODUCING RAINFALL AS THESE STORMS MAY TEND TO TRAIN OVER SEVERAL HOURS. MORE ON THIS LATER. && KULA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 220 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-080100- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 220 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... TORNADO WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT FOR ALL OF NORTHERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...EXCEPT DEKALB...JACKSON AND MARSHALL COUNTIES. THE ATMOSPHERE SO FAR THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEEN CAPPED...PREVENTING THUNDERSTORMS FROM FORMING. CURRENT TRENDS INDICATE THAT THE CAP IS BEGINNING TO ERODE...AND WILL ALLOW THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TO BEGIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA BETWEEN 3 AND 4 PM...SPREADING EASTWARD INTO THE I-65 CORRIDOR AND HUNTSVILLE/DECATUR METRO AREA BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM. STORMS MAY NOT REACH PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA UNTIL AFTER 6 PM. THE GREATEST THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IS STILL EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM AND MIDNIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BECOME SUPERCELLS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY STRONG TORNADOES. OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...THESE SUPERCELL STORMS WILL EVENTUALLY CONSOLIDATE INTO A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THIS LINE WILL MAINTAIN THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. HOWEVER...CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SAME AREAS WILL BRING A THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER OUTLOOKS AND FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE REGARDING THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. AN AREA OF STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THROUGH AT LEAST MIDDAY SATURDAY. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE HEAVY RAIN...BUT SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. BCC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1124 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-072300- COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE- LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN- 1124 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... A POTENT STORM SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS...COMBINED WITH WARM UNSTABLE AIR AND VERY STRONG WINDS AND WIND SHEAR ALOFT... WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EVENT THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL INITIATE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING...EXPLOSIVE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ACROSS THIS AREA...GRADUALLY SPREADING NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. THE GREATEST THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND MIDNIGHT...HOWEVER ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EVEN AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BECOME SUPERCELLS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLE STRONG TORNADOES. OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...THESE SUPERCELL STORMS WILL EVENTUALLY CONSOLIDATE INTO A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THIS LINE WILL MAINTAIN THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. HOWEVER...CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SAME AREAS WILL BRING A THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. PEOPLE SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST WARNINGS OR STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. THUN/DJN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 256 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 ALZ001>005-TNZ076-096-097-072100- COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE- LINCOLN-MOORE- 256 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 ...SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL INCREASE BETWEEN NOW AND 5 PM... RAPID THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...WITH MOVEMENT INTO NORTHWEST ALABAMA BY 5 PM...AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE BY 6 OR 7 PM. THESE STORMS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS SERIOUSLY...AND BE READY TO TAKE APPROPRIATE SHELTER. THOSE IN MOBILE HOMES SHOULD BE READY TO VACATE THEM IF A WARNING IS ISSUED...OR STORMS ARE EXPECTED IN YOUR AREA. KULA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 358 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 ALZ001>005-TNZ076-096-097-072200- COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE- LINCOLN-MOORE- 358 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS EVENING... RAPID THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS TAKING PLACE ACROSS NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI...AND ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER...INCLUDING HAIL TO BASEBALL SIZE AND POSSIBLY STRONG TORNADOES. THE STORMS WILL AFFECT LAUDERDALE...COLBERT...AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES BETWEEN 5 AND 7 PM...AND AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN 6 AND 9 PM. RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS SERIOUSLY...AND BE READY TO TAKE APPROPRIATE SHELTER. THOSE IN MOBILE HOMES SHOULD BE READY TO VACATE THEM IF A WARNING IS ISSUED...OR STORMS ARE EXPECTED IN YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM. KULA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 445 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 ALZ001-072210- LAUDERDALE- 445 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY UNTIL 510 PM CDT... AT 440 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES EAST OF PINEFLAT...OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF IUKA...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... THREET. CLOVERDALE. ZIP CITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. CBD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 505 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 ALZ001>005-072300- COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE- 505 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 ...PREPARE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN NOW AND 7 PM... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST ALABAMA... INCLUDING FRANKLIN...COLBERT...AND LAUDERDALE COUNTIES OVER THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE A HIGH PROBABILITY OF LARGE HAIL...AND A THREAT FOR TORNADOES AND DAMAGING WINDS. THIS THREAT WILL SHIFT INTO LIMESTONE AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES BETWEEN 6 AND 7 PM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS SERIOUSLY...AND BE READY TO TAKE APPROPRIATE SHELTER. THOSE IN MOBILE HOMES SHOULD BE READY TO VACATE THEM IF A WARNING IS ISSUED...OR STORMS ARE EXPECTED IN YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM. ALZ006-007-016-TNZ076-096-097-072300- CULLMAN-FRANKLIN TN-LINCOLN-MADISON-MOORE-MORGAN- 505 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER 6 PM... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM MISSISSIPPI AND NORTHWEST ALABAMA BETWEEN 6 AND 9 PM. THESE STORMS WILL POSE A HIGH THREAT OF LARGE HAIL. TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY AND TAKE ANY SEVERE WEATHER WARNING SERIOUSLY. THOSE IN MOBILE HOMES SHOULD BE PREPARED TO LEAVE THEM FOR ADEQUATE SHELTER... PERHAPS NOW BEFORE STORMS POTENTIALLY STRIKE. KULA
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:16 UTC.
46 hail, 7 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Golf ball size hail was reported along the Mississippi and Alabama state line with some minor damage indicated to two cars.
Golf ball size hail was reported near the intersection of highway 157 and county road nine in Petersville. The hail produced moderate damage to three cars.
Golf ball size hail was reported.
Thunderstorm wind gust measured at Muscle Shoals Airport by ASOS equipment.
A trained spotter reported that several tree branches were snapped off and a flag pole was bent to the ground by thunderstorm winds.
A trained spotter reported hail to golf ball size occurring along interstate 65 at the Elkmont exit.
Golf ball size hail was reported by the public. The hail lightly damaged seven cars and a few homes.
Tennis ball size hail was reported at Old Railroad Bed Road in the Bobo community. Several cars and windows were damaged at a few homes in this area.
A roof was nearly completely blown off of a home near the intersection of Charley Patterson and Timberwind drive at Moores Mill, Alabama.
Quarter size hail was reported near the intersection of Elkwood Section Road and Butter-and-Egg Road near Elkwood, Alabama. The hail produced minor damage to several vehicles.
Golf ball size hail was reported near the intersection of Highway 231 and Elkwood Section road. The hail damaged several vehicles and windows and roofs of three homes.
Nickel size hail was reported.
Golf ball size hail was reported. The hail damaged several vehicles.
Heavy rain produced flash flooding with several inches of water over a few roads in Tuscumbia and Muscle Shoals.
Quarter size hail was reported.
Nickel size hail was reported.
Golf ball size hail was reported near Colbert Heights. The large hail damaged several vehicles and produced slight damage to the roofs of two homes.
Quarter size hail was reported.
Quarter size hail was reported.
Flash flooding was occurring with several inches of water over the road, washing old Lee road out in Tuscumbia.
Penny size hail was reported.
Quarter size hail was reported.
Quarter size hail was reported.
Flash flooding was occurring as several inches of water was over the road at the intersection of Jeff Road and Blake Bottom Road in Huntsville.
Flash flooding was occurring as several inches of water was over the road along highway 72.
Flash flooding was occurring as several inches of water was over the road along highway 72 heading west to the Madison and Limestone county line.
Thunderstorm winds damaged an outdoor shed with the roof partially blown off of the shed along with a few power lines blown down by the thunderstorm winds.
Quarter size hail was reported.
Golf ball size hail was reported. Several vehicles had minor to moderate hail damage.
Golf ball size hail was reported.
Nickel size hail was reported.
Golf ball size hail was reported near Highway 67 in Decatur.
Several inches of water was over the road at the intersection of Moores Mill and Patterson road in Huntsville.
Hail two inches in diameter produced damage to several vehicles and minor roof damage to three homes.
Golf ball size hail was reported.
Two inch diameter hail was recorded at the Huntsville International Airport ASOS site at the airport. Six vehicles were slightly damaged at the airport due to the large hail.
Several inches of water was over the road along Wall Triana road.
Quarter size hail was reported at the corner of Drake and Patton roads on the east side of Redstone Arsenal.
Golf ball size hail was reported. A few vehicles were slightly damaged by the large hail.
Golf ball size hail produced light to moderate damage to several cars and roof damage to a few homes.
Walnut size hail was reported.
Tennis ball size hail was reported and produced slight to moderate damage to around ten vehicles and five homes.
Quarter size hail was reported.
Golf ball size hail covered the ground to a depth of six inches at the intersection of Deaton road and Highway 36 at Lacey Springs in Morgan county. The golf ball size hail slightly to moderately damaged several vehicles and roofs in this vicinity.
Lightning struck a home and produced a fire that damaged several electrical items in the home.
Golf ball size hail was reported and produced some light to moderate damage to 15 vehicles in this vicinity.
Baseball size hail occurred in this vicinity and was measured at four to five inches deep. Extensive tree damage was also noted along with slight to moderate damage to several vehicles and seven residences.
Golf ball size hail occurred in this vicinity and produced slight to moderate damage to several vehicles.
Nickel size hail was reported.
Golf ball size hail was reported and produced slight to moderate damage to six vehicles and roofs of two homes as per emergency management.
Nickel size hail was reported.
Golf ball size hail was reported. The large hail produced slight to moderate damage to seven vehicles in this vicinity.
Quarter size hail was reported.
Quarter size hail was reported.
Golf ball size hail was reported at the intersection of U.S. highway 278 and Interstate 65 interchange. The hail produced slight to moderate damage to several vehicles and to roofs of five homes in this vicinity.
Golf ball size hail was reported. The hail produced slight to moderate damage to several vehicles and to the roof of three homes.
Golf ball size hail was reported. The hail produced slight to moderate damage to five cars and two homes.
Golf ball size hail was reported. The hail produced slight to moderate damage to a few vehicles and to the roof of one home in this vicinity.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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