Multiple bands of strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours ahead of an approaching upper level trough of low pressure. Many of the storms produce strong and damaging winds downing trees and power lines.
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The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.
Multiple bands of strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours ahead of an approaching upper level trough of low pressure. Many of the storms produce strong and damaging winds downing trees and power lines.
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 Jul 28, 1:47 PM CST, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 247 PM CDT FRI JUL 28 2006 .DISCUSSION... BUSY WEATHER UNDERWAY ACROSS THE TN VALLEY ALONG AND NEAR FAIRLY SIGNFICIANT DIFFERENTIAL HEATING BOUNDARY. SB CAPES JUMPED TO AROUND 4000 J/KG (LIS -6 TO -8) QUICKLY BY MIDDAY. 12Z SOUNDINGS AND VWPS SHOW FAIRLY BRISK (AT LEAST FOR LATE JULY) LOW TO MID LEVEL UNI-DIRECTIONAL FLOW. THIS PUMPED ENVIRONMENTAL PWATS ABOVE 1.5 INCHES THIS MORNING AS TROPICAL WARM CORE VORT MAX CRAWLS EAST THROUGH THE MID SOUTH. THIS SPELLS MUCH NEEDED HEAVY RAINFALL. WE HAVE HAD SOME MINOR STREET FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON AS SOIL NOT VERY POROUS GIVEN ONGOING DROUGHT. FORECAST WILL REVOLVE AROUND THIS WAVE WHICH ESSENTIALLY BECOMES ABSORBED BY THE NW FLOW WAVE DROPPING INTO THE LOWER MO VALLEY. ON THE VIS IMAGERY...THERE APPEARS TO BE A BREAK IN THE ACTION WITH SOME CLEARING ACROSS N MS INTO SW TN. THIS LOOKS TEMPORARY GIVEN ADDITIONAL DE-STABILIZATION NEXT FEW HOURS. MOISTURE TRANSPORT AND CONVERGENCE IS ALSO AIDING ADDITIONAL CONVECTION INTO SOUTHERN MO. WILL KEEP POPS FAIRLY HIGH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY N OF THE TN RIVER. AS THE MAIN VORT DROPS SE...8H-7H MOISTURE TRANSPORT VECTORS VEER TO THE WEST...REMAINING ANCHORED ACROSS TN AND N AL THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS AND CURRENT WEATHER UPSTREAM TO OUR W IN AR/MO SUPPORTS THE UNUSUALLY HIGH MODEL POPS AND QPF ON SATURDAY. ENSEMBLE GFS MOS HAS SUPPORTED THIS WETTER/COOLER TREND THE LAST COUPLE OF RUNS. THIS MAY BE OVERDONE WITH RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF LLJ SHIFTING E. WILL GO WITH HIGH CHANCE POPS SATURDAY. THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN FORECAST DEPICTS A BUILDING MID U.S. UPPER RIDGE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. TROPICAL AIRMASS APPEARS LOCKED IN...WITH DAILY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING CONVECTION POSSIBLE. CHANCES DECREASE AFTER MONDAY. WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TEMPS THROUGH NEXT WEEK...FOLLOWING GFS ENSEMBLE MOS NUMBERS FAIRLY CLOSELY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... HUNTSVILLE 71 85 72 92 / 40 50 30 30 SHOALS 73 85 73 94 / 60 50 30 30 CULLMAN 71 86 73 91 / 40 50 30 30 FAYETTEVILLE 71 85 71 92 / 60 50 30 30 ALBERTVILLE 70 84 74 90 / 40 50 30 30 FORT PAYNE 70 85 72 91 / 40 50 30 30 && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && KULA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1151 AM CDT FRI JUL 28 2006 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-290200- COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE- LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN- 1151 AM CDT FRI JUL 28 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING EAST THROUGH THE MID SOUTH WILL INTERACT WITH TROPICAL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY ACROSS THE REGION TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND GUSTY WINDS. THE THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH AFTER 7 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... FORMAL ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS UNLIKELY AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...A FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY REQUIRE A FEW STORM STORM REPORTS TO BE RELAYED. KULA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 249 PM CDT FRI JUL 28 2006 ALZ006-282015- MADISON- 249 PM CDT FRI JUL 28 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR MADISON COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM CDT... AT 245 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR MOORES MILL TO JUST EAST OF REDSTONE ARSENAL...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. STREET FLOODING AND FLOODING OF NORMAL FLOOD PRONE AREAS IS LIKELY WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... MAYSVILLE. OWENS CROSSROADS. HAMPTON COVE. GURLEY. CBD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 256 PM CDT FRI JUL 28 2006 ALZ007-016-282030- CULLMAN-MORGAN- 256 PM CDT FRI JUL 28 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CULLMAN AND MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM CDT... AT 255 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM VALHERMOSO SPRINGS TO JONES CHAPEL...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. STREET FLOODING AND FLOODING OF NORMAL FLOOD PRONE AREAS IS LIKELY WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... FLORETTE. BALDWIN. EVA. CULLMAN. BAILEYTON. FAIRVIEW. GOOD HOPE. CBD
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
301 PM CDT FRI JUL 28 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0233 PM TSTM WND GST 12 WSW HUNTSVILLE 34.66N 86.78W
07/28/2006 M60.00 MPH MADISON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
INSTANTANEOUS WIND GUST TO 75 MPH WITH AVERAGE WIND GUST
TO 60 MPH AT HUNTSVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INTERMODEL
GROUP
0239 PM TSTM WND DMG MADISON 34.70N 86.75W
07/28/2006 MADISON AL AMATEUR RADIO
TREE DOWN BLOCKING MILL ROAD NEAR MOSS CHAPEL ROAD.
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DLPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
312 PM CDT FRI JUL 28 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0305 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 W BOAZ 34.20N 86.24W
07/28/2006 MARSHALL AL PUBLIC
TREE AND SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 168
BETWEEN BOAZ AND DOUGLAS
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DLSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 313 PM CDT FRI JUL 28 2006 ALZ009-282100- JACKSON- 313 PM CDT FRI JUL 28 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR JACKSON COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM CDT... AT 310 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTH OF WOODVILLE...OR 13 MILES WEST OF SCOTTSBORO...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. WINDS UP TO 45 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. PONDING OF WATER AND LOCALIZED STREET FLOODING IS LIKELY IN THE ALERT AREA. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... TRENTON. LARKINSVILLE. SCOTTSBORO. HOLLYWOOD. FACKLER. PISGAH. THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. CBD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 324 PM CDT FRI JUL 28 2006 TNZ096-097-282115- FRANKLIN-LINCOLN- 324 PM CDT FRI JUL 28 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FRANKLIN AND EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM CDT... AT 320 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES WEST OF HUNTLAND...OR 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 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... ELORA. HUNTLAND. MAXWELL. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE STORM TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. CBD
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 29 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:48 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees were blown down along Highway 50 from west of Winchester into downtown Winchester.
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