An isolated severe thunderstorm produced strong winds and small hail over Marshall County in northeast Alabama.
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The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.
An isolated severe thunderstorm produced strong winds and small hail over Marshall County in northeast Alabama.
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 Aug 1, 2:20 PM CST, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 320 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2007 .DISCUSSION... MOSTLY DRY AND HUMID CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AGAIN TODAY. WITHIN THIS MOIST UNSTABLE AIRMASS...A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS/TSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED. MUCH LIKE THE PAST SEVERAL EVENINGS...ISOLATED DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. OVERNIGHT...HAZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS A SURFACE INVERSION DEVELOPS. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE DOMINATING WEATHER FEATURE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. PRIMARILY EASTERLY FLOW AROUND THE BASE OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE...AIDING IN ISOLATED SHOWER/TSTORM DEVELOPMENT EACH AFTERNOON ALONG ANY SURFACE CONVERGENCE BOUNDARIES. COVERAGE EACH DAY WILL REMAIN ISOLATED. WARM LOW TO MID LAYER TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW AFTERNOON HIGHS TO CLIMB INTO THE MID 90S IN SOME LOCATIONS. HEAT INDICES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 90S THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST...AND MOVE NORTHWARD THIS WEEKEND. ALTHOUGH LATEST MODEL RUNS FROM THIS MORNING HAVE DEVELOPED DISAGREEING SOLUTIONS. NAM KEEPS A WELL DEVELOPED LOW MOVING INTO LA AND TX...WHICH WOULD MEAN A PRIMARILY DRY WEEKEND LOCALLY. THE LONGER RANGE MODELS DEVELOP A WEAK SURFACE WAVE AND NORTH IT NORTHWARD INTO AL...WHICH MORE CLOSELY FOLLOWS PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS. WITH DIFFERING SOLUTIONS...KEPT SLIGHT CHANCE/CHANCE POPS IN OVER THE WEEKEND. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE PATTERN WILL RETURN FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WORK WEEK WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 90S. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... HUNTSVILLE 73 94 71 94 / 10 10 10 10 SHOALS 73 94 72 94 / 10 10 10 10 CULLMAN 73 93 72 93 / 10 10 10 10 FAYETTEVILLE 72 93 71 92 / 10 10 10 10 ALBERTVILLE 72 96 71 95 / 10 10 10 10 FORT PAYNE 70 95 69 94 / 10 10 10 10 && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && 14
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 339 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2007 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-021100- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 339 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT... ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE POTENTIAL FOR BRIEF WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ALONG WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL EXIST. PATCHY FOG ALONG WITH HAZY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES BELOW 2 MILES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND AS A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES NORTHWARD FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. STRONG OR SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. JE/DJN/PG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 313 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2007 ALZ010-012100- DE KALB- 313 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR DEKALB COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM CDT... AT 310 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HENAGAR...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT PAYNE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 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... VALLEY HEAD. HENAGAR. SYLVANIA. I-59 BETWEEN FORT PAYNE AND ROGERS. SEEK SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 313 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2007 ALZ010-012100- DE KALB- 313 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR DEKALB COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM CDT... AT 310 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HENAGAR...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT PAYNE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 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... VALLEY HEAD. HENAGAR. SYLVANIA. I-59 BETWEEN THE FORT PAYNE AND HENAGAR EXITS. SEEK SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 428 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2007 TNZ076-096-012200- LINCOLN-MOORE- 428 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHERN LINCOLN AND MOORE COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CDT... AT 423 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF LYNCHBURG. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. 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... LYNCHBURG. BOONEVILLE. CHESTNUT RIDGE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 436 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2007 ALZ009-TNZ097-012215- FRANKLIN-JACKSON- 436 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FRANKLIN AND JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT... AT 433 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF STEVENSON...OR 11 MILES WEST OF BRIDGEPORT...MOVING WEST AT 10 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... ANDERSON. BASS. JERICHO. HYTOP. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 510 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2007 ALZ008-009-012245- JACKSON-MARSHALL- 510 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR JACKSON AND MARSHALL COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT... AT 506 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES EAST OF GRANT...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SCOTTSBORO...MOVING WEST AT 5 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... LANGSTON. COLUMBUS CITY. GRANT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 522 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2007 ALZ009-012300- JACKSON- 522 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SOUTHWEST JACKSON COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM CDT... AT 521 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WOODVILLE...OR 11 MILES WEST OF SCOTTSBORO...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... LIM ROCK. WOODVILLE. TRENTON. PAINT ROCK. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PG
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:25 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds on Preston Island.
A tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds.
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