A weak stationary front draped roughly west to east across the central Tennessee Valley sparked thunderstorm development during the late afternoon and early evening hours. A few of the storms produced strong winds.
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A weak stationary front draped roughly west to east across the central Tennessee Valley sparked thunderstorm development during the late afternoon and early evening hours. A few of the storms produced strong winds.
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 Jun 30, 10:52 AM CST, 3 hours 38 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1152 AM CDT SAT JUN 30 2007 .SYNOPSIS... ANTICIPATING ANOTHER FAIRLY ACTIVE CONVECTIVE WX AFTERNOON (SWOMCD JUST ISSUED FOR POSSIBLE SVR WATCH)...SO ISSUING AFD A BIT EARLY. FEW MAJOR CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE OVERALL FORECAST. SYNOPTICS TRANSITION TO WEAK NW FLOW THIS WEEK...WITH A POSSIBLE COLD FRONT AGAIN SHOWING UP LATE THIS WEEK. .SHORT TERM... MESOSCALE FEATURES WILL DICTATE FINAL AFTERNOON PACKAGE FOR TONIGHT. VIS IMAGERY AND RADAR SHOWS INITIAL CU/TCU FIELD EXPLODING ACROSS N MS THROUGH MIDDLE AL IN CONVERGENCE ZONE AND THETA-E/CAPE RIDGE. MU CAPES IN THIS ZONE ARE OVER 3000 J/KG. 8H- 3H MEAN FLOW SHOULD BRING N MS ACTIVITY INTO THE SHOALS 18-20Z. OUTFLOW ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVITY IN WEST CENTRAL-CENTRAL AL WILL LIKELY MIGRATE DEVELOPMENT INTO TN VALLEY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. A RELATIVELY COOLER BUBBLE WHERE AIR IS MORE STABLE ACROSS NE AL AND EASTERN SOUTHERN MIDDLE TN SHOULD HOLD OFF DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS ALSO WHERE HEAVIER RAINFALL OCCURRED LAST EVENING AND OVERNIGHT STRATUS/FG DEVELOPED. MODIFIED 12Z SOUNDINGS INDICATE DECENT WET MICROBURST POTENTIAL ONCE AGAIN...HIGHEST THREAT S AND W WHERE HIGHER MUCAPE PRESENTS. .LONGER TERM... HAVE KEPT CHC POP IN THE SUNDAY (LOWERED FROM 40 TO 30 PCT)...PENDING FURTHER COORDINATION AND EVALUATION. I DO BELIEVE THERMODYNAMICS WILL BE LESS FAVORABLE OVER LOCAL AREA...WITH LOW LEVEL NORTH FLOW BEGINNING TO ADVECT MORE STABLE CP AIR IN FROM THE N. IN FACT...THE GFS FORECASTS DEW POINTS (RESULTING FROM ADVECTION AND MIXING) DOWN INTO THE 40S AND 50S MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS COULD RESULT IN RATHER HOT TEMPS (M-U90S)...BUT WILL STAY CONSERVATIVE FOR NOW OPTING FOR MORE CONSISTENCY. MCVS CONTINUE TO BE GENERATED BY THE NAM...ONE OF WHICH MIGRATES FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TROF ON TUESDAY. THE GFS IS PREFERRED LACKING THIS FEATURE...BUT DOES CARRY LARGER SCALE 5H TROF AXIS THROUGH TUE NIGHT INTO WED. IN EITHER CASE...AIRMASS SHOULD BE STABLE AT THIS POINT. WILL KEEP DRY FORECAST IN THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH ENLARGED DIURNAL RANGES OVER GUIDANCE. && && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... HUNTSVILLE 70 89 67 92 / 30 30 10 10 SHOALS 70 89 66 93 / 30 30 10 10 CULLMAN 69 89 67 91 / 30 30 10 10 FAYETTEVILLE 69 87 65 90 / 30 30 10 10 ALBERTVILLE 69 88 67 91 / 30 30 10 10 FORT PAYNE 69 88 66 91 / 30 30 10 10 && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && KULA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1200 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2007 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-310400- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 1200 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON... PERSISTING WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. MUCH LIKE PREVIOUS DAYS...SEVERAL STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED... WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS BEING GUSTY OR DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WORK WEEK...AND A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY DURING THIS TIME. HOWEVER...THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT BY MONDAY...AND SLIGHTLY DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. MR
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 230 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2007 ALZ007-016-302015- CULLMAN-MORGAN- 230 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHERN CULLMAN AND SOUTHERN MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM CDT... AT 228 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FALKVILLE...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF CULLMAN...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... EVA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. 10
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 104 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:31 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds blew down large trees at a residence causing damage to a mobile home.
Several trees were blown down on power lines causing power outages.
A tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds.
Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
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