Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours and produced several reports of wind damage. This activity occurred as an upper level disturbance tracked east through the lower Mississippi Valley encountering a very moist and unstable airmass.
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Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours and produced several reports of wind damage. This activity occurred as an upper level disturbance tracked east through the lower Mississippi Valley encountering a very moist and unstable airmass.
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 9, 9:58 AM CST, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1058 AM CDT MON JUL 9 2007 .UPDATE...EARLY MORNING CONVECTION ACROSS SOUTHERN MARSHALL AND DE KALB COUNTIES HAS DIMINISHED. ESTIMATED LOCAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OCCURRED...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. REPORT FROM FYFFE /IN SOUTH CENTRAL DE KALB COUNTY/ OF 1.88 RAINFALL SINCE MIDNIGHT. VISIBLE SATL IMAGERY SHOWED A WEAK LOW LVL CONVG ZONE/BOUNDARY THAT PUSHED SOUTH THROUGH NE AL/NW GA...FEEDING THIS EARLIER CONVECTION. FROM THIS POINT FORWARD...WE TURN OUR ATTENTION TO THE SOUTH/WEST AS SEVERAL DEFINED UPR LVL IMPULSES AFFECT THE AREA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALREADY BECOMING WIDESPREAD ACROSS WEST-CENTRAL AL AND NRN/CNTRL MS IN ASSOCIATION WITH ONE SUCH IMPULSE/WAVE. IN A WEAK-SHEAR/VERY MOIST (PWAT VALUES AOA 2.00) ENVIRONMENT...THE GREATEST THREAT THROUGH THE DAY WILL BE HEAVY RAIN. HOWEVER... DEEPER CONVECTION WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ISOLATED STRONG YET BRIEF WIND GUSTS. WILL BE WATCHING NORTHWEST ALABAMA FOR DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS AS THIS AREA HAS SEEN THE MOST SUNSHINE THIS MORNING. UPDATED THE HWO TO ADDRESS MINOR URBAN AND LOWLAND FLOODING WITH THE HEAVY RAIN. IN ADDITION...THE HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK (HUNESFHUN) HAS BEEN UPDATED. CURRENT FORECAST IN OVERALL GOOD SHAPE. MAY BUMP POPS UP BUT WILL ONLY MAKE SOME MINOR TWEAKS TO THE GRIDS/WORDING. NADLER.83 && .PREV DISCUSSION /ISSUED AT 355 AM CDT/ (TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)... CONVECTION SHOULD DIMINISH THIS EVENING...WITH SOME PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT. WINDS SHOULD STAY UP ENOUGH TO KEEP IT FROM BECOMING A BIGGER PROBLEM. MORE OF THE SAME IS EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...AS PLENTIFUL LOWER LEVEL MOISTURE AND DAYTIME HEATING BRINGS ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND T-STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL HELP TO PUT A DENT IN EXTREME DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL NEAR THE REGION DURING THURSDAY...AND KEEP A CHANCE OF SHOWER ACTIVITY GOING. PER THE GFS...THE FRONT SHOULD BECOME STATIONARY THURS/FRIDAY WHICH WILL HELP WITH DROUGHT RELIEF. THE 08/1800Z DGEX WAS MORE AGGRESSIVE PUSHING THE FRONT FURTHER SOUTH INTO CENTRAL/SOUTHERN ALABAMA DURING FRIDAY. WILL GO WITH A MORE NORTHWARD GFS POSITION. THE FRONT SHOULD FINALLY PUSH SOUTH OF THIS REGION SOMETIME SATURDAY...WITH RAIN CHANCE DECREASING SOMEWHAT ON SUNDAY. HAVE TRENDED HIGH TEMPERATURES INTO THE MID 80S FOR THURSDAY TO SATURDAY WITH THE FRONT AND MORE CLOUDS LIKELY PERSISTING ACROSS THE AREA. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && RSB/DJN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1245 PM CDT MON JUL 9 2007 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-100400- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 1245 PM CDT MON JUL 9 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE CENTRAL TENNESSEE VALLEY THROUGH AT LEAST SUNSET THIS EVENING AS A MOIST AND UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTS WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHING FROM CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE PRIMARY THREAT...BUT SOME STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH RAINFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR... COULD POTENTIALLY CREATE MINOR STREET AND LOWLAND FLOODING... ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS WHERE POOR DRAINAGE MAY EXIST. FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY...HOWEVER LOCATIONS THAT HAVE RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL DURING THE PAST WEEK WILL BE MORE PRONE TO THE THREAT OF ISOLATED FLASH FLOOD CONDITIONS. LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...AREAS OF FOG WILL DEVELOP... REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 2 MILES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN VALLEYS...BODIES OF WATER AND WHERE SIGNIFICANT RAIN OCCURRED TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL WAVES MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS A MORE INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AFFECTS THE AREA. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY RAIN...THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS FORECAST TO PUSH SOUTH OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BRINGING A LESSER CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS. NADLER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 737 AM CDT MON JUL 9 2007 ALZ008-091330- MARSHALL- 737 AM CDT MON JUL 9 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST MARSHALL COUNTY UNTIL 830 AM CDT... AT 737 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN NEAR BOAZ...WHICH IS NEARLY STATIONARY. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... BOAZ. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR ACROSS THE SAME AREAS...WHICH HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED AN ESTIMATED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND 1 INCH...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...IN THE NEXT HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. THIS MAY RESULT IN RUNOFF PROBLEMS AND PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS... AND LOW LYING AREAS. IN BOAZ...THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BARRACADED SEVERAL ROADS DUE TO WATER COVERING THE WATER...HOWEVER FLASH FLOODING IS NOT OCCURRING AT THE MOMENT. THESE ROADS ARE...BILLY DIRE ROAD...RODEN AVENUE AND NEWT PARKER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. NADLER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 825 AM CDT MON JUL 9 2007 ALZ008-091430- MARSHALL- 825 AM CDT MON JUL 9 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SOUTHEAST MARSHALL COUNTY UNTIL 930 AM CDT... AT 825 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A SMALL AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...BETWEEN MOUNTAIN VIEW AND BOAZ...DRIFTING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. * LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN INCLUDE... ALBERTVILLE. RABBIT TOWN. MOUNTAIN VIEW. HUSTLEVILLE. BOAZ. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE SAME AREAS...RESULTING IN MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING DUE TO SURFACE RUNOFF PROBLEMS. POOR DRAINAGE IN URBAN AREAS WILL ALSO CAUSE MINOR STREET FLOODING. ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED. EARLIER IN BOAZ...THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BARRACADED SEVERAL ROADS DUE TO RUNNING WATER...HOWEVER FLASH FLOODING IS NOT OCCURRING AT THE MOMENT. THESE ROADS WERE...BILLY DIRE ROAD...RODEN AVENUE AND NEWT PARKER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. NADLER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1251 PM CDT MON JUL 9 2007 TNZ097-091830- FRANKLIN- 1251 PM CDT MON JUL 9 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY UNTIL 130 PM CDT... AT 1245 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WINCHESTER...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... BELVIDERE. WINCHESTER. DECHERD. COWAN. SEWANEE. ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE THUNDERSTORM. THIS MAY RESULT IN BRIEF RUNOFF PROBLEMS AND PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. NADLER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1258 PM CDT MON JUL 9 2007 TNZ096-091845- LINCOLN- 1258 PM CDT MON JUL 9 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SOUTHWEST LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL 145 PM CDT... AT 1258 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FAYETTEVILLE. 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... COLDWATER. CARMARGO. ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FROM THIS STORM. THIS MAY RESULT IN BRIEF RUNOFF PROBLEMS AND PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. DJN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 107 PM CDT MON JUL 9 2007 TNZ096-091845- LINCOLN- 107 PM CDT MON JUL 9 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN EXPANDED FOR SOUTHWEST LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL 145 PM CDT... AT 107 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES WEST OF FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. WINDS UP TO 45 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... DELLROSE. BOONSHILL. HARMS. HOWELL. FAYETTEVILLE. ESIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHERS ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE THUNDERSTORM. THIS MAY RESULT IN BRIEF RUNOFF PROBLEMS AND PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. DJN
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 38 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:15 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds produced heavy damage in a half mile wide path. The winds stripped a roof off of a large barn and blew down numerous trees which fell on garages, cars and outbuildings. The winds also downed power and phone lines in the area.
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