Strong daytime heating and dry air aloft combined to produce an isolated severe thunderstorm 5 miles west of Arkadelphia.
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Strong daytime heating and dry air aloft combined to produce an isolated severe thunderstorm 5 miles west of Arkadelphia.
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 25, 5:25 PM CST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 625 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .UPDATE... UPDATED FOR 00Z TAFS. && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT BOTH SITES THIS EVENING. WILL KEEP AN EYE ON SCT TSRA UPSTREAM ACROSS MO/IL/KY TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH A FEW STORMS COULD MAKE INTO AL BY LATE EVENING...NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO MENTION IN 00Z TAFS. MVFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT KHSV BY 05Z /POSSIBLE IFR BTWN 08-12Z/ DUE TO REDUCED VIS FROM AREAS OF FOG. LESS OF A FOG THREAT AT MSL BUT FEEL BRIEF MVFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED BTWN 08-12Z. AFTER SUNRISE...VFR CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED AT BOTH SITES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. && .DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 317 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008/ SHORT TERM...THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ANOTHER DAY OF CONTRASTS ACROSS THE HUN CWFA. CLOUDS AND PRECIP FROM A REMNANT MCS RESULTED IN COOLER CONDITIONS ACROSS MID TN AND NRN GA. WINCHESTER TN EARLIER REPORTED 72F FOR A TEMP...WHILE AT THE SAME TIME...KMSL ENJOYING NEARLY FULL SUNSHINE REPORTED 96F. CONVECTION REMAINS RATHER ISLTD AT PRESENT THOUGH IT HAS PERSISTED ACROSS SOME OF THE SAME AREAS...NEAR THE I-65 CORRIDOR...AND OVER NERN PORTIONS OF THE CWFA. PROBLEMATIC NW FLOW PERSISTS ALOFT... WHILE WEST WINDS ARE QUICKLY ADVECTING RICHER SFC MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA. CONCERNS THRU THE SHORT TERM INVOLVE MESOSCALE FEATURES THAT WILL ENHANCE CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT. NWLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRESENT A CHALLENGE...THOUGH THERE IS INCREASING CONSENSUS THAT A WEAK BOUNDARY WILL MAKE A RUN AT THE AREA TOMORROW. IN THE MEANTIME... MOISTURE TRANSPORT MAXIMIZES JUST TO THE N OVERNIGHT SO MCS DEVELOPMENT MAY BE AN ISSUE...AND WILL KEEP AT LEAST CHANCE POPS IN THE FCST TONIGHT TO ALLOW FOR THIS POSSIBILITY. SATURDAY IS A LITTLE MURKIER SINCE MUCH OF THE FORCING WILL BE MESOSCALE IN NATURE...AND MOS POPS HAVE INCREASED INTO THE LIKELY CATEGORY. WILL INCREASE POPS AREAWIDE... THEN ALLOW FOR SOME LINGERING ACTIVITY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AS DIURNAL ENHANCEMENT AND ANY ADDITIONAL CONVERGENCE WILL DIMINISH. DIURNAL INFLUENCES WILL BE THE DRIVING FORCE SUNDAY...SO 20 POPS WILL SUFFICE. CLOUDS/PRECIP WILL LIMIT HEATING TOMORROW...BUT AGAIN MOS HAS SEEMINGLY UNDERESTIMATED MAX TEMPS LATELY...ESPECIALLY AT MSL. WILL CONTINUE WITH TEMPS A LITTLE ABOVE GUIDANCE ACCORDINGLY...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY WHEN HEATING SHOULD BE STRONGER. PERSISTENCE LOOKS GOOD FOR OVERNIGHT LOWS AND HAVE TRENDED COOLER THAN THE ETA MOS. LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... DESPITE ABOVE AVERAGE MODEL AGREEMENT THRU THE EXTENDED...OVERALL CONFIDENCE IS NOT PARTICULARLY HIGH DUE TO INCONSISTENCY IN THE SOLNS OFFERED BY THE MODELS. IN PRIOR DAYS...IT LOOKED LIKE NWLY FLOW WOULD PROVIDE A POTENTIALLY WET/UNSETTLED PATTERN FOR MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK. NOW...THE GFS AND 00Z ECMWF ARE DRY AND QUITE WARM UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF STRONG UPPER RIDGING. THE GEFS AND 12Z ECMWF ARE A LITTLE WETTER/COOLER INDICATING NWLY FLOW. EITHER SOLN IS EQUALLY PROBABLE...THOUGH THE NW FLOW OPTION SEEMS TO BE MORE IN LINE WITH WHAT HAS BEEN SEEN LATELY. ON TOP OF THAT...THE TREND HAS BEEN FOR SO-CALLED DIRTY RIDGES WHERE ISLTD-SCTD SHRA HAVE DEVELOPED DESPITE EXPECTED SUBSIDENCE. FOR THE TIME BEING HAVE TRENDED IN THE DRIER DIRECTION...BUT THIS IS NOT DONE WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE CONSIDERING A HIGH DEGREE OF SPREAD IN THE GFS ENSEMBLES. THIS ALSO WOULD RESULT IN A VERY WARM WEEK AHEAD. WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE CLIMO-AVERAGE LOWER 70S...HIGHS IN THE MID-UPPER 90S RESULT IN NEAR-ADVISORY CRITERIA HEAT INDICES. THIS WAS ALREADY FEATURED IN THE HWO...AND SEE NO REASON TO CHANGE THAT. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && AVIATION...AMP/DJN DISCUSSION...BCC
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 542 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-261000- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 542 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING... ESPECIALLY AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF I-65. ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT REMAINS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE DROPS SOUTH AND INTERACTS WITH A NEARLY STATIONARY LOW LEVEL BOUNDARY. THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH ANY STORMS WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... EXPECT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ONCE AGAIN SATURDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION AND INTERACTS WITH A NORTHWARD MOVING WARM FRONT. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST INTO NEXT WEEK AS A SERIES OF WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVE ACROSS THE AREA AND INTERACT WITH AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS. IN ADDITION...FORECAST HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY...WILL POTENTIALLY LEAD TO AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 105 SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. JLL/DJN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 324 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008 ALZ007-252100- MORGAN- 324 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR MORGAN COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM CDT... AT 324 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PRICEVILLE TO 7 MILES WEST OF MORGAN CITY...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... PRICEVILLE. SOMERVILLE. MORGAN CITY. HARTSELLE. 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 619 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008 ALZ003-252345- FRANKLIN- 619 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM CDT... AT 619 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PLEASANT SITE DRIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST. WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... PLEASANT SITE. HALLTOWN. DEMPSEY. 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. KTW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 717 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008 ALZ002-003-260045- COLBERT-FRANKLIN- 717 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL COLBERT AND NORTH CENTRAL FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM CDT... AT 717 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM PLEASANT TO NEAR CROOKED OAK...DRIFTING EAST NEAR 5 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... DEMPSEY. SRYGLEY CHURCH. BELGREEN. CROOKED OAK. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND 1 INCH 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. KTW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 802 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008 ALZ016-260145- CULLMAN- 802 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SOUTHWESTERN CULLMAN COUNTY UNTIL 845 PM CDT... AT 802 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF JASPER...MOVING EAST AT 23 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... WILBURN. ARKADELPHIA. 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. KTW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 828 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008 ALZ016-260200- CULLMAN- 828 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SOUTHWESTERN CULLMAN COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM CDT... AT 828 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM JUST SOUTH OF LEWIS SMITH LAKE...MOVING EAST AT 14 MPH. WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... LEWIS SMITH LAKE. WILBURN. BREMEN. ARKADELPHIA. 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. KTW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 828 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008 ALZ016-260200- CULLMAN- 828 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SOUTHWESTERN CULLMAN COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM CDT... AT 828 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM JUST SOUTH OF LEWIS SMITH LAKE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. HEAVY RAINFALL...PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... LEWIS SMITH LAKE. WILBURN. BREMEN. ARKADELPHIA. 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. KTW
The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:42 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.
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