A weakening cold front pushed into a very moist and unstable air mass with dewpoints in the upper 60s and wet-bulb zero heights around 11,000 feet. The presence of marginally colder and drier air aloft produced large hail and damaging winds as the front moved through northern Alabama.
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The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.
A weakening cold front pushed into a very moist and unstable air mass with dewpoints in the upper 60s and wet-bulb zero heights around 11,000 feet. The presence of marginally colder and drier air aloft produced large hail and damaging winds as the front moved through northern Alabama. Some training of thunderstorms produced isolated flash flooding.
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 1, 12:27 PM CST, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 127 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 .DISCUSSION...A MOIST/VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS EXISTS ACROSS THE CENTRAL TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS AFTN. SEVERAL LOW LVL BOUNDARIES CAN BE SEEN ACROSS THE AREA INCLUDING A NORTH-TO-SOUTH ORIENTED OUTFLOW BNDRY THAT RESIDES JUST EAST OF I-65. THIS BOUNDARY IS A RESULT OF THIS MORNING/S CONVECTION THAT AFFECTED PORTIONS OF NE AL/SRN MIDDLE TN. A NICE THERMAL GRADIENT EXISTS ALONG THIS LINE...WITH TEMPS RANGING FROM THE UPR 70S EAST TO NEAR 90F WEST. FARTHER NORTH...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG A WEST-TO-EAST ORIENTED BOUNDARY THAT IS DRAPED ACROSS SOUTHERN TENNESSEE. SFC HEATING WITHIN AXIS OF LOW LVL CONFLUENCE AND INSTABILITY WILL GENERATE ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF THIS MAIN LINE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MLCAPE APPROACHING 2000 J/KG OVER NW ALABAMA WILL ALSO SUPPORT STRONG TO SEVERE TSTMS...ESPECIALLY AROUND ANY BNDRY INTERACTION. PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. HOWEVER...WITH PWAT VALUES AOA 1.75...HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED...WHERE UP TO 1 INCH OF RAIN COULD FALL IN LESS THAN 45 MINUTES. TONIGHT...EXPECT CONVECTION TO WANE THIS EVENING WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING AND WORKED-OVER AIRMASS. HOWEVER...LOW LVL FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL LINGER ACROSS THE AREA AND UPSTREAM ENERGY/H5 SPEED MAX COULD SUPPORT REDEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT. NOT CONVINCED A BROAD MCS/MCC WILL MAINTAIN ITSELF ACROSS THE AREA GIVEN LACK OF LLJ... BUT WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE ISOLD/SCT TSTMS BREAK OUT ONCE AGAIN TOWARD DAYBREAK. MONDAY AND TUESDAY...ANY ONGOING CONVECTION FROM LATE TONIGHT SHOULD GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OR MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA BY MID/LATE MRNG. LINGERING LOW LVL BOUNDARY(IES) WILL TRIGGER ADDITIONAL SCT TSTMS AS STRONG SFC HEATING OCCURS. MID LVL MCV/S WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA...ENHANCING UPWARD FORCING AND ORGANIZATION FOR CONVECTION THROUGH THE DAY. PERSISTENT BOUNDARY WILL EVENTUALLY BE FORCED BACK NORTH OF THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT AS DEEPENING SFC LOW KICKS ACROSS THE CNTRL PLAINS. INCREASING S/SW FLOW WILL ALSO SHOVE DEEPER MOISTURE NORTH OF THE AREA AS WELL. POP CHANCES WILL DECREASE MON NGT/TUE...WITH ONLY A LINGERING SLT CHANCE THREAT ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NE AL/SRN TN TUESDAY. .LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)... 12Z/GFS DATA HAS BEEN DELAYED SO HAVE MADE LITTLE CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED AT THIS TIME. EC/GFS CONTINUES TO SHOW THE STORM TRACK REMAINING NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS. LWR/MID 90S WILL NOT BE OUT OF THE QUESTION WED/THU AS UPR HIGH AMPLIFIES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES IN RESPONSE TO DIGGING TROUGH OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. COLD FRONT FROM THIS SYSTEM NEVER APPEARS TO MAKE IT THIS FAR SOUTH... SO PRECIP CHANCES REMAIN VERY LOW THROUGH THIS PERIOD. NADLER.83 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... HUNTSVILLE 69 88 68 92 / 30 30 10 20 SHOALS 68 88 67 93 / 30 40 10 10 CULLMAN 67 86 66 90 / 30 40 10 10 FAYETTEVILLE 67 85 65 90 / 40 30 10 20 ALBERTVILLE 69 88 68 91 / 30 30 10 20 FORT PAYNE 64 86 64 90 / 40 30 10 20 && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && DJN.83
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1212 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-020400- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 1212 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT... A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL INTERACT WITH A HIGHLY UNSTABLE AIR MASS TO PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...ESPECIALLY THROUGH EARLY EVENING...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ALL STORMS. THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS THE COLD FRONT SINKS SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... THE WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL LIFT BACK NORTHWARD ON MONDAY... CAUSING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO REDEVELOP... ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...BUT WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED FOR MONDAY AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BCC/JLL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 958 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 ALZ009-011530- JACKSON- 958 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR JACKSON COUNTY UNTIL 1030 AM CDT... AT 956 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES WEST OF BRIDGEPORT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... RUSSELL CAVE NATIONAL MONUMENT. BRIDGEPORT. LONG ISLAND. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. JLL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 244 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 ALZ008-012015- MARSHALL- 244 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR MARSHALL COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM CDT... AT 244 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ALBERTVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM ALONG WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... HIGH POINT. ALBERTVILLE. HUSTLEVILLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. JLL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 313 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 ALZ006-012100- MADISON- 313 PM CDT SUN JUN 1 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR MADISON COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM CDT... AT 313 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HARVEST...OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF MERIDIANVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... TONEY. GLADSTONE. MERIDIANVILLE. NORMAL. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. JLL
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
337 PM CDT SUN JUN 01 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0257 PM HAIL 4 SW GERALDINE 34.32N 86.07W
06/01/2008 E0.25 INCH DEKALB AL TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE BOAZ COMMUNITY
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KWEBERThe Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 44 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:43 UTC.
8 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Former NWS employee estimated wind gusts between 50 and 60 mph with a severe thunderstorm that pushed through the Hazel Green community. An outdoor bench, as well as other outdoor equipment was blown around the yard.
A severe thunderstorm produced penny size hail along highway 75 between Fyffe and Rainsville.
A severe thunderstorm produced nickel size hail near Waterloo.
A severe thunderstorm produced penny size hail along highway 431 between Albertville and Boaz.
A severe thunderstorm produced quarter size hail 7 miles southwest of Albertville.
A severe thunderstorm produced nickel size hail at the intersection of Sparkman Drive and North Memorial Parkway.
A severe thunderstorm produced penny size hail, which was reported to last 4 minutes by a CoCoRaHS observer.
A severe thunderstorm produced nickel size hail at the Five Points area in Huntsville.
A severe thunderstorm produced nickel size hail near Danville.
A severe thunderstorm produced 70 mph winds, which were reported at the intersection of Maysville and Bell Factory Road in northeast Huntsville. Multiple trees were blown down in this area.
A CoCoRaHS Observer reported rainfall of 1.88 inches in 30 minutes.
A severe thunderstorm downed a few trees and caused power outages in the Trenton community.
Several severe thunderstorms during the afternoon hours caused flash flooding along the Barry Springs Creek at the intersection of Maysville Road and Bell Factory Road in northeast Huntsville. Ten inches of water was reported over the road in this location.
Repeated rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall. This caused flash flooding in the following locations: the outer lanes of Jackson Highway, Wilson Dam Road between 6th Street and Avalon Road, and at the Taco Bell on Woodward Avenue.
A severe thunderstorm winds downed several trees and slightly damaged a church near the intersection of Hatton Road and highway 184.
A severe thunderstorm produced winds which downed a 60 foot tree onto a barn on county road 113 in front of the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant.
Severe thunderstorm winds downed a medium sized tree in Sylvania, blocking a road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, June 2008
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 107461, 107458, 107462, 107895, 107852, 107463, 107874, 107867, 107855, 107911, 107930, 107915, 107920, 107927, 107459, 107916, 107460.