Daytime heating and a moist unstable air mass ahead of an approaching cold front produced isolated afternoon strong to severe thunderstorms|across northern Alabama.
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The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.
Daytime heating and a moist unstable air mass ahead of an approaching cold front produced isolated afternoon strong to severe thunderstorms|across northern 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 Jun 9, 2:49 PM CST, 3 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 349 PM CDT MON JUN 9 2008 .SHORT TERM...THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... CENTRAL TENN VALLEY IS SEEING MORE SHRA/TSRA COVERAGE THAN WE HAVE IN SEVERAL DAYS...THOUGH AT THIS TIME THERE ARE STILL JUST A FEW CELLS COLLECTED IN FAR NERN AL NEAR THE AL-GA STATE LINE. WARM AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS PERSIST THIS AFTN WITH SEVERAL SITES REACHING 93-94 DEGREES...THOUGH DEWPTS HAVE DROPPED INTO THE 65-70 RANGE SO HEAT INDICES HAVE YET TO REACH 100F MOST PLACES. UPPER-AIR ANALYSES INDICATE THAT THE BERMUDA HIGH PLAGUING THE REGION HAS NOW MOVED JUST OFF THE CAROLINA COAST...AND THE LOCAL PATTERN IS DOMINATED BY SOUTHERLY FLOW. A WEAK DISTURBANCE CONTINUES TO SPIN OVER FL...AND ANOTHER WEAK DISTURBANCE IS ROUNDING THE WRN FLANK OF THE RIDGE ALONG THE MS-AL STATE LINE. NEXT 24-36 HRS WILL BE DOMINATED BY A FIRST ATTEMPT TO BREAK DOWN THAT RIDGE. THE TROUGH NOW IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL EJECT INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT TO NEAR THE NWRN TIP OF ALABAMA AND BREAKING DOWN THE ONCE-DOMINANT RIDGE. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR MORE SHRA/TSRA DEVELOPMENT...BUT THE BULK OF THE PVA AND FRONTAL EFFECTS WILL OCCUR WELL TO THE NORTH. MODEL QPF HAS TRENDED DRIER AND DRIER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS...PRESUMABLY PICKING UP ON THIS TREND...BUT FEEL THIS IS TOO DRY GIVEN THE ENVIRONMENT AND WILL CONTINUE WITH 20 POPS TONIGHT...AND 30 POPS TMRW. THIS WILL HELP BREAK THE WORST OF THE HEAT...WITH HIGHS STAYING IN THE UPPER 80S AT WORST. A FEW SHRA/TSRA MAY LINGER INTO TUESDAY EVENING...BUT THEY SHOULD DISSIPATE BY MIDNIGHT. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP TMRW AFTN STILL HAVE SOME POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...BUT ABUNDANT MOISTURE WITH PWATS EXCEEDING 1.75 INCHES AND SLOW STORM MOTION WILL MAKE FOR A GREATER HVY RAIN THREAT INSTEAD. THE FRONT WILL WASH OUT ACROSS THE AREA...DIMINISHING PCPN CHANCES AND NOT RESULTING IN ANY AIR MASS CHANGE /THOUGH IT WILL NOT BE AS HOT OR MUGGY THANKS TO THE RIDGE BREAKING DOWN/. .LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... WED/THURS TIME PERIOD STILL LOOKS TO BE DOMINATED BY LOW-AMPLITUDE RIDGING...LEADING TO MAINLY DIURNAL CONVECTION BOTH DAYS. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR ENHANCEMENT IF ANY ADDITIONAL WEAK DISTURBANCES ROUND THE WRN FLANK OF THE UPPER HIGH...BUT FOR NOW FEEL THE 20 POPS IN PLACE ARE APPROPRIATE. HIGHS SHOULD BE A LITTLE ON THE WARM SIDE OF SEASONAL AVGS BUT NOT OPPRESSIVELY HOT. MED-RANGE GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO LOOK INTERESTING FOR LATE IN THE WEEK AS AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW MOVES ALONG THE US/CAN BORDER...BREAKING DOWN THE RIDGE AND DRAGGING A COLD FRONT INTO THE REGION SATURDAY. THE WEAKER RIDGE SHOULD ALLOW FOR GREATER PCPN COVERAGE FRIDAY...AND THE APPROACHING FRONT SHOULD ENHANCE CONDITIONS FURTHER BY SATURDAY. WILL BE INTERESTING TO WATCH WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE FRONT...AS BOTH THE 12Z GFS AND ECMWF PUSH THE FRONT ENTIRELY THROUGH THE AREA... BRINGING DRIER THOUGH NOT ESPECIALLY COOLER AIR INTO THE CWFA. WITH THIS KIND OF RUN-TO-RUN CONTINUITY AND MDL AGREEMENT...WILL INCLUDE THIS IN THE FCST AND DRY THINGS OUT FOR SUN NIGHT/MON...BUT IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHETHER THIS IS INDEED CREDIBLE IN MID-JUNE. CLOUDS AND MOISTURE WILL COOL THINGS INTO THE MID/UPPER 80S FRI AND SAT...BUT POSTFRONTAL CONDITIONS WILL NOT BE MUCH IF AT ALL COOLER /ASSUMING THE FRONT DOES ACTUALLY MAKE IT THROUGH/. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... HUNTSVILLE 70 88 66 90 / 20 30 20 20 SHOALS 69 87 67 90 / 20 30 20 20 CULLMAN 69 88 68 88 / 20 30 20 20 FAYETTEVILLE 69 87 66 88 / 20 30 20 20 ALBERTVILLE 70 88 68 87 / 20 30 20 20 FORT PAYNE 67 89 66 87 / 20 30 20 20 && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && BCC
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 110 PM CDT MON JUN 9 2008 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-101000- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 110 PM CDT MON JUN 9 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT... THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY...AS A WEAK SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH. THESE STORMS MAY BRIEFLY PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. HOT CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE LOW TO MID 90S BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WITH A MOIST AIR MASS IN PLACE...HEAT INDICES MAY BRIEFLY APPROACH OR EXCEED 100 DEGREES. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM THE HEAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. A DECAYING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE. AN ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH GUSTY WINDS CANNOT BE RULED OUT. WEAK UPPER LEVEL SYSTEMS CROSSING THE REGION WILL RESULT IN THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND... INCREASING THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. JE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 316 PM CDT MON JUN 9 2008 ALZ010-092045- DE KALB- 316 PM CDT MON JUN 9 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR DEKALB COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM CDT... AT 314 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTH OF FORT PAYNE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... DOG TOWN. ADAMSBURG. COLLBRAN. FORT PAYNE. PINE RIDGE. THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. KDW
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 48 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:52 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe thunderstorm winds knocked down trees, damaged a fence, and tore shingles off the roof of the Sylvania High School.
A severe thunderstorm produced penny size hail at the Foodland store in Section.
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: 107954, 107953.