A severe thunderstorm developed during the evening hours and produced isolated tree and power line damage in Lincoln County Tennessee.
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A severe thunderstorm developed during the evening hours and produced isolated tree and power line damage in Lincoln County Tennessee.
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 May 31, 1:53 PM CST, 3 hours 43 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 253 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008 ...CORRECTED PRELIM POINT TEMP/POP FIELDS... .DISCUSSION...WARM/HUMID CONDITIONS EXIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS AFTN WITH 19Z TEMPS IN THE MID/UPR 80S. AMPLE LOW LVL MOISTURE HAS RESULTED IN A WIDESPREAD BKN CU FIELD...BUT ENOUGH OF A CAP EXISTS TO LIMIT CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT AT THIS TIME. LATEST SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS A QUASI-STATIONARY BOUNDARY FROM THE TX/OK PANHANDLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST KANSAS...WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING EAST ACROSS CNTRL MO/IL TOWARD THE ERN GREAT LAKES. A DECAYING MCS IS CURRENTLY CROSSING THE OZARK REGION WITH REDEVELOPMENT ALREADY SEEN ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS FEATURE OVER SE KS/SW MO. .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)... FORECAST CHALLENGES CENTER AROUND PRECIP CHANCES AND THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG/SEVERE TSTMS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. TONIGHT...EXPECT MUCH OF THE AREA TO REMAIN DRY AS PRIMARY FORCING AND DEEPER MOISTURE REMAIN NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA /AT LEAST THROUGH THIS EVENING/. OVERNIGHT HOWEVER...THE COMBINATION OF CONVECTIVE DEBRIS/ENERGY DRIFTING SOUTHEAST FROM THE OZARKS MCS ALONG WITH THE PRESENCE OF A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS...COULD SUPPORT A FEW SHRA/TSTMS LATE TONIGHT. HAVE PLACED HIGHEST POPS OVERNIGHT ACROSS SRN TN/NE AL WHERE BETTER LOW LVL CONVG WILL EXIST. BETTER CHANCE FOR MORE ORGANIZED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST SUNDAY AS AFOREMENTIONED WEAK COLD FRONT MIGRATES SOUTH...COUPLED WITH SEVERAL UPR LVL WAVES ROTATING NW-SE ALONG THE FRONT. THERE IS SOME QUESTION AS TO HOW MUCH CONVECTIVE DEBRIS/CLOUDS WILL BE OVER THE AREA IN THE MORNING /THUS LIMITING SFC HEATING/. BUT... FEEL SUFFICIENT HEATING WILL OCCUR BY AFTERNOON TO SUPPORT SCT TO NMRS SHRA/TSTMS...ESPECIALLY GIVEN PRESENCE OF BAROCLINIC ZONE AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS /MLCAPE OF 1000-1500 J/KG/. RELATIVELY HIGH FRZG LVLS...WEAK SHEAR AND INCREASING PWAT VALUES (1.5-1.75) TRANSLATE TO MAINLY A HEAVY RAIN THREAT. HOWEVER...SHOULD ENOUGH SFC HEATING OCCUR TO MAXIMIZE INSTABILITY...THE THREAT FOR A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE TSTMS WILL EXIST...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE DIFFUSE FRONT OR ANY PRE-EXISTING OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM OVERNIGHT CONVECTION. PRIMARY THREAT WITH ANY SEVERE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. LOSS OF HEATING SHOULD DIMINISH SHRA/TSTMS SUNDAY EVENING BUT CANNOT RULE OUT SOME LINGERING ACTIVITY OVERNIGHT WITHIN MOIST/BAROCLINIC ZONE. WHAT IS LEFT OF LOW LVL FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO BE DRAPED NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST...FROM WRN TN TO CNTRL AL ON MONDAY. THIS WILL BE THE MAIN FOCUS FOR CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT ONCE AGAIN AS DAYTIME HEATING TAKES OVER. LOW LVL NORTHEAST WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD MUCH OF THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT...BUT THE DRIER/MORE STABLE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY ONLY IMPACT PORTIONS OF SRN TN AND EXTREME NE ALABAMA. .LONG TERM (TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)... INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL SEND ANY LINGERING BOUNDARY NORTHEAST AS A WARM FRONT TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN DRY/STABLE AND WARM CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. MAX TEMPS SHOULD REACH OR EXCEED 90F EACH DAY ACROSS MANY LOCATIONS. TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO NEXT WEEKEND...AN UPR LVL STORM COMING OUT OF THE ROCKIES WILL MOVE TOWARD THE UPR MIDWEST. AS THIS OCCURS...INCREASING S/SE FLOW WILL BRING GULF MOISTURE NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. LOW LVL CONVG AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT COULD SUPPORT THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS/ TSTMS LATE FRI INTO SATURDAY...BUT OF COURSE SPECIFICS/TIMING WILL CHANGE THROUGH THE WEEK. NADLER.83 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... HUNTSVILLE 69 85 66 86 / 20 60 20 30 SHOALS 69 86 65 86 / 20 60 20 30 CULLMAN 68 86 66 85 / 10 60 20 30 FAYETTEVILLE 67 84 65 86 / 20 60 20 20 ALBERTVILLE 70 87 67 87 / 10 60 20 30 FORT PAYNE 65 86 64 87 / 20 60 20 20 && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && DJN.83
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1245 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-010400- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 1245 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...THOUGH COVERAGE IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE TOWARD DAYBREAK TOMORROW MORNING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE NORTH. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP TONIGHT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND BRIEF WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS...WITH THE PRIMARY THREATS BEING DAMAGING WINDS... HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE FRONT WILL STALL OUT TO THE SOUTH OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY ON MONDAY...ALLOWING FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO REDEVELOP AS THE FRONT LIFTS NORTHWARD. A FEW STORMS COULD BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY. MP/DJN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 555 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008 TNZ076-096-312330- LINCOLN-MOORE- 555 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHERN LINCOLN AND MOORE COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT... AT 552 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SHELBYVILLE TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF PETERSBURG...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... CHESTNUT RIDGE. BELLEVILLE. PETERSBURG. BELLEVILE. LYNCHBURG. SEEK SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. KTW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 555 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008 TNZ076-096-312330- LINCOLN-MOORE- 555 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHERN LINCOLN AND MOORE COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT... AT 552 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SHELBYVILLE TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF PETERSBURG...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... CHESTNUT RIDGE. BELLEVILE. PETERSBURG. LYNCHBURG. SEEK SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. KTW
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:36 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds snapped a tree onto a power line at the intersection of Highway 129 and Gingerbread Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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