Isolated pulse thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon hours and carried on into the early evening hours.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.
Isolated pulse thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon hours and carried on into the early evening hours.
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 2, 1:03 PM CST, 4 hours 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 203 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS...UPPER LEVEL RIDGING CONTINUES OVER THE SOUTHEAST TODAY WITH A FEW SHORTWAVES ENVELOPED IN THE WEAK FLOW ALOFT. THE POLAR WESTERLIES REMAIN OVER SOUTHERN QUEBEC AND ONTARIO BORDER WITH THE NORTHERN TIER STATES. FURTHER WEST...THE REX BLOCK CONTINUES OVER 130W STRETCHING FROM OFF THE CA COAST TO THE BRITISH COLUMBIAN COAST. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER WESTERN NE IS BRINGING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. CLOSER TO HOME...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING ALONG A WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING OVER AL/MS BORDER AND A THETA-E BOUNDARY LOCATED OVER N AL. THESE PULSE STORMS WILL BRING A MICROBURST...HAIL...AND HEAVY RAIN THREAT. && .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT)...HAVE KEPT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THE FIRST PORTIONS OF TONIGHT. EXPECT THESE STORMS TO RAPIDLY DISSIPATE SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. ON WEDNESDAY...THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER WESTERN NE WILL APPROACH SOUTHERN MO WHILE ANOTHER SHORTWAVE WILL EXTEND SOUTHWARD FROM THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THE LATTER SHORTWAVE WILL PUSH A COOL FRONT TOWARDS THE TN VALLEY. MEANWHILE...A POSSIBLE THETA-E BOUNDARY AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM PREVIOUS AFTERNOON CONVECTION MAY LEAD TO MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS GIVEN THE AMBIENT UNSTABLE AIR MASS AND DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE 90S. WIND SHEAR IS LACKING...BUT SBCAPES IN THE 1000-2000 J/KG RANGE AND DCAPES OF 900-1200 J/KG WILL LEAD TO YET ANOTHER THREAT OF STRONG STORMS WITH MICROBURST CAPABILITY. BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE COOL FRONT WILL LIKELY BE OVER N MS INTO W TN. THIS WILL TRIGGER MORE SHOWERS OVER NW AL INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF THURSDAY MORNING. A WEAKLY SHEARED ENVIRONMENT AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. WBZ HEIGHTS DROP TO NEAR 10KFT ALONG WITH SBCAPES IN THE 1500-3000 J/KG RANGE AND 0-3 KM MUCAPES OF 2000-3500 J/KG. WITH THE LARGE AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY AND THE LOWER WET BULB ZERO HEIGHTS...LARGE HAIL AND MICROBURST/DAMAGING WIND POTENTIAL EXISTS. FURTHERMORE...PWATS BTWN 1.5-1.8 INCH RANGE MAY LEAD TO HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT. WITH POSSIBLE TRAINING OF CELLS...THERE COULD BE AN ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING THREAT. THE SECONDARY AFOREMENTIONED SHORTWAVE FROM SOUTHERN MO WILL LIKELY MOVE ACROSS THE FRONT BY THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL LIKELY BRING EVEN MORE SHOWERS. .LONG TERM (FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)...LINGERING SHOWERS ON FRIDAY MORNING WITH THE EXITING SYSTEM WILL PRECEDE A MODERATE RIDGE SETUP OVER THE SOUTHEAST. CLOUD COVER WILL GRADUALLY EXIT FROM WEST TO EAST UNTIL THE AFTERNOON HOURS...LEADING TO LOWER DAYTIME HIGHS FOR FRIDAY IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S. THIS RIDGE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A NICE SATURDAY WITH SOMEWHAT DRIER DEWPOINTS GIVEN THE NW FLOW ALOFT AND AT THE SFC. BY SUNDAY...A MORE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP BRINGING THE MARITIME TROPICAL AIR MASS BACK OVER THE AREA WITH UPPER 80S/LOWER 90S AS DAYTIME HIGHS. HAVE INCLUDED LOW END POPS AT THIS POINT FOR MAINLY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MEANWHILE...AS A TROUGH RESIGNED OVER S ONTARIO/QUEBEC MOVES OFF TO THE NE...A LOBE OF ENERGY/SHORTWAVE WILL BE SENT SOUTHWARD TOWARDS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY. THOUGH FAR INTO THE FORECAST...THIS FEATURE WILL PUSH A COOL FRONT TOWARDS THE TN VALLEY BRINGING MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY TUESDAY. HAVE INTRODUCED/KEPT SLIGHT CHC POPS FOR THAT TIME PERIOD. OVERALL...FOR THE LONG TERM...SHOULD BE A WARMING TREND WITH AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... HUNTSVILLE 67 89 67 79 62 / 20 30 50 70 30 SHOALS 67 90 65 78 63 / 20 30 60 70 20 CULLMAN 68 88 67 80 62 / 20 30 40 70 40 FAYETTEVILLE 66 86 66 75 61 / 20 30 50 70 30 ALBERTVILLE 67 88 66 81 63 / 20 30 40 70 40 FORT PAYNE 64 87 65 81 63 / 20 30 40 70 40 && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && SL.77
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 750 AM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-030300- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 750 AM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PRODUCE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE MAIN HAZARD FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE POTENTIAL MICROBURSTS PRODUCING WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH. ALSO...SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... A COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN TO APPROACH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME STORMS MAY BE STRONG WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY...EXPECT MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY...HOWEVER THE BEST CHANCE WILL BE EAST OF INTERSTATE 65. BY FRIDAY NIGHT...THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... FORMAL ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...STORM SPOTTERS SHOULD PROMPTLY REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. KULA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 108 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ALZ001-002-021830- COLBERT-LAUDERDALE- 108 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHERN COLBERT AND CENTRAL LAUDERDALE COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM CDT... DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FLORENCE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM WAS PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEA SIZE HAIL...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND WINDS UP TO 40 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... SAINT FLORIAN...UNDERWOOD-PETERSVILLE. SEEK SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. KULA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 148 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ALZ006-TNZ096-021930- LINCOLN-MADISON- 148 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SOUTHERN LINCOLN AND NORTHERN MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM CDT... DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GLADSTONE...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF MERIDIANVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. WINDS UP TO 30 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... HAZEL GREEN. FISK. BELLEVIEW...LINCOLN. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE STORM TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. KULA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 202 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ALZ001-021945- LAUDERDALE- 202 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHEASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM CDT... DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 5 MILES NORTH OF ANDERSON...OR 17 MILES SOUTH OF LAWRENCEBURG...MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEAST. WINDS UP TO 30 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. RURAL AREAS ALONG THE LAWRENCE AND LAUDERDALE COUNTY LINE CAN EXPECT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH IN 30 MINUTES. THIS MAY RESULT IN BRIEF RUNOFF PROBLEMS AND PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS. KULA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 315 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ALZ005-022100- LIMESTONE- 315 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR LIMESTONE COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM CDT... AT 315 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX NEAR ELKMONT...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF ATHENS...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. PEOPLE IN NORTHEASTERN LIMESTONE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELKMONT...HOLLAND GIN AND ARDMORE...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES...TREE LIMBS...AND POWERLINES. SEEK SAFE SHELTER 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. JLL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 552 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ALZ016-022330- CULLMAN- 552 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CULLMAN COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM CDT... AT 551 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HANCEVILLE...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CULLMAN...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN CULLMAN COUNTY WAS LOCATED BETWEEN BLACK BOTTOM AND GARDEN CITY...AND WAS ALSO MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH BOTH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... PHELAN. WALTER. HOLLY POND...FAIRVIEW. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. JLL
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 107 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:15 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down two ten-year old trees at a residence. Pea-sized hail was also reported.
Nickel sized hail was reported. The hail storm lasted up to 4 minutes.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 163213, 163212.