Thunderstorms developed in an unstable air mass ahead of an approaching cold front during the afternoon hours. Most of the activity occurred east of interstate 65.
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The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.
Thunderstorms developed in an unstable air mass ahead of an approaching cold front during the afternoon hours. Most of the activity occurred east of interstate 65. A miniature supercell produced a tornado near the Albertville Airport in Marshall County. Thunderstorm wind damage was also reported in Morgan and Cullman Counties. Southern and western portions of Marshall county also received two to three inches of rainfall in a short time leading to minor 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 28, 2:40 PM CST, 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 340 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009 .DISCUSSION... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ALL OF THE CWA UNTIL 8 PM... CDFNT EXTENDS FROM NW AL THRU OUR TN ZONES AND INTO ERN TN. AHEAD OF THE CDFNT WERE ISOLATED SHRA/TSRA. ATTM NO SVR WX HAS BEEN REPORTED TO OUR OFFICE. STILL NOT OUT OF THE WOODS FOR A FEW STORMS TO BECOME SVR DUE TO TEMPS IN THE MID/UPPER 90S AND VERY HIGH CAPES/LIS. IF WE GET ANY SVR STORMS...DAMAGING WINDS DUE TO WET MICRO BURST WILL BE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN. BEGINNING TO THINK ABOUT CANCELING SOME OF THE WATCH WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO...ESPECIALLY IN THE NWRN ZONES. STAY TUNED. MODELS ARE SHOWING THAT STABLE AIR WILL BEGIN TO FILTER ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN 8 PM AND 10 PM TONIGHT. SKIES ARE EXPECTED TO CLEAR OUT AFTER MIDNIGHT AS TEMPS DROP INTO THE MID 60S FOR MONDAY MRNGS LOWS. DID NOT GO AS LOW ON THE DEWPOINTS AS THE NAM FOR MONDAY AFTN ...INSTEAD WENT WITH THE GFS. FOR THE REST OF THE FCST...A CLOSED UPPER LOW WILL CAMP OUT OVER THE NERN US FROM MONDAY THRU SATURDAY AND FINALLY BEGINS TO MOVE NE ON SUNDAY. FOR THE PERIOD MONDAY THRU THURSDAY...OUR CWA WILL BE IN NW FLOW. ATTM GFS IS SHOWING DRY WX FOR THIS TIMEFRAME. I ALSO ADDED A FEW DEGREES TO TEMPS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE GROUND IS BECOMING MORE DRY AND LITTLE PCPN IS EXPECTED. ON FRIDAY AN UPPER WAVE MAY PROVIDE A CHC OF SHRA/TSRA. BUT BY NEXT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...GFS SHOWS IT DRY. THE ECMWF ON THE OTHER HAND WAS SHOWING A CHC OF PCPN FOR NEXT WEEKEND. AS MENTIONED ABOVE WILL GO WITH THE GFS. NOTE...TECH IS ON THE WAY TO FIX THE ARAB NWR WHICH IS NOW OFF THE AIR. WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... HUNTSVILLE 67 89 65 91 65 / 20 10 0 10 10 SHOALS 66 90 64 92 65 / 20 10 0 10 10 CULLMAN 67 90 65 92 66 / 20 10 0 10 10 FAYETTEVILLE 66 88 63 89 64 / 20 10 0 10 10 ALBERTVILLE 69 89 66 92 66 / 20 10 0 10 10 FORT PAYNE 68 88 62 89 64 / 20 10 0 10 10 && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && 007
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1245 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-290300- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 1245 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. DUE TO THE VERY WARM AND MOIST AIRMASS IN PLACE AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE. DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS...IN ADDITION TO HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE SEVERE THREAT WILL SHIFT SOUTH OF THE AREA AFTER 8 PM...WITH DRIER AND COOLER CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S AND VERY HUMID CONDITIONS...HEAT INDICES WILL BE AROUND 105 DEGREES ACROSS MOST OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. THOSE ENGAGING IN STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD USE CAUTION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. A SERIES OF WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL CREATE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS REQUESTED THIS AFTERNOON. SS/BCC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 243 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009 ALZ006-009-282015- JACKSON-MADISON- 243 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR NORTHWESTERN JACKSON AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM CDT... AT 243 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ELORA...OR 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF MOORES MILL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... FRANCISCO. LARKIN...ESTILLFORK. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 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. BCC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 313 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009 ALZ006-009-282045- JACKSON-MADISON- 313 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR WESTERN JACKSON AND EASTERN MADISON COUNTIES EXTENDED UNTIL 345 PM CDT... AT 313 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO TRACK A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PRINCETON...OR 13 MILES EAST OF MOORES MILL...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... PRINCETON. HOLLYTREE. TRENTON...GARTH. THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE. BCC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 337 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009 ALZ004-282100- LAWRENCE- 337 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR LAWRENCE COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM CDT... AT 337 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WREN...OR 6 MILES SOUTH OF MOULTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...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... WREN. THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 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. KDW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 344 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009 ALZ010-282115- DE KALB- 344 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR DEKALB COUNTY UNTIL 415 PM CDT... AT 344 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM NEAR MENTONE...OR 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT PAYNE...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... HAMMONDVILLE. MENTONE...VALLEY HEAD. THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 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. KDW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 357 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009 ALZ006-008-009-282130- JACKSON-MADISON-MARSHALL- 357 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR JACKSON...MADISON AND MARSHALL COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT... AT 354 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM PLEVNA IN NORTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTY...TO LARKINSVILLE IN WESTERN JACKSON COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE GENERALLY MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. PEA SIZE 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... NEW MARKET...GURLEY. GARTH...TRENTON. PAINT ROCK. LIM ROCK. WOODVILLE...GRANT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 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. KDW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 412 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009 ALZ007-008-282200- MARSHALL-MORGAN- 412 PM CDT SUN JUN 28 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR MARSHALL AND MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CDT... AT 412 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM THE LACEYS SPRING AREA TO NEAR ALBERTVILLE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. PEA SIZE 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... EDDY. UNION GROVE. ARAB. GUNTERSVILLE...MOUNTAIN VIEW. THESE THUNDERSTORMS 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 Birmingham radar (KBMX), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:16 UTC.
8 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong winds caused minor roof damage to a home in the Brushy Pond community. The top of an apple tree at this location was also snapped off.
Two large trees, approximately 5 feet in diameter, were blown down onto Bethany road in the Horton community.
Trees were blown down near the intersection of High Point Road and Oneonta Cutoff Road west of Albertville.
The Albertville AWOS reported a gust of 52 knots.
A brief tornado touched down 4 miles southwest of Albertville, just southwest of the Albertville airport. Damage was sporadic and generally light, with a few trees uprooted and weaker softwood trees snapped. Light damage was also noted to a barn roof along White Oak road. Some damage also occurred to mature corn crops on the farm.
Trees were blown down near the intersection of Apple Grove Road and Wheeler Drive.
Trees were blown down near the intersection of Rescue Road and Walters Road.
Trees were blown down near the intersection of Whitesville road and Niles road.
Power lines were reported down in the Needmore community.
Heavy rainfall caused water to cover a bridge at Slab Creek southwest of Albertville.
A house was struck by lightning in the Union Grove community. No additional details are known.
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