Strong afternoon heating produced unstable conditions for widely scattered shower and thunderstorm activity. Dry air aloft helped to produce an isolated severe microburst which produced wind damage near Paint Rock.
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Strong afternoon heating produced unstable conditions for widely scattered shower and thunderstorm activity. Dry air aloft helped to produce an isolated severe microburst which produced wind damage near Paint Rock.
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 Sep 7, 5:18 PM CST, 38 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 618 PM CDT MON SEP 7 2009 .UPDATE...FOR 00Z TAFS. && .AVIATION... CLUSTERS OF +TSRA HAVE DEVELOPED 20-60SM NE-ENE OF KHSV. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN JUST TO THE E OF KHSV VCNTY...BUT HAVE KEPT VCSH GOING THRU 01Z. A COUPLE OF SHRA 15-20SM WNW OF KMSL HAVE STRUGGLED TO DEVELOP INTO TSRA...SO WILL ALSO LEAVE OUT OF FCST. PATCHY FG IS ANTICIPATED OVERNIGHT IN THE VALLEYS...SPCLY KMSL BY 10Z. OTRW...XPCTG PREVAILING VFR CONDS AGAIN AFT 14Z. && .DISCUSSION.../ISSUED AT 315 PM CDT MON SEP 7 2009/... SHORT TERM...THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SYNOPTIC-SCALE WX PATTERN IS SOMEWHAT SIMILAR TO THE LAST FEW DAYS...BUT THE PRIMARY PLAYERS HAVE SHIFTED SLIGHTLY. THE PERSISTENT UPPER LOW IS OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES...RESULTING IN NW FLOW OVER THE CENTRAL TENN VALLEY. AFTN WATER VAPOR IMAGERY DOES NOT SUGGEST THE PRESENCE OF ANY SHORTWAVES...WHICH HAS KEPT AERIAL COVERAGE OF BOTH CLOUDS AND SHRA/TSRA FAIRLY MINIMAL THUS FAR. TEMPERATURES CONSEQUENTLY HAVE REACHED INTO THE UPPER 80S...COMPARED TO THE UPPER 70S AND LOWER 80S OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. THE UPPER LOW WILL REMAIN PARKED TO THE NORTH OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...BUT IT IS PROGGED TO ELONGATE TO AN E-W ORIENTATION. THIS WOULD LIKELY MINIMIZE THE NUMBER OF WAVES/DISTURBANCES IMPACTING THE AREA...RESULTING IN A MAINLY DIURNAL PCPN PATTERN THRU MID-WEEK. PVS FCST ALREADY HAD THIS WELL IN HAND...AND HAVE CONTINUED THE DIURNAL TREND. A WEAK SFC PATTERN IS ALSO PROGGED...SO WITHOUT ANY STRONG ADVECTION OR ORGANIZED CONVECTION...TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE CLOSE TO PERSISTENCE AND AT OR JUST ABOVE CLIMO. HAVE CONTINUED THIS TREND WITH THE FCST AS WELL...WHICH MATCHES WELL WITH A MOS BLEND. LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY... THE UPPER LOW OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES WILL GRADUALLY LIFT NEWD INTO THE NERN CONUS...WHILE ANOTHER STRONGER AND MORE EXPANSIVE LOW CUTS OFF OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST. THIS SECOND LOW MAY NEVER DIRECTLY IMPACT THE REGION SINCE IT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS THRU THE END OF THE PERIOD. HOWEVER...SHORTWAVES ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE MEAN TROUGH ARE EXPECTED TO INFLUENCE AREA WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND...AND MODEL AGREEMENT ON THIS SCENARIO IS ABOVE AVERAGE. THUS THE DIURNAL PRECIP PATTERN WILL GIVE WAY TO CHANCE POPS BY SUNDAY AND MONDAY...THOUGH TIMING AND INTENSITY FOR THAT TYPE OF PATTERN AT THAT TIME RANGE WILL BE PROBLEMATIC AT BEST. NEAR-CLIMO TEMPS SHOULD CONTINUE FOR THE END OF THE WEEK...BUT WILL COOL AGAIN BACK TO AROUND 80 FOR HIGHS...AND LOW/MID 60S FOR LOWS. GFSX MOS AND ENSEMBLE MEANS HANDLE THIS SCENARIO WELL. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && AVIATION...AK DISCUSSION...BCC
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1254 PM CDT MON SEP 7 2009 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-081100- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 1254 PM CDT MON SEP 7 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK AS AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN PERSISTS. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL BRING A BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. KNS/33
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 358 PM CDT MON SEP 7 2009 TNZ097-072145- FRANKLIN- 358 PM CDT MON SEP 7 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM CDT... AT 357 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR COWAN...OR 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WINCHESTER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 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... SHERWOOD. ANDERSON. 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
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 432 PM CDT MON SEP 7 2009 TNZ076-096-097-072215- FRANKLIN-LINCOLN-MOORE- 432 PM CDT MON SEP 7 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FRANKLIN...LINCOLN AND MOORE COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT... AT 430 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BOONEVILLE TO SHERWOOD...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES WEST OF LYNCHBURG TO 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WINCHESTER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 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... BOONEVILLE...LYNCHBURG. LOIS...WINCHESTER. MIMOSA...HARMONY. MARBLE HILL. MULBERRY. BELVIDERE. IF ON OR NEAR TIMS FORD LAKE...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 15 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW. DONT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM KDW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 511 PM CDT MON SEP 7 2009 ALZ009-TNZ097-072300- FRANKLIN-JACKSON- 511 PM CDT MON SEP 7 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FRANKLIN AND JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT... AT 507 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WINCHESTER TO 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRIDGEPORT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... MAXWELL...RUSSELL CAVE NATIONAL MONUMENT. BEANS CREEK...HUNTLAND. FRANCISCO...BRIDGEPORT. JERICHO...BASS. HYTOP...STEVENSON. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES...TREE LIMBS...AND POWERLINES. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. KDW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 525 PM CDT MON SEP 7 2009 ALZ009-TNZ097-072300- FRANKLIN-JACKSON- 525 PM CDT MON SEP 7 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FRANKLIN AND JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT... AT 524 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HUNTLAND TO BRIDGEPORT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... BEANS CREEK...ANDERSON. HUNTLAND. BRIDGEPORT. JERICHO...BASS. FRANCISCO. STEVENSON...HYTOP. 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. KDW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 635 PM CDT MON SEP 7 2009 ALZ006-009-080000- JACKSON-MADISON- 635 PM CDT MON SEP 7 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR JACKSON AND MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT... AT 634 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM BETWEEN MAYSVILLE AND GARTH...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOORES MILL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. DIME 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... GURLEY. GARTH. TRENTON...PAINT ROCK. THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. KDW
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 35 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:54 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A thunderstorms knocked down trees on highway 65 near Highway 72 in the Paint Rock Valley area, between the cities of Gurley and Paint Roack. Another tree was reported blown down in Garth on highway 65.
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