Alabama, 2010Heavy Rain in Alabama, July 15, 2010
July 15, 2010 · NWS HUN · 1 event in 1 county or zone
An isolated thunderstorm produced very heavy rain in the Cherokee and Barton areas of Colbert County in northwest Alabama.
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- 0
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- None recorded
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An isolated thunderstorm produced very heavy rain in the Cherokee and Barton areas of Colbert County in northwest Alabama.
What forecasters said that day
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 Jul 15, 6:05 PM CST, 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 6:05 PM CST, 41 minutes before
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- When
- July 15, 6:46 PM CST to 7:46 PM CST
- Where
- Colbert County, 0.55 mi NW of Barton
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 34.736, -87.886
Two to two and a half inches of rainfall in one hour caused ditches along highway 72 in Cherokee to overflow and pond on the roadway.
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- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Excessive Heat in Nevada, July 15 to 19, 20106 deaths · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Heat in Arkansas, July 15 to 17, 20101 death · $281,000 · 52 kt wind · 10 events
- Heat in Texas, July 15, 20101 death · 1 event
- Drought in Mississippi, July 15 to 31, 2010$1.7 million · 5 events
- Drought in Arkansas, July 15 to 31, 2010$1.0 million · 2 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 15, 20104 injured · $110,000 · 54 kt wind · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 15, 2010$75,000 · 1 in hail · 32 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, July 15, 2010$145,000 · 2.75 in hail · 9 events
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, July 15 to 16, 2010$75,000 · 7 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Florida, July 15, 2010$65,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 15, 2010$53,000 · 55 kt wind · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 15, 2010$50,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events
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: 247725.