Numerous thunderstorms erupted during the afternoon hours along and near a stationary front draped west to east across the central Tennessee Valley. Some of the storms became strong to severe producing isolated wind damage, large hail and heavy rainfall.
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The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.
Numerous thunderstorms erupted during the afternoon hours along and near a stationary front draped west to east across the central Tennessee Valley. Some of the storms became strong to severe producing isolated wind damage, large hail and heavy rainfall.
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 25, 11:23 AM CST, 49 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1223 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010 .UPDATE...FOR 18Z AVIATION. && .AVIATION...A SFC BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN DRAPED ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA THROUGH THE PERIOD. THIS WILL BRING SCATTERED SHRA/TSRA ACTIVITY TO THE REGION...AND BRIEF/OCNL MVFR CONDITIONS TO THE TERMINALS THROUGH LATE AFTN. PATCHY MVFR FOG IS ALSO POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT/EARLY SAT. OTRW...VFR CIGS/VSBYS SHOULD REMAIN THE PREVAILING CONDITION THROUGH MIDDAY SAT. && .DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1022 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010/ DISCUSSION...LATEST SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS A VERY ILL DEFINED/WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN ACROSS THE SERN US. IF ONE LOOKS HARD ENOUGH...A WIND SHIFT AND WEAK PRESSURE TROUGH CAN BE NOTED ACROSS NRN AL/MS. DWPTS WERE POOLED ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF THE I-40 CORRIDOR WITH READINGS IN THE MID 70S AT 1500 UTC. AT THE SAME TIME...TEMPS WERE RUNNING IN THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90 PRODUCING HEAT INDICES AROUND 100. REGIONAL RADAR LOOPS SHOWS ISOLD SHRA/TSRA ONGOING THIS MRNG...BUT ACTIVITY WAS UNORGANIZED TO SAY THE LEAST. AS TEMPS WARM INTO THE MID 90S OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...EXPECT MLCAPE VALUES TO REACH AOB 2 KJ/KG. THIS...COUPLED WITH WEAK MASS CONVERGENCE IN THE VCNTY OF LOW LEVEL BOUNDARY...SHOULD LEAD TO SCT AFTN/EVENING CONVECTION. PWATS NEAR 2 INCHES SHOULD LEAD TO SOME EFFICIENT RAIN PRODUCERS AS WELL. MICROBURST CONDITIONS APPEAR MARGINAL AT BEST...BUT AN ISOLATED/WDLY SCT OCCURRENCE OF DAMAGING WINDS IS CERTAINLY POSSIBLE. WITH THE MORNING UPDATE...AM LEANING TOWARD INCREASING POPS SLIGHTLY. MAY ALSO NEED TO TWEAK TEMPS A TAD BASED ON CURRENT CONDITIONS/TRENDS. HOWEVER...CURRENT FCST NOT TO FAR OFF THE MARK OVERALL. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 610 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010/ SATURDAY/SUNDAY...NOT SURE EXACTLY WHERE THE CDFNT WILL BE...BUT PROBABLY WILL GO BACK NORTH AND CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A TRIGGER FOR MORE AFTN/EVENING SCT SHRA/TSRA. THUS WILL KEEP LOW POPS IN FOR THE WEEKEND. AGAIN DONT EXPECT WIDESPREAD SVR WX...JUST A CONTINUING CHANCE OF SCT STORMS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY RAIN. MONDAY/TUESDAY...WILL HAVE TWO PLAYERS IN THE WX PICTURE DURING THIS TIMEFRAME. THE FIRST WILL BE A FAIRLY STRONG CDFNT AND THE SECOND ONE WILL BE A TROPICAL SYSTEM OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. 1ST...THE CDFNT...MODELS HAVE A PRETTY GOOD HANDLE WITH THE TIMING...WHICH LOOKS TO BE MONDAY NIGHT/EARLY TUESDAY MRNG. BY TUESDAY AFTN THE CDFNT SHOULD BE OUT OF OUR CWA ALLOWING FOR COOLER/LESS HUMID AIR TO PUSH ACROSS THE AREA. 2ND...THE TROPICAL SYSTEM...ATTM THE TROPICAL WAVE HAS A GOOD CHC OF BECOMING A TROPICAL DEPRESSION WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS. NAM/ECMWF HAS THE TRACK HEADING FOR NRN MEXICO WHILE GFS LOOKS TO TAKE IT ACROSS FLORIDA. STAY TUNED. WEDNESDAY THRU FRIDAY...IF GFS TURNS OUT CORRECT...EXPECT HIGHS FROM 85 TO 90/LOWS MID 60S AND DRY WX WITH MUCH LESS HUMID CONDITIONS. ENJOY... AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS ARE XPCTED THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. ONLY EXCEPTION WILL BE SOME SCT SHRA/TSRA DEVELOPING LATER TODAY INVOF A LINGERING FRONTAL BOUNDARY. WILL HANDLE WITH A VCSH AND CB AFTER 15Z. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && AVIATION...15 DISCUSSION...15
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...RETRANSMITTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1058 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-260300- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 1058 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHED ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...COMBINED WITH A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS...WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. DUE TO THEIR SLOW MOVEMENT...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY WITH ANY STORMS TODAY. IN ADDITION...A FEW STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. HEAT INDICES WILL ALSO APPROACH 100 TO 105 DEGREE RANGE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. CAUTION IS ADVISED WHEN CONDUCTING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY AS A WEAK FRONT LINGERS ACROSS THE REGION. THE BETTER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ON MONDAY AS A STRONGER COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS REMAIN POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES ALSO REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. CAUTION IS STRONGLY ADVISED WHEN CONDUCTING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1120 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010
ALZ004-007-251700-
LAWRENCE-MORGAN-
1120 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN LAWRENCE AND WESTERN
MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL NOON CDT...
AT 1115 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SPEAKE...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MOULTON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND
HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
SPEAKE.
DANVILLE...NEEL.
MASSEY...HARTSELLE.
THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED.
&&
LAT...LON 3431 8733 3449 8733 3452 8693 3431 8691
3432 8711 3431 8711
TIME...MOT...LOC 1619Z 270DEG 12KT 3440 8722SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1226 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010
ALZ007-251800-
MORGAN-
1226 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MORGAN COUNTY UNTIL 100 PM CDT...
AT 1225 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM PRICEVILLE TO
HARTSELLE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND
HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
PRICEVILLE...HARTSELLE.
SOMERVILLE.
FLORETTE...VALHERMOSO SPRINGS.
THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED.
&&
LAT...LON 3438 8700 3459 8699 3458 8688 3456 8683
3455 8675 3457 8674 3456 8666 3455 8666
3456 8664 3436 8672
TIME...MOT...LOC 1726Z 282DEG 13KT 3448 8688SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1250 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010
ALZ001-005-251815-
LAUDERDALE-LIMESTONE-
1250 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN LAUDERDALE AND
NORTHWESTERN LIMESTONE COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM CDT...
AT 1250 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WHITEHEAD...OR JUST SOUTH OF
LEXINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY
DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
WHITEHEAD...ROGERSVILLE.
OLIVER.
ANDERSON.
GOOD SPRINGS...MT ROZELL.
THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED.
&&
LAT...LON 3501 8728 3501 8713 3485 8705 3478 8732
3481 8735 3481 8737 3480 8742 3497 8751
3502 8735
TIME...MOT...LOC 1750Z 250DEG 11KT 3490 8734
BCCSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
101 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010
ALZ007-016-251830-
CULLMAN-MORGAN-
101 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CULLMAN AND MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL
130 PM CDT...
AT 1255 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM FLORETTE TO FAIRVIEW...MOVING
EAST AT 15 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND
HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
FLORETTE.
BAILEYTON.
FAIRVIEW.
RYAN CROSSROADS...HULACO.
THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED.
&&
LAT...LON 3422 8681 3444 8679 3444 8658 3431 8658
3431 8656 3422 8656
TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 270DEG 12KT 3432 8675The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:12 UTC.
6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A large tree was knocked down onto County Road 747.
Multiple trees were knocked down onto the 500 Block of Law Street.
Several trees were snapped at a BBQ restaurant.
Quarter sized hail was reported.
Several trees were knocked down around the Phil Campbell area. Time estimated by radar.
Power lines were knocked down on the 7500 Block of Riverton Rose Trail.
Three quarter inch hail was reported.
Thunderstorm winds knocked blew over one side of a double-wide mobile home. Numerous trees in the area were also knocked down. A sign on NE College Road was blown over.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, June 2010
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: 242394, 242396, 242397, 242401, 242398, 242400, 242403, 242402.