S. tracked across far northwest Alabama.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
One of several clusters of thunderstorms across the southeastern U.S. tracked across far northwest Alabama. One of the storms produced isolated damage in and near Rogersville in Lauderdale County.
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, 2:20 PM CST, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 320 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 .DISCUSSION... PRIMARY FORECAST CONCERNS FOR THE SHORT TERM INVOLVE CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN ASSOCIATION WITH A COLD FRONT AS IT SLIPS SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA. FOR THE LONG TERM...CONFIDENCE REMAINS MODERATE TO HIGH THAT THE FRONT WILL CLEAR THROUGH THE AREA...ALTHOUGH IT MAY LINGER CLOSE BY THROUGH ABOUT WEDNESDAY. LOWER HUMIDITY STILL LOOKS REASONABLE ESPECIALLY FOR OUR NORTHERN AREAS...ALTHOUGH SOME MODEL GUIDANCE IS DEPICTING A FAIRLY TIGHT DEWPOINT GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. GENERALLY WARM AND DRY WEATHER SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. SHORT TERM (THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY)... MOST OF THE SHORT TERM PORTION OF THE FORECAST WILL DEAL WITH THE EFFECTS OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT CURRENTLY LIES ALONG A LINE FROM NEAR LITTLE ROCK...TO BOWLING GREEN...TO LEXINGTON. A FAIRLY SOLID LINE OF CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPED INVOF THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE SCTD ACTIVITY HAS DEVELOPED IN THE UNSTABLE AIRMASS ACROSS OUR REGION. SHRA/TS ACTIVITY SHOULD CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS DAYTIME HEATING LEADS TO FURTHER DESTABILIZATION AHEAD OF THE FRONT. A WEAK UPR RIDGE AXIS MAY SUPPRESS DEVELOPMENT TO SOME EXTENT...BUT OTHER FACTORS WILL STILL ALLOW FOR SCTD TO NUMEROUS SHRA/TS. FCST AND EARLIER MODIFIED REGIONAL SOUNDINGS INDICATE A MDT TO HIGH POTENTIAL FOR MICROBURSTS...WITH WIND GUSTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 60 MPH IN STRONGER STORMS. WITH RELATIVELY LOW WET-BULB FRZ LEVELS...MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL ALSO LOOKS POSSIBLE. WILL BE MONITORING THIS ACTIVITY CLOSELY AS THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONTINUES. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY SHOULD BEGIN TO PUSH INTO OUR NORTHERN BORDER AREAS BY 12Z TONIGHT. THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING WILL OF COURSE LIMIT THE COVERAGE OF ANY SHRA/TS ACTIVITY OVERNIGHT...BUT WEAK CONVERGENCE ALONG THE BOUNDARY COUPLED WITH AN APPROACHING WAVE SHOULD ALLOW FOR ISOLD/SCT DEVELOPMENT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE DAY...WHILE IT BEGINS TO LOSE SOME UPPER SUPPORT. MOST SHRA/TS WILL BE CONFINED MAINLY ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT...BUT UPR FLOW WILL CARRY SOME PRECIP TO THE NE. WILL CARRY HIGHER POPS IN THE SE HALF OF OUR AREA FOR TUES TO ACCOUNT FOR THE FRONTAL LOCATION. WEAKENING ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW...HIGH PW VALUES OVER 2 INCHES...AND HIGH WET-BULB FRZ LEVELS SUGGEST A VERY HVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL WITH ANY CELLS. THE THREAT FOR MICROBURSTS MAY DECREASE HOWEVER. CHANCE POPS IN THE FCST FOR TUES NIGHT ARE MAINLY TO ACCOUNT FOR LINGERING ACTIVITY DURING THE EARLY EVENING. AS THE FRONT CONTINUES TO SAG SOUTH AND WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING...SHRA/TS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE. THE FRONT WILL REALLY BEGIN TO SLOW LATE TUES. SO...WILL LEAVE CHANCE POPS IN FAR SOUTHERN AREAS ON WED...WITH SLIGHT CHANCE POPS MAINLY IN CENTRAL AREAS TO ACCOUNT FOR SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE EXACT MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT. DEW POINT TEMPS MAY BE SLOW TO DECREASE BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH 60S STILL PROBABLY LIKELY ON WED. HOWEVER...THAT WILL BE AN IMPROVEMENT OVER THE 70S WE HAVE HAD LATELY. LONG TERM (THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)... DRIER AIR WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN TO FILTER INTO THE AREA ON THURSDAY...AS A STRONG SFC HIGH MOVES INTO THE GRT LAKES REGION. DIFFERENCES EXIST AMONG THE VARIOUS MODEL SOLUTIONS REGARDING HOW FAR SOUTH THE DRIER AIR REACHES...WITH SOME DEPICTIONS SHOWING A TIGHT GRADIENT ACROSS OUR AREA FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. NEVERTHELESS...THE AIRMASS WILL CERTAINLY BE DRIER AT LEAST ACROSS OUR NORTHERN AREAS AS THEY HAVE BEEN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKEWISE BE ABOUT 5 TO 10 DEGREES COOLER THAN OF LATE...WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS MOSTLY IN THE 80S ON THURSDAY. HOWEVER...AS THE SFC HIGH SHIFTS TO THE EAST COAST AND AN UPR RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD BACK OVERHEAD...WARMING IS EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND. AT THIS TIME...THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL SYSTEM ALEX ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NORTHERN MEXICO AND NOT HAVE ANY EFFECTS ON OUR WEATHER. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... HUNTSVILLE 73 90 71 89 67 / 60 60 40 20 10 SHOALS 72 90 69 87 66 / 60 50 30 10 10 VINEMONT 71 90 71 86 66 / 50 60 50 20 10 FAYETTEVILLE 70 90 68 86 64 / 60 50 30 10 10 ALBERTVILLE 73 91 72 87 66 / 50 60 50 30 10 FORT PAYNE 71 90 70 86 65 / 50 60 50 30 10 && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && KDW
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1255 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-290300- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 1255 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITH THE BETTER CHANCE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...SMALL HAIL...AND HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ENDING WEDNESDAY EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARDS WITH ANY STRONGER STORMS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. SL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
322 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010
ALZ003-282100-
FRANKLIN-
322 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM
CDT...
AT 322 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF TREMONT...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 20 MPH.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL...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...
HODGES.
THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED.
&&
LAT...LON 3439 8817 3441 8816 3432 8785 3431 8786
3431 8795 3432 8816 3433 8817
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 301DEG 16KT 3429 8815
SLSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 343 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 ALZ001-002-282130- COLBERT-LAUDERDALE- 343 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR COLBERT AND LAUDERDALE COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT... AT 343 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CHEROKEE...OR 12 MILES EAST OF IUKA...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. PEOPLE IN NORTHERN COLBERT AND SOUTHERN LAUDERDALE COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MT HESTER...CHEROKEE...BARTON...PRIDE LANDING...OAKLAND...SHEFFIELD AND FLORENCE...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. && LAT...LON 3489 8809 3490 8751 3465 8752 3467 8813 TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 268DEG 15KT 3479 8798
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
419 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010
TNZ096-282200-
LINCOLN-
419 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM
CDT...
AT 419 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MCBURG...OR 13 MILES WEST OF FAYETTEVILLE...
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
PEOPLE IN NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCBURG...
BOONSHILL...HOWELL...BELLEVILLE AND MIMOSA...SHOULD MONITOR THE
WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
&&
LAT...LON 3536 8652 3532 8652 3531 8645 3527 8641
3525 8642 3523 8637 3517 8637 3510 8683
3527 8682 3528 8679 3527 8674 3530 8671
3538 8655
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 255DEG 16KT 3521 8678SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
427 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010
ALZ002>004-282215-
COLBERT-FRANKLIN-LAWRENCE-
427 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR COLBERT...FRANKLIN AND LAWRENCE
COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT...
AT 427 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LITTLEVILLE...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF
RUSSELLVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL...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...
SPRING VALLEY.
LA GRANGE.
WHITEOAK...LEIGHTON.
NE SMITH.
HATTON.
TOWN CREEK.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
&&
LAT...LON 3447 8771 3465 8777 3477 8731 3475 8729
3475 8726 3454 8720
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 256DEG 17KT 3458 8763SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
443 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010
ALZ016-282230-
CULLMAN-
443 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CULLMAN COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM
CDT...
AT 443 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GARDEN CITY...OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF
CULLMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
PEOPLE IN CENTRAL CULLMAN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GARDEN
CITY...HANCEVILLE AND WALTER...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION
CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
&&
LAT...LON 3402 8690 3417 8670 3419 8655 3418 8655
3412 8661 3412 8662 3410 8665 3409 8669
3406 8668 3401 8673 3400 8673 3395 8678
3394 8685
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 239DEG 11KT 3402 8678SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
450 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010
ALZ001-282230-
LAUDERDALE-
450 PM CDT MON JUN 28 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAUDERDALE COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM
CDT...
AT 450 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM GREEN HILL TO
KILLEN...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
PEOPLE IN EASTERN LAUDERDALE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAINT
FLORIAN...KILLEN...GREEN HILL...CENTER STAR...ELGIN...KINGTOWN...
LEXINGTON...WHITEHEAD...ROGERSVILLE AND ANDERSON...SHOULD MONITOR THE
WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
&&
LAT...LON 3501 8729 3501 8721 3485 8721 3481 8722
3480 8746 3483 8751 3482 8755 3481 8758
3479 8765 3502 8766
TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 256DEG 16KT 3496 8757 3483 8756The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:08 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Two trees were knocked down along CR 581. Lightning also struck a houseboat on CR 581, but damages were not specified.
A tree was knocked down on CR 606.
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: 242415, 242416.