An isolated thunderstorm knocked two large trees down near Union Grove.
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An isolated thunderstorm knocked two large trees down near Union Grove.
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NWS Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 11, 12:55 PM CST, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 155 PM CDT SAT SEP 11 2010 .DISCUSSION...SPOTTY CONVECTION CONTINUES TO DEVELOP ACROSS PARTS OF THE CNTRL TN VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS ACTIVITY IS OCCURRING WELL AHEAD OF THE ONCOMING COLD FRONT...WHICH IS NOW BEGINNING TO ENTER THE WRN HALF OF THE LOWER MS VALLEY. SPORADIC CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINING AFTERNOON HRS...AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING HRS...AIDED BY MAX HEATING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER THIS EVENING. THE LATEST MODELS GENERALLY HAVE THE COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA FROM W TO E DURING THE EVENING HRS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR SOME ADDITIONAL CONVECTION ALONG THE EXITING SFC BOUNDARY. A GENERAL CLEARING TREND SHOULD THEN BE IN STORE FOR THE TN VALLEY OVERNIGHT...WITH LOW TEMPS FALLING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 60S RANGE BY THE MORNING HRS SUN. STARTING SUN AND CONTINUING INTO THE NEW WORK WEEK...THE MAJORITY OF THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE IS A TEMP FORECAST AS HIGH PRESSURE OUT OF THE NRN/CNTRL PLAINS STATES BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE SE REGION. MOSTLY CLR SKIES LOOK TO PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA PAST MID WEEK...WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS CLIMBING INTO THE MID 80S TO NEAR 90 RANGE WHILE OVERNIGHT LOWS FALL PREDOM INTO THE MID TO UPPER 50S. GOING PAST MID WEEK...HIGH PRESSURE THEN LOOKS TO MOVE E OF THE AREA WITH GULF MOISTURE STREAMING BACK INTO THE REGION. THIS SETS THE STAGE FOR THE NEXT COLD FRONT...WHICH IS XPCTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE LATE FRI/EARLY SAT TIME FRAME. THERE STILL MAY BE SOME TIMING DISCREPANCIES WITH THIS NEXT FRONTAL PASSAGE...AND FOR NOW WILL STAY WITH THE CURRENT FORECAST WHICH HAS ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS NEXT FRONT. OVERALL TEMPS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD GENERALLY LOOK TO RUN A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL...ESPECIALLY WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS CLIMBING INTO THE MID 60S RANGE...WHILE AFTERNOON HIGHS REMAIN PREDOM IN THE UPPER 80S. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... HUNTSVILLE 69 86 57 87 59 / 30 0 0 0 0 SHOALS 67 86 55 88 58 / 20 0 0 0 0 VINEMONT 67 85 55 86 58 / 40 0 0 0 0 FAYETTEVILLE 67 84 54 85 57 / 20 0 0 0 0 ALBERTVILLE 68 85 57 87 58 / 40 10 0 0 0 FORT PAYNE 67 85 55 85 58 / 40 10 0 0 0 && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && 09
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 854 AM CDT SAT SEP 11 2010 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-120600- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 854 AM CDT SAT SEP 11 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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 202 PM CDT SAT SEP 11 2010 ALZ005>007-111945- LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- 202 PM CDT SAT SEP 11 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIMESTONE...MADISON AND MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM CDT... AT 159 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR TRIANA...OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF MADISON... MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. 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... TRIANA. VALHERMOSO SPRINGS...REDSTONE ARSENAL. REDSTONE ARSENAL. LACEYS SPRING. 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 3473 8655 3448 8661 3448 8692 3466 8690 TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z 274DEG 19KT 3457 8679 SS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
314 PM CDT SAT SEP 11 2010
ALZ009-112045-
JACKSON-
314 PM CDT SAT SEP 11 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY
UNTIL 345 PM CDT...
AT 314 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BASS...OR 8 MILES WEST OF BRIDGEPORT...
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
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...
STEVENSON...RUSSELL CAVE NATIONAL MONUMENT.
BRIDGEPORT.
LONG ISLAND.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3485 8561 3482 8563 3477 8564 3486 8599
3499 8595 3500 8567 3499 8560 3492 8559
3489 8558 3487 8558
TIME...MOT...LOC 2014Z 283DEG 15KT 3492 8585
JESPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
317 PM CDT SAT SEP 11 2010
ALZ005-007-112035-
LIMESTONE-MORGAN-
317 PM CDT SAT SEP 11 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME SOUTHERN LIMESTONE AND
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 335 PM CDT...
AT 316 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
DEVELOPING STRONG THUNDERSTORM JUST WEST OF DECATUR...MOVING EAST AT
25 MPH.
AS THIS STORM STRENGTHENS...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED...AND ARE
ESPECIALLY LIKELY IN THE CITY OF DECATUR.
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE...
DECATUR.
MOORESVILLE.
INTERSTATE 65 NEAR THE TENNESSEE RIVER BRIDGE.
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 3452 8711 3463 8711 3467 8710 3467 8679
3456 8679 3455 8678 3450 8679
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 271DEG 20KT 3461 8702
JESPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
414 PM CDT SAT SEP 11 2010
ALZ007-008-016-112145-
CULLMAN-MARSHALL-MORGAN-
414 PM CDT SAT SEP 11 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CULLMAN...
WESTERN MARSHALL AND SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT...
AT 413 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR EVA...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HARTSELLE...
MOVING EAST AT 25 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...
RYAN CROSSROADS...HULACO.
JOPPA.
EDDY...ARAB.
UNION GROVE.
THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED.
THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES...TREE
LIMBS...AND POWERLINES. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 3425 8644 3426 8645 3425 8652 3426 8682
3444 8682 3447 8635 3424 8635
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 270DEG 22KT 3435 8671
JESPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
424 PM CDT SAT SEP 11 2010
ALZ006>008-112200-
MADISON-MARSHALL-MORGAN-
424 PM CDT SAT SEP 11 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN MADISON...EXTREME
NORTHWESTERN MARSHALL AND NORTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM
CDT...
AT 424 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MADISON TO
FLORETTE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
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...
MADISON.
MORGAN CITY...LACEYS SPRING.
WHITESBURG.
HUNTSVILLE...FARLEY.
NORMAL.
OWENS CROSSROADS...HADEN.
THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED.
THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES...TREE
LIMBS...AND POWERLINES. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 3456 8684 3456 8679 3477 8678 3481 8648
3445 8636 3442 8677
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 261DEG 21KT 3468 8678 3446 8668
JESPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
444 PM CDT SAT SEP 11 2010
ALZ006-008-112230-
MADISON-MARSHALL-
444 PM CDT SAT SEP 11 2010
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MARSHALL AND SOUTHERN MADISON
COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT...
AT 442 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MADISON TO ARAB TO
DOUGLAS...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
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...
HORTON.
REDSTONE ARSENAL...UNION GROVE.
HIGH POINT.
MOUNTAIN VIEW...FARLEY.
RABBIT TOWN.
GUNTERSVILLE...BOAZ.
IF ON OR NEAR THE TENNESSEE RIVER BETWEEN TRIANA AND GUNTERSVILLE
DAM...OR ON LAKE GUNTERSVILLE...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE
INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW. DON'T BE
CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM!
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 3423 8643 3429 8646 3431 8652 3438 8658
3454 8655 3457 8656 3459 8661 3455 8665
3459 8668 3457 8674 3478 8693 3467 8638
3435 8611 3420 8610 3418 8619 3410 8631
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 284DEG 20KT 3469 8675 3413 8627
JEThe Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 69 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:51 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A 70 year old large tree was knocked down onto a trailer along Union Grove Road. Another large tree was blown into a barn and garage.
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