An area of thunderstorms formed in northeast Alabama and produced isolated wind damage, flash flooding and several lightning strikes.
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The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.
An area of thunderstorms formed in northeast Alabama and produced isolated wind damage, flash flooding and several lightning strikes.
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 Aug 9, 11:21 AM CST, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1221 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012 .UPDATE... FOR 18Z TAFS && .DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 812 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2012/ MCS TRACKING INTO NWRN AL IS SPREADING WIDESPREAD RAINFALL ACROSS THE SHOALS. OTHER ISOLD-SCT SHRA (AND FUTURE STORMS) WERE TAKING SHAPE AHEAD OF THE SYS...MUCH LIKE AN EARLIER ROGUE CELL IN MARSHALL/JACKSON COUNTIES EARLIER THIS MORNING. INITIAL LOOK AT 12Z RAOBS AT OHX/BMX INDICATE PLENTY OF POTENTIAL INSTABILITY/CAPE ALOFT WITH 20-30KT OF DEEP LAYER BULK SHEAR. HAVE UPDATED FORECAST TO CATEGORICAL POPS IN NWRN/NC AL. KULA && .AVIATION... FOR 18Z TAFS... VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS N AL/S MIDDLE TN FOR THE NEXT 7 HOURS EXCEPT IN THE VICINITY OF ONGOING TSRA THAT ARE OCCURRING OVER NORTHEAST ALABAMA. ADDITIONAL SHRA/TSRA ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA. THEN, SHRA/TSRA ARE LIKELY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED EARLY TOMORROW MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HAVE INCLUDED A DROP TO MVFR CIG AFTER 09-10Z WITH ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP, BUT IT MAY ACTUALLY OSCILLATE BTWN VFR AND MVFR AS STORMS PROGRESS ACROSS THE AREA. SL.77 && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/HUNTSVILLE.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1046 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2012 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-100000- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 1046 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ONE BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIT SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND NORTHEAST ALABAMA LATE THIS MORNING. REDEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS IS ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN TENNESSEE AND NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI WHICH WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD LINGER INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS AS THEY PUSH EAST ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. IN ADDITION...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO OCCUR WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THE OVERALL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF STORMS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...BUT MAY INCREASE ONCE AGAIN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES NORTHWEST ALABAMA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED ONCE AGAIN ON FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. HOWEVER...STORM ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION ON FRIDAY EVENING AS THE FRONT CLEARS THE AREA. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS PERIOD. OTHERWISE...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO THE SOUTHWESTERN HALF OF THE AREA ON MONDAY...AND TO THE ENTIRE AREA ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... LIMITED ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS POSSIBLE AT ANY LOCATION THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA ONCE AGAIN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. KULA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1047 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2012
ALZ009-091615-
JACKSON AL-
1047 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY
UNTIL 1115 AM CDT...
AT 1047 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SOUTH
PITTSBURG TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF BRIDGEPORT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS...AND CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS OR SMALL
TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BRIDGEPORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING ON ROADS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT
DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3472 8573 3499 8584 3499 8561 3498 8560
3489 8559
TIME...MOT...LOC 1546Z 206DEG 24KT 3503 8581 3486 8573
KULASPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1102 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2012
ALZ010-091615-
DE KALB AL-
1102 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FAR EASTERN DE KALB COUNTY UNTIL
1115 AM CDT...
AT 1102 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT PAYNE... MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MENTONE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A
SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3452 8552 3450 8555 3450 8556 3449 8556
3449 8557 3456 8561 3461 8553 3453 8551
TIME...MOT...LOC 1559Z 238DEG 10KT 3454 8556
KULASPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1131 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2012
TNZ076-097-091700-
MOORE TN-FRANKLIN TN-
1131 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MOORE AND
NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 1200 PM CDT...
AT 1130 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS
TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LYNCHBURG...MOVING EAST AT 20
MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN
MOORE AND EXTREME NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A
SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3541 8625 3539 8628 3538 8625 3537 8627
3534 8624 3535 8622 3533 8620 3536 8616
3535 8610 3533 8610 3533 8611 3529 8644
3532 8645 3532 8642 3535 8641 3536 8633
3541 8628
TIME...MOT...LOC 1630Z 259DEG 19KT 3536 8638
KULASPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1133 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2012 ALZ006-009-TNZ096-097-091700- MADISON AL-JACKSON AL-LINCOLN TN-FRANKLIN TN- 1133 AM CDT THU AUG 9 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MADISON... NORTHWESTERN JACKSON...SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN AND SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 1200 PM CDT... AT 1133 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR NEW MARKET...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF MOORES MILL...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HUNTLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 3492 8603 3488 8638 3504 8645 3517 8614 TIME...MOT...LOC 1630Z 251DEG 14KT 3497 8635 KULA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1208 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012
ALZ010-091800-
DE KALB AL-
1208 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN DEKALB
COUNTY UNTIL 100 PM CDT...
AT 1208 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED NEAR COLLINSVILLE...OR 10
MILES SOUTH OF RAINSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PEAS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FORT PAYNE...COLLINSVILLE...PINE RIDGE AND LAKEVIEW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY
LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING ON ROADS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT
DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3448 8558 3444 8558 3441 8561 3437 8563
3436 8566 3426 8577 3426 8581 3424 8581
3424 8584 3421 8585 3422 8598 3440 8598
3450 8555
TIME...MOT...LOC 1705Z 261DEG 22KT 3434 8586
KULAPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1210 PM CDT THU AUG 09 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1148 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSE VALLEY HEAD 34.55N 85.61W
08/09/2012 DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN COUNTY RD 89 SOUTH OF TUTWILER GAP
&&The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:49 UTC.
1 flash flood, 1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several inches of water was over the road along County Road 43 between Green's Chapel and Matthew's Bridge between Fyffe and Grove Oak, Alabama.
Lightning caused a house fire between Fyffe and Powell, Alabama.
Multiple trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, August 2012
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: 406730, 406736, 406737.