A mesoscale convective system (MCS) developed during the late afternoon and evening hours in Tennessee and dropped southeast into northern Alabama during the late evening hours of the 3rd into the early morning hours of the 4th. The storms produced sporadic wind damage, mostly with wind gusts of 40 to 55 mph.
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The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.
A mesoscale convective system (MCS) developed during the late afternoon and evening hours in Tennessee and dropped southeast into northern Alabama during the late evening hours of the 3rd into the early morning hours of the 4th. The storms produced sporadic wind damage, mostly with wind gusts of 40 to 55 mph. Lightning was the more prolific damage producer, striking no less than 11 homes in Madison County alone sparking house fires.
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 3, 7:43 PM CST, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 843 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012 .DISCUSSION... MULTICELL SEVERE CLUSTERS CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST-SOUTHEAST THROUGH WEST AND INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE AS OF 01Z. WILL BE CONTINUING WITH THE CURRENT STORM TIMING AND TOR WATCH FOR THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT BASED UPON RECENT TRENDS. WILL BE UPDATING THE ZONES SOON TO CHANGE THE WORDING INVOLVING THE PRECIP CHANCES FOR THE AREA OVERNIGHT. WILL KEEP THE REST OF THE FORECAST AS IS. TT && .AVIATION... /ISSUED 618 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012/ FOR 00Z TAFS...HAVE CONTINUED WITH SIMILAR TIMING INVOLVING THE EXPECTED ONSET OF THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AT HSV AND MSL TONIGHT. EXPECT A VCSH AROUND 06Z...WITH TEMPO GROUPS OF 2SM TSRA OVC030CB FROM THE 09Z-13Z TIME FRAME AT MSL AND 10Z-14Z TIME FRAME FOR HSV. THE GFS AND NAM MODELS ARE CONSISTENTLY PUSHING THE COLD FRONT THROUGH MSL AT AROUND 14Z AND HSV ROUND 15Z...WITH A 290/300 WIND DIRECTION PREVALENT EXPECTED BETWEEN THE 18Z TO 19Z TIME PERIOD. AM LEANING MORE TOWARD THE GFS SOLUTION INVOLVING DRYING OUT THE LOWER LAYERS AFTER 18Z...SO WILL KEEP THE LATTER PART OF THE TAFS DRY AND GENERALLY VFR FOR HSV AND MSL. TT && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/HUNTSVILLE.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 803 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-041000- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 803 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WHILE AN ISOLATED SHORT-LIVED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT...THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE A THREAT WITH A FEW DISCRETE STORMS...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY...AND THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SAGS SOUTH OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL MAY BE NEEDED LATER TONIGHT. DJN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1004 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ALZ001-005-040330- LAUDERDALE-LIMESTONE- 1004 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEAST LAUDERDALE AND NORTHERN LIMESTONE COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT... AT 1003 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ANDERSON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL...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... GOOD SPRINGS. MT ROZELL...LESTER. LEGGTOWN...ELKMONT. THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. && LAT...LON 3500 8690 3483 8692 3493 8738 3501 8738 TIME...MOT...LOC 0303Z 275DEG 22KT 3497 8727 DJN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1007 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ALZ006-040330- MADISON- 1007 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MADISON COUNTY UNTIL 1030 PM CDT... AT 1007 PM CDT...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS NEAR MADISON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED IN THE STRONGEST PORTION OF THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE. HUNTSVILLE...ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY. MOORES MILL. RYLAND...HAMPTON COVE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY...SO BE READY TO ACT IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. && LAT...LON 3489 8648 3463 8645 3468 8678 3484 8679 TIME...MOT...LOC 0307Z 268DEG 27KT 3475 8670 DJN
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:37 UTC.
10 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was knocked down onto a home and car.
Lightning associated with the severe thunderstorms moving through Madison county, struck 10 homes and produced quite a bit of fire damage to these residences across the county.
A few trees were knocked down and a shutter was blown off of a home.
Several power lines were knocked down. Locations not specified.
A tree was knocked down onto a home.
Several trees were knocked down. Power outages reported around Russellville. Time estimated by radar.
A few trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.
A few trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.
A few trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.
Quarter sized hail was reported just north of Ripley.
A tree was knocked down on some powerlines along North Seneca Springs Drive in Trinity.
A tree was knocked down along Sparkman Street south of Hartselle. Time estimated by radar.
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, June 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: 374910, 394648, 374911, 374912, 374913, 374914, 395898, 395900, 395902, 374909, 374916, 374915.