Clusters of thunderstorms developed during the early afternoon and moved northeast across north Alabama. While most of the storms produced winds associated with a gust front of 30 to 40 mph that knocked down small tree limbs, a couple of severe storms knocked down multiple trees resulting in a few power outages.
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The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.
Clusters of thunderstorms developed during the early afternoon and moved northeast across north Alabama. While most of the storms produced winds associated with a gust front of 30 to 40 mph that knocked down small tree limbs, a couple of severe storms knocked down multiple trees resulting in a few power outages. One storm produced up to quarter inch hail in Madison.
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 17, 9:28 AM CST, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1028 AM CDT MON JUN 17 2013 .UPDATE... MORNING FORECAST UPDATE. MODEST ADJUSTMENTS MADE TO POPS AND TEMPS. && .DISCUSSION... LATEST WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SUGGESTS THE PRESENCE OF A WEAK SHORTWAVE RIPPLING ACROSS MIDDLE TN/EXTREME NORTHEAST AL, WHICH HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR SCATTERED-NUMEROUS STORMS TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF HSV. THERE ARE CLEARLY SOME BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS AT WORK AS WELL, GIVEN THE TRAINING ECHOES NOTED OVER EXTREME NORTHERN MOORE AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES OVER THE LAST 1-2 HOURS. ROUND 2 OF STORMS IS NOTED OVER NORTHERN/CENTRAL MS, ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH ANOTHER WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGH. A THIRD, MORE ROBUST SHORTWAVE IS LOCATED OVER EASTERN OK, AND WILL AFFECT THE REGION TONIGHT. IT IS STILL UNCERTAIN WHETHER THE SHOWERS AND STORMS OVER NORTHERN MS WILL COMPLETELY HOLD TOGETHER AS THEY MOVE INTO AL. THE FORCING IS ROBUST ENOUGH TO CONTINUE WITH HIGHER POPS WEST OF I-65, PARTICULARLY SINCE THAT AREA IS LIKELY WARMER AND MORE UNSTABLE GIVEN CURRENT TEMPS AND DEWPOINTS. WE WILL MAKE A FEW TWEAKS TO POPS BASED UPON CURRENT TRENDS, BUT THE ORIENTATION WILL REMAIN THE SAME. WE WILL ALSO INTRODUCE A MENTION OF HEAVY RAIN IN THE GRIDS AND ZFP IN LIGHT OF HOW MUCH RAIN HAS FALLEN IN SOME AREAS, HOW MOIST THE ENVIRONMENT IS (BLENDED TPW IMAGERY INDICATES ABOUT 1.9 INCHES PW, OR ALMOST 150% OF NORMAL), AND HOW QUICKLY MINOR FLOODING DEVELOPED IN LYNCHBURG. THE EXISTING HWO MENTIONS THIS POSSIBILITY, AND WE WILL CERTAINLY CONTINUE MONITORING FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NUDGED DOWN JUST A DEGREE OR SO, ANTICIPATING THAT WESTERN AREAS ARE NEAR THEIR DAYTIME HIGHS, AND THAT EASTERN AREAS WILL WARM UP AS THEY DAY GOES ON BEFORE MORE SHOWERS DEVELOP. BCC && .AVIATION... /ISSUED 645 AM CDT MON JUN 17 2013/ FOR 12Z TAFS...MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF SHRA/TSRA ARE XPCTED LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...AS A SERIES OF UPPER WAVES CONTINUE TO MOVE EWD ACROSS THE AREA. CONDS MAY LOWER INTO THE MVFR CAT IN AND NEAR SOME OF THE HEAVIER PRECIP...BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW AS FAR AS THE EXACT PLACEMENT/TIMING OF ANY CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT. AS SUCH...WILL MAINTAIN VFR CONDS FOR MOST OF THE TAF PERIOD...WITH A PERSISTENT MID/UPPER CLOUD DECK. WILL ALSO MAINTAIN A CB LAYER AFTER 18Z...AS SLIGHTLY HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS OF SHRA/TSRA APPROACH FROM THE W. 09 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 509 AM CDT MON JUN 17 2013/ WATER VAPOR SATELLITE ANIMATION AND ANALYSIS OF UPPER-AIR DATA INDICATE THAT A MODERATELY STRONG WEST-NORTHWEST FLOW REGIME ALOFT HAS BECOME ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...TO THE NORTH OF A ZONALLY ORIENTED SUBTROPICAL RIDGE POSITIONED ALONG 25N LATITUDE. THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF MID-LEVEL WAVES...WHICH AIDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONVECTION YESTERDAY AFTERNOON...HAS NOW PUSHED TO THE EAST OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...WITH ANOTHER WEAK DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY INITIATING NEW CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT IN THE WARM/MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA. ALTHOUGH MESOSCALE DETAILS ARE DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT EVEN WITHIN THE NEXT 6-12 HOURS...ALL PARAMETERS SUGGEST THAT THE AREAL COVERAGE OF CONVECTION TODAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS EXPERIENCED YESTERDAY AND WILL HOLD POPS IN THE 50-60 PERCENT RANGE. THIS IS SUPPORTED BY RECENT GUIDANCE FROM THE NSSL WRF/WRF-NMM AND HRRR. GUIDANCE FROM GLOBAL MODELS... INCLUDING THE GFS/GEM/UKMET/ECMWF...ALL INDICATE THAT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME MUCH MORE FAVORABLE FOR A WIDESPREAD CONVECTIVE EVENT BEGINNING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING IN NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...AND LINGERING OVER THE ENTIRE REGION FOR MOST OF TUESDAY MORNING -- BEFORE DIMINISHING FROM WEST-TO-EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. ESSENTIALLY...WE ARE EXPECTING ONE OR MORE ORGANIZED CONVECTIVE COMPLEXES TO DEVELOP LATER THIS EVENING ALONG A WEAK COLD FRONT DRIFTING SOUTHWARD INTO THE OZARKS/SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE REGION EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND STORMS CONTINUING THROUGH THE MORNING AS A SLIGHTLY STRONGER MID-LEVEL WAVE INDUCES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WEAK SURFACE LOW ALONG THE FRONT. ALTHOUGH A MODEST INCREASE IN MID-LEVEL FLOW MAY RESULT IN A GREATER THREAT FOR STRONG STORMS FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...DEEP-LAYER VERTICAL WIND SHEAR DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER...MULTIPLE EPISODES OF RAIN/THUNDERSTORMS MAY LEAD TO A HEIGHTENED RISK OF FLASH FLOODING DURING THIS PERIOD. THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE BY TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...AS THE MID-LEVEL WAVE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR CONVECTION SHIFTS EASTWARD INTO THE CAROLINAS/GEORGIA. A STRONGER VORT MAX -- PROGGED TO DIG SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST ON TUESDAY AND LOWER GREAT LAKES/UPPER OHIO VALLEY ON TUESDAY NIGHT -- WILL COMBINE WITH PRONOUNCED HEIGHT RISES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO INDUCE MORE OF A NORTHWEST FLOW REGIME ACROSS THE LOCAL REGION...AND THIS WILL EFFECTIVELY ALLOW THE SURFACE COLD FRONT TO DRIFT SOUTHWARD. THE ADVECTION OF A DRIER AIRMASS FROM THE NORTHEAST AND WEAK DEEP-LAYER FORCING FOR UVM WILL LIMIT RAIN CHANCES FROM TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE PATTERN IN PLACE AT THE END OF THE SHORT TERM PERIOD WILL CONTINUE IN THE EXTENDED...ALTHOUGH OUR LOCAL WEATHER REGIME WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY INFLUENCED BY A STRONG MID-TROPOSPHERIC ANTICYCLONE BECOMING ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. A COUPLE OF WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL TRANSLATE SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...PERHAPS BRINGING ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS TO THE REGION. HOWEVER...WE STILL ANTICIPATE MORE OF A DIURNAL CONVECTIVE CYCLE TO EVOLVE EARLY NEXT WEEK...AS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS RIDGE BEGINS TO EXPAND EASTWARD INTO THE REGION. 70/DD && .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 435 AM CDT MON JUN 17 2013 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-172000- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 435 AM CDT MON JUN 17 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF TODAY AS PASSING UPPER DISTURBANCES CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL REMAIN POSSIBLE IN A FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS THAT MAY DEVELOP. THUNDERSTORMS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD IN NATURE THIS EVENING...WITH MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE AS WELL. LOCALIZED FLOODING OF CREEKS AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY BECOME A CONCERN IF PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE SAME AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS COUPLED WITH EPISODES OF BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WELL INTO TUESDAY...IN RESPONSE TO UPPER WAVES CONTINUING TO MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA. IN ADDITION TO STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOCALIZED FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW LYING SPOTS REMAIN A CONCERN IN AREAS WHICH EXPERIENCE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN THE INTENSITY AND COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS THEN EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHWARD INTO THE REGION AND WEAKENS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS ANOTHER UPPER DISTURBANCE APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. TIMELY REPORTS THOUGH OF ANY POSSIBLE FLOODING LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
924 AM CDT MON JUN 17 2013
TNZ076-097-171515-
MOORE TN-FRANKLIN TN-
924 AM CDT MON JUN 17 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN MOORE AND NORTHERN
FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 AM CDT...
AT 922 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CHESTNUT
RIDGE TO MONTEAGLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LYNCHBURG...WOODS RESERVOIR...TIMS FORD LAKE...ESTILL SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS MAY LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING
ON ROADS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3539 8628 3538 8625 3537 8627 3534 8624
3533 8620 3536 8616 3534 8603 3531 8600
3529 8592 3526 8590 3529 8647 3531 8652
3534 8654 3536 8652 3536 8649 3533 8646
3532 8642 3535 8641 3536 8633 3541 8626
TIME...MOT...LOC 1419Z 272DEG 15KT 3536 8654 3533 8593
BCCThe Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 112 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:11 UTC.
16 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was knocked down onto a house on County Road 1225.
Thunderstorm winds knocked three trees down. One six inch wide oak tree fell onto a porch of the house producing damage.
Nickel sized hail was reported in addition to three trees being knocked down at this location (see other report).
Quarter sized hail was reported.
Thunderstorm winds knocked power lines down onto an 18 wheeler truck. Power outages were reported on Lakeside Estate Road.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down four trees. One of the trees was up to 18 inches in diameter.
A power outage was reported at the intersection of Baker Hill Road and New Cut Road.
Thunderstorm winds knocked trees down on Highway 67 near U.S. Highway 31.
Thunderstorm winds knocked trees down at Vine Street and Ferry Street.
Thunderstorm winds knocked trees down at Sims Street at Spring Avenue SW.
Power outages were reported on U.S. Highway 72 at County Line Road.
Lightning struck a transformer off of state highway 36 on Elrod Road.
Quarter sized hail was reported on Averbeck Court in Madison.
Thunderstorm winds tore a few shingles off of a roof on Pennsylvania Avenue in Madison.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down a large tree branch near the intersection of Jeff Road and Capshaw Road.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down two 4-6 inch diameter trees down near Red Wing Circle and Shimmer Pond Court. A trampoline was also thrown about.
Thunderstorm winds knocked a large tree branch down.
A tree was knocked down at Douglas Road at Indian Creek Road.
Small tree limbs were knocked down.
A telephone pole was knocked down on Elkwood Section Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, June 2013
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: 446801, 446802, 446803, 446796, 446804, 446805, 446806, 446808, 446809, 446810, 446811, 446799, 446797, 446812, 446813, 446814, 446815, 446816, 446817, 446818.