A storm system moving through the region produced very heavy rainfall that resulted in an instance of flooding in Madison County, Alabama.
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A storm system moving through the region produced very heavy rainfall that resulted in an instance of flooding in Madison County, Alabama.
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 Mar 11, 6:00 AM CST, 2 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 700 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2015 .UPDATE... FOR 12Z TAFS && .DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 446 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2015/ A WEAK COLD FRONT CURRENTLY DRAPED ACROSS THE AREA FROM A COLUMBUS MS TO WINCHESTER TN LINE IS ACTING AS THE FOCAL POINT FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS WITH LIGHT RAIN FALLING ELSEWHERE. THE FRONT IS SLOWLY PROGRESSING EASTWARD AND SHOULD CLEAR THE AREA TO THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ALONG THE BAND OF HEAVIER SHOWERS HAVE BEEN AROUND 0.25 TO 0.50 INCHES PER HOUR. IN ADDITION TO THE SHOWERS...AREAS OF FOG HAVE DEVELOPED WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO AROUND A HALF A MILE IN A FEW LOCATIONS AND SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE. RAIN SHOULD TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE FRONT EXITS THE AREA. ADDED PATCHY FOG FOR THE ENTIRE AREA FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTH OUT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO THURSDAY IS NOW FORECAST TO TRACK FURTHER TO THE WEST OF PREVIOUS THINKING. DUE TO THIS MORE WESTWARD TRACK OF THE LOW...THE BEST UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FOR HEAVY RAIN AND TRAINING STORMS IS NOW LOCATED ALONG THE MS RIVER VALLEY. WE WILL STILL HAVE SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE STREAMING INTO THE AREA WITH PWAT VALUES IN THE 1.3 TO 1.5 INCH RANGE...WE ARE JUST REMOVED THE BEST CONVERGENCE. HAVE BACKED OFF ON QPF VALUES FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND NOW EXPECTING 1 TO 2 INCHES INSTEAD OF THE 2 TO 3 INCHES. HAVE ALSO REMOVED THE MENTION OF THUNDER FOR BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY DUE TO A WEAK WEDGE FRONT SETTING UP ON BOTH DAYS AND NOT CONFIDENT ANYTHING WILL DEVELOP. SOME WEAK ELEVATED CONVECTION MAY DEVELOP WITH VERY WEAK INSTABILITY PRESENT BUT NOT CONFIDENT IN THIS ACTUALLY BEING REALIZED. WITH A DECREASE IN EXPECTED QPF AMOUNTS HAVE HELD OFF ON ISSUING ANY TYPE OF FLOOD PRODUCTS AND WILL CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT THE FLOOD ISSUES WITH A HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIFT NE INTO THE OH VALLEY ON SATURDAY AND PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDER ON SATURDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF RAINFALL THE PAST WEEK WILL FINALLY COME TO AN END BY SUNDAY. NEXT WEEK IS LOOKING NICE WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND NO RAIN TO SPEAK OF. STUMPF && .AVIATION... FOR 12Z TAFS...IFR CIGS/VSBY PREVAIL AT HSV/MSL THIS MORNING...WITH WEAK COLD FRONT NOW MOVING STEADILY EWD INTO NE ALABAMA. ALTHOUGH FRONTAL BAND OF RA/+RA IS NOW EAST OF BOTH TERMINALS...POSTFRONTAL RA WILL CONTINUE THRU 14Z/MSL AND 16Z/HSV BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO -DZ WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT IN VSBY. STRATUS CIGS SHOULD LIFT INTO THE LOW- MVFR RANGE EARLY THIS AFTN AS THREAT FOR -DZ DIMINISHES. SFC WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE NW ARND 5 KTS. ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND A LGT NE WIND FLOW WILL SUPPORT A WIDESPREAD LOW STRATUS/FOG EVENT BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THRU END OF TAF PERIOD. MVFR CIG/VSBY HAVE BEEN INDICATED ATTM...ALTHOUGH IFR CONDS CERTAINLY APPEAR PSBL. 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 512 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2015 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-121015- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 512 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. PATCHY FOG WILL IMPACT THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS MORNING...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS OF 2 TO 4 MILES. A FEW AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALLY DENSE FOG...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. ALTHOUGH VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE BY 10 AM CDT...PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE...THE THREAT FOR MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AS LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS DEVELOP NEAR A WEAK COLD FRONT PUSHING ACROSS THE REGION. THIS THREAT SHOULD DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... A MORE SIGNIFICANT THREAT FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING WILL DEVELOP FROM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...AS A WARM FRONT MOVES NORTHWARD ALLOWING RAIN TO ONCE AGAIN STREAM ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHEASTWARD SATURDAY AFTERNOON... BRINGING AN END TO THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF WET WEATHER. HOWEVER...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. 70/DD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 611 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2015 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-111500- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...RUSSELLVILLE... MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR...GUNTERSVILLE... SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE... WINCHESTER 611 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2015 ...FOGGY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS MORNING... AREAS OF FOG WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH OF NORTHERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH 10 AM CDT. ALTHOUGH VISIBILITY WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 2 TO 4 MILE RANGE...A FEW LOCATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE DENSE FOG AND VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN FOG. 70/DD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 756 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2015 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-111500- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...RUSSELLVILLE... MOULTON...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR...GUNTERSVILLE... SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...CULLMAN...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE... WINCHESTER 756 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER EXPECTED ON AREA ROADS THIS MORNING WITH FOGGY CONDITIONS TO ALSO CONTINUE THROUGH 10 AM CDT... RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL OVERNIGHT WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS MORNING. MINOR FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED IN DITCHES... CREEKS AND LOCATIONS THAT NORMALLY EXPERIENCE POOR DRAINAGE. AREAS OF FOG WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH 10 AM CDT. ALTHOUGH VISIBILITY WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 2 TO 4 MILE RANGE...A FEW LOCATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE DENSE FOG AND VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO BOTH STANDING WATER AND FOG. 70/DD
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flooding was occurring with up to twelve inches of water over the road between Nick Fitchard and Kelly Cemetery Road just north of Huntsville, Alabama.
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