Two to three inches of rain fell quickly in downtown Fort Payne, AL on the 19th. Several roadways were covered with water, and a few businesses were impacted.
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Two to three inches of rain fell quickly in downtown Fort Payne, AL on the 19th. Several roadways were covered with water, and a few businesses were impacted.
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 19, 11:46 AM CST, 57 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Huntsville AL 1246 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016 .UPDATE... For 18Z TAFs. && .DISCUSSION... (Issued 1043 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016) Locally dense fog from this morning has lifted, however low ceilings remain across much of the forecast area. On top of that, showers with a rumble or two of thunder are currently passing along the I-65 corridor. Today's pattern is much like yesterday. The morning batch of convection is due to a short wave moving through that will continue to lift northeast over the next few hours. As additional disturbances glide around the periphery of the weakening upper-level ridge, widespread development of showers and thunderstorms are expected this afternoon. Unlike yesterday, today the BUFR soundings reflect the abundance of moisture advection with PWAT values around 2 inches. With this in mind, heavy rainfall and gusty winds will be the primary hazards with any of the stronger storms today. Adjusted POPs/Wx trends heading into this afternoon to accommodate current radar and satellite trends. Otherwise, the rest of the forecast package for today is in on track and the cloud cover/convection combo will keep temps below normal with highs in the mid 80s. JMS .AVIATION... For 18Z TAFs: Sporadic areas of convection are again developing across the cntrl/ern half of the area this early Fri afternoon, although right now most of the activity is predom +shra. As heating continues, the chance for shra/tsra will increase through the early evening hrs. Even with increasing coverage of rainfall, confidence is low on the actual placement/timing near the two main terminals. Lingering activity should then diminish later this evening, with lower cigs developing across much of the area. Some br is possible heading into the early morning period, with brief MVFR/IFR conds possible as a result of reduced cigs/vis. 09 && .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 1010 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-201015- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 1010 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... THE COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS STILL EXPECTED TO INCREASE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON PERIOD...WITH NUMEROUS STORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHICH RECEIVE MULTIPLE EPISODES OF HEAVY RAINFALL. THE COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION FROM SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND END THE THREAT FOR STORMS FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST BY SUNDAY EVENING. A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL RETURN TO THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY WITH A LOW CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS RETURNING WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .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
131 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016
ALZ010-191930-
DE KALB AL-
131 PM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL DE KALB COUNTY UNTIL 230
PM CDT...
AT 130 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH
VERY HEAVY RAIN CENTERED NEAR FORT PAYNE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FORT PAYNE...RAINSVILLE...SYLVANIA...FYFFE...VALLEY HEAD...
HAMMONDVILLE...MENTONE...PINE RIDGE...SHILOH AND PEEKS CORNER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
LOCALLY 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 3450 8555 3450 8556 3449 8556 3448 8558
3444 8558 3443 8559 3434 8597 3448 8594
3462 8554 3462 8553 3453 8551
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 249DEG 24KT 3447 8578The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 62 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:41 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Several streets between Fort Payne High School and Heil Environmental is closed due to flooding. 45th Street, 35th Street, and portions of Gault Avenue were affected.
Two feet of water over 45th Street in Fort Payne.
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