Drought in Alabama, July 1 to 31, 2016

Name: Drought in Alabama, July 1 to 31, 2016
Start: 2016-07-01T00:00
End: 2016-07-31T23:59
Location: Alabama

July 1 to 31, 2016 · NWS HUN · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.

The area began the month of July with much of northeast Alabama in Extreme Drought (D3), with much of north central Alabama in Severe Drought (D2). By the middle of the month, some rainfall across the area helped drought conditions across northwest Alabama and slight improvement in northeast Alabama. By the end of the month, conditions deteriorated in the far western edges of northwest Alabama along the Mississippi state line into Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) Drought. Extreme (D3) was also expanded into portions of north central Alabama.

What forecasters said that day

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 30, 10:44 PM CST, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 10:44 PM CST, 1 hour 16 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
1144 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2016

.UPDATE...
For 06Z TAFs.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
(Issued 907 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2016)
Sky cover remains mostly clear across the Tennessee Valley this
evening. Debris cirrus from thunderstorms over the Missouri Valley
has drifted into northwest Alabama, though it is still likely thin
and transient. Otherwise, unseasonably dry air persists with dewpoint
observations generally in the 55-60 range. The combination of mostly
clear conditions and near-calm winds is enabling rapid cooling after
sunset, with more rural locations having already fallen into the
lower 70s.

The forecast is in good shape with mostly clear conditions and one
more night of below-normal temperatures. Short-range models continue
to support low temperatures in the low-mid 60s. The forecast has been
refreshed with updated short-range data, particularly sky cover to
reflect the infiltrating cirrus, but any changes are very minor.

BCC

&&

.AVIATION...
For 06Z TAFs: VFR conditions are expected through 06Z/02. Light and
variable winds overnight will become westerly at 4-6kt tomorrow.

BCC

&&

.HUN Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
AL...NONE.
TN...NONE.
&&

For more information please visit our website
at weather.gov/huntsville.

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 12:29 PM CST, 11 hours 31 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
129 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2016

ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-011100-
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
129 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FROM SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS
NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

10 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Jackson

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.779, -85.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Dekalb

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Dekalb forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.460, -85.804 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Marshall

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Marshall forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.367, -86.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Madison

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.763, -86.550 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Morgan

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Morgan forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.454, -86.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Limestone

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Limestone forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.810, -86.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Lawrence

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Lawrence forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.522, -87.311 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Colbert

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Colbert forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.700, -87.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Franklin

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Franklin forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.442, -87.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Lauderdale

When: July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 34.901, -87.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Drought: A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Alabama in 2016 Every state in 2016 This day in weather history Warnings in Alabama, July 2016

Sources

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: 649005, 649006, 649007, 649008, 649009, 649010, 649011, 650018, 650019, 650020.