A severe thunderstorm produced damaging winds and large hail in Madison County during the early evening.
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A severe thunderstorm produced damaging winds and large hail in Madison County during the early evening.
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 25, 2:00 PM CST, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Huntsville AL 300 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016 .DISCUSSION... The subtropical high remains in place over the mid-south this afternoon, generally centered over the lower Mississippi valley. The subsidence has helped to make it a very warm day; as of 2 PM, all but one site is in the 90s, and five areas sites have heat indices of at least 103 F. However the subsidence has not been enough to completely quash air mass thunderstorms, due in part to a weak convergence axis extending over northwest Alabama. Isolated convection should subside this evening, and low temperatures tonight should be a degree or two above persistence. As the upper high retrogrades into the ArkLaTex Sunday, a weak wedge front will push westward into northeast Alabama. This combination may help spark a few more showers and storms tomorrow afternoon. It may also be slightly not quite as hot. Model guidance for both highs and dewpoints are just a degree or two lower, and this leaves maximum forecast heat index readings below 105 for all but a few spots. Therefore, after discussion with neighboring offices, the heat advisory will be removed for tomorrow, and instead will expire at 9 PM tonight. It will still be very hot, and it is still important to stay hydrated and take frequent breaks. The cold front currently over the Plains/Upper Midwest will push southeast over the next 48 hours, dropping into Tennessee by midday Monday. Convergence with this front will be sufficient to spark scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. A strong wind gust or two cannot be ruled out, but with minimal shear, modest Downdraft CAPE, and high precipitable water expected, storms will be mainly heavy rain producers. Rain chances will linger at least into Monday night. There is some disagreement about when the front will push through; most models have drying occurring by 12Z Tuesday, while the ECMWF is 6-12 hours slower. The ECMWF may be right in this instance but for now the forecast will continue with the model consensus, tapering PoPs off by 12Z Tuesday. Cold and dry advection behind the front will send temperatures plummeting into the upper 80s for Tuesday highs, and dew points into the lower 60s by Tuesday evening. Low temperatures Wednesday morning may actually fall below 70. Dry weather will continue through roughly Friday, though agreement on moisture return is not very good yet. Rain chances could resume Friday afternoon into Saturday as northwest flow and an eastern CONUS trough remain in place. Temperatures will remain closer to seasonal averages, with highs around 90 and lows in the mid- upper 60s. BCC && .AVIATION... (Issued 1237 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016) For 18Z TAFs: Will continue with VFR conditions at both HSV and MSL throughout the forecast period. Expect winds to become light and variable after about 02Z tonight. Scattered cumulus clouds around 4kft should again form by 15z on Sunday with light southeast to south winds expected at HSV and MSL to round out the forecast period. TT && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Huntsville 75 97 73 93 / 20 30 30 50 Shoals 76 97 74 93 / 20 20 20 50 Vinemont 75 95 72 92 / 20 30 30 50 Fayetteville 74 95 72 90 / 20 30 30 50 Albertville 74 94 72 90 / 20 30 30 60 Fort Payne 73 94 71 90 / 20 30 30 60 && .HUN Watches/Warnings/Advisories... AL...Heat Advisory until 9 PM CDT this evening for ALZ001>010-016. TN...Heat Advisory until 9 PM CDT this evening for TNZ076-096-097. && For more information please visit our website at weather.gov/huntsville.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1245 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-261000- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 1245 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE 95 TO 100 DEGREE RANGE FOR MUCH OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON, WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES RANGING FROM BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL MID EVENING TONIGHT. THE MAIN IMPACTS FROM ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH, LIGHTNING, AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE REGION THROUGH 4 AM CDT MONDAY. THE COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON, AND FOR THE ENTIRE AREA FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES SLOWLY SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION. A FEW STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. THE THREAT FOR STORMS WILL END FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ON TUESDAY AS THE FRONT CLEARS THE REGION. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. TT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
433 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016
ALZ001-252215-
LAUDERDALE AL-
433 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LAUDERDALE COUNTY
UNTIL 515 PM CDT...
AT 432 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
FLORENCE. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FLORENCE...UNDERWOOD-PETERSVILLE AND OAKLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3490 8768 3480 8760 3480 8762 3478 8770
3474 8774 3473 8778 3484 8782
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 167DEG 2KT 3481 8771
09SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 529 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ALZ006-008-009-252315- MARSHALL AL-MADISON AL-JACKSON AL- 529 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL MARSHALL... SOUTHEASTERN MADISON AND WEST CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT... AT 528 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER GURLEY EXTENDING SOUTHEAST TO PAINT ROCK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SCOTTSBORO...GRANT...GURLEY...WOODVILLE...PLEASANT GROVES... PAINT ROCK...GARTH...LIM ROCK...TRENTON AND LARKINSVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING ON ROADS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE SEVERAL MILES AWAY FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3470 8649 3478 8635 3468 8607 3448 8628 TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 288DEG 8KT 3468 8639 KTW
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 37 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:52 UTC.
4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was knocked down in Gurley.
A 30 by 40 foot section of metal roofing was blown onto the intersection of Miller and Gray Roads in Gurley.
Quarter sized hail was reported.
Half dollar sized hail was reported in the Riverton area near Moores Mill Road and Winchester Road.
A tree was knocked down on Oak Park Drive near Bankhead Parkway NE.
Half dollar sized hail was reported in the Mount Carmel area.
Nickel to quarter sized hail was reported on Sugar Plum Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 640647, 640648, 640649, 640650, 640651, 640652, 640653.