By the final issuance of the Drought Monitor for May, Severe Drought (D2) conditions were introduced into northeastern Alabama, encompassing much of Jackson, Dekalb, Marshall, and Madison Counties.
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The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.
By the final issuance of the Drought Monitor for May, Severe Drought (D2) conditions were introduced into northeastern Alabama, encompassing much of Jackson, Dekalb, Marshall, and Madison Counties.
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 May 30, 10:53 PM CST, 1 hour 7 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Huntsville AL 1153 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2016 .UPDATE... For 06Z TAFs. && .DISCUSSION... (Issued 928 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2016) Isolated shra/tsra across the region has ended due to loss of daytime heating. There is a weak upper trof now over the midwest that will continue to move east overnight. However with weak ridging/subsidence across the TN valley, not expecting any pcpn overnight. Can expect increase in mid/high clouds towards sunrise, especially over nw AL. Otherwise current fcst looks on track, thus no changes are planned attm. 007 && .AVIATION... For 06Z TAFs: With an approaching upper wave on Tuesday, there may be a few more shra/tsra across the cwa by the aftn. However the chc of pcpn still looks low across the tafs sites. Thus for now will not include any pcpn in tafs. Otherwise vfr conditions are expected thru the fcst period. 007 && .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 600 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2016 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-311300- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 600 PM CDT MON MAY 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 65 AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE TENNESSEE VALLEY. A BETTER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
By the final issuance for May, Severe Drought (D2) conditions were introduced into northeastern Alabama, encompassing much of Jackson, Dekalb, Marshall, and Madison Counties and small portions of Limestone and Cullman Counties.
By the final issuance for May, Severe Drought (D2) conditions were introduced into northeastern Alabama, encompassing much of Jackson, Dekalb, Marshall, and Madison Counties and small portions of Limestone and Cullman Counties.
By the final issuance for May, Severe Drought (D2) conditions were introduced into northeastern Alabama, encompassing much of Jackson, Dekalb, Marshall, and Madison Counties and small portions of Limestone and Cullman Counties.
By the final issuance for May, Severe Drought (D2) conditions were introduced into northeastern Alabama, encompassing much of Jackson, Dekalb, Marshall, and Madison Counties and small portions of Limestone and Cullman Counties.
By the final issuance for May, Severe Drought (D2) conditions were introduced into northeastern Alabama, encompassing much of Jackson, Dekalb, Marshall, and Madison Counties and small portions of Limestone and Cullman Counties.
By the final issuance for May, Severe Drought (D2) conditions were introduced into northeastern Alabama, encompassing much of Jackson, Dekalb, Marshall, and Madison Counties and small portions of Limestone and Cullman Counties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, May 2016
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: 648974, 648977, 648978, 648979, 648980, 648981.