The worst drought conditions are ongoing since the last major drought in 2007. With no appreciable rainfall in sight, conditions will further deteriorate, with the dry conditions complicating several factors, mainly that of farming and water conservation in the near future.
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The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.
The worst drought conditions are ongoing since the last major drought in 2007. With no appreciable rainfall in sight, conditions will further deteriorate, with the dry conditions complicating several factors, mainly that of farming and water conservation in the near future.
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 Nov 7, 11:53 PM CST, 7 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Huntsville AL 1153 PM CST Mon Nov 7 2016 .UPDATE... For 06Z TAFS. && .NEAR TERM...(Tonight) Issued at 821 PM CST Mon Nov 7 2016 The previous forecast is on track this evening with temps currently in the upper 40s to middle 60s in some locations, depending on cloud cover. The upper ridge continues to shift off to the east with an axis of moisture moving in from the west, along a surface convergence feature. These will very slowly move to the east so low temps in the east will be much cooler than the temps in the west, ranging from the lower 40s to the lower 50s. The rain that is impacting Mississippi is expected to stay there overnight due to the strong high pressure/drier air over the local area. .SHORT TERM...(Tuesday through Wednesday) Issued at 156 PM CST Mon Nov 7 2016 The aforementioned clouds are along the leading edge of a rather complex positively tilted trough oriented from the Great Lakes to the Red River Valley. This feature will become split with time as the northern stream (stronger) shortwave streaks across the Ohio Valley and Mid Atlantic region taking the more favorable dynamics/lift to our north. The southern extent of the trough will become cutoff/retrograde across the southern Plains resulting in a mainly dry frontal passage for the Tennessee Valley late Tuesday/Tuesday night. Have maintained low chance/slight chance pops for very light rain/showers. These pops may be rather generous given the very dry low levels, but the CAMS ensembles do support lower end values and will maintain for now. Otherwise, flow will back with time and become a touch more easterly overnight and into Tuesday. This may allow some of the smoke/haze from the north Georgia fires to work in here ahead of the frontal passage. Ridging will once again develop across the Tennessee Valley by midweek with "cooler" northerly flow for Wednesday. Given the northerly flow and the potential for lingering low level cloud cover (early in the day) temperatures may not quite reach the normal highs on Wednesday but overall not a bad day in store. .LONG TERM...(Thursday through Sunday) Issued at 230 PM CST Mon Nov 7 2016 Conditions during the long term portion of the forecast will be dominated by above normal temperatures at the start of the period...followed by near to slightly below normal temperatures during the weekend. Following the dry frontal passage on Tuesday Night/Wednesday morning...ridging will build briefly back into the area on Thursday. Ample sunshine should allow temperatures to reach the upper 60s at most locations. Increasing warm air advection on Friday may allow temperatures to reach the upper 60s to low 70s on Friday afternoon. The presence of mid-level clouds may help to put a cap on efficient warming, but warmer boundary layer temps should support these temps provided sufficiently deep mixing. A cold front will quickly move across the area Friday night, with a cooler airmass in tow for the weekend. Unfortunately, this is likely to be a dry frontal passage, with little to no chance for rainfall yet again. Conditions will probably be ideal for good radiational cooling on Sunday morning, with temperatures possibly falling into the 30s at many locations. Some locations could reach freezing or at least experience frost conditions, but a widespread freeze does not appear likely at this point. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Tuesday night) Issued at 1144 PM CST Mon Nov 7 2016 An upper ridge will continue across the cwa overnight. Also the 00z u/a soundings from OHX and BMX are showing a fairly dry atmosphere as well. This combo will keep the rain to the west of the taf sites for the rest of tonight. For Tuesday, models still are not showing much pcpn across the taf sites, if they get any at all. Thus for now will not include any pcpn in tafs. Otherwise expect vfr conditions for both KMSL and KHSV thru the fcst period. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && NEAR TERM...LN SHORT TERM...15 LONG TERM...KDW AVIATION...007 For more information please visit our website at weather.gov/huntsville.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 717 PM CST MON NOV 7 2016 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-081200- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 717 PM CST MON NOV 7 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... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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.
1 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Exceptional Drought (D4) Conditions introduced in Cullman County.
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