A complex of thunderstorms pushed southeast through Southern Middle Tennessee on the evening of 7/8. While no damage was reported, the thunderstorms produced wind gusts over 50 MPH, in southern Lincoln County.
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A complex of thunderstorms pushed southeast through Southern Middle Tennessee on the evening of 7/8. While no damage was reported, the thunderstorms produced wind gusts over 50 MPH, in southern Lincoln County.
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 Jul 8, 8:18 PM CST, 37 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Huntsville AL 918 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016 .UPDATE... Main evening forecast update. Minor adjustments made to PoPs and Sky Cover. Updated grids/text products already sent. && .DISCUSSION... After a quiet start to the evening, convective activity has picked up across southern Tennessee over the last 90 minutes or so. This is occurring partly in response to an outflow boundary from an earlier Tennessee MCS, tapping into a highly unstable air mass. SPC mesoanalysis data indicates a a bulls-eye of 3500 J/kg MLCAPE just to the northwest of the HUN CWFA, which decreases quickly as you move south and east into north Alabama. However, surface temperatures are still in the mid to even upper 80s at 9 PM (Decatur is 88, Huntsville 87, Meridianville 86). The main update to the forecast will be to increase the PoPs over Tennessee and extreme northern Alabama over the next several hours. For now, these changes have only been phased in through about 1 AM, since convection-allowing short-range models indicate weakening and further movement to the east by that time. However, it will be necessary to revisit the forecast again later this evening based on convective trends. Temperatures and other details are in okay shape, with lows unlikely to fall much past the mid 70s in many of the urban areas. BCC && .AVIATION... (Issued 618 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016) For 00Z TAFs: VFR flight weather conditions are forecast to prevail during the next 24 hours. However, isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible later tonight into Saturday morning, mainly along and north of the Alabama-Tennessee state line (i.e. north of KHSV and KMSL). If these thunderstorms are able to drop further south, amendments may be necessary for reduced visibility and lower CIGs. && .PREV DISCUSSION... (Issued 310 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016) A hot and muggy day is continuing across the Tennessee Valley with temps in the middle to upper 90s and dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s as of 3PM. Heat index values have been over 100 for most areas for the last few hours as well. Areas north of the TN River may see some relief overnight where there is a chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight. Already there are a few storms firing along a weak surface convergence boundary with help from a weak shortwave aloft through central TN and moving east-southeast. Should continue to see an increase in coverage for the next couple hours and will impact our southern middle TN counties this evening. Water Vapor imagery and current radar are also showing another cluster of storms over southern Missouri/northern Arkansas. Hires/cam guidance is consistent in showing remnants of this cluster moving E-SE and reaching the local area after midnight. Given the steep lapse rates, dew points in the lower 70s and lingering instability overnight, seems like the solution of the precip making it this far is valid. Will keep areas roughly south of the TN river dry and isolated to scattered storms to the north. Lows will be similar to previous nights and in the lower to middle 70s. Cannot rule out a strong thunderstorm or two with either round of storms this evening and overnight. The pattern becomes a bit tricky and more active than previous days on Saturday and really continuing through the work week. Starting Saturday and synoptically speaking, an upper low will be moving east across the Great Lakes, dragging a weak frontal boundary to the south. This will produce a fairly significant vort max aloft, at least for this time of year and will generally remain to our west on Saturday. Either way, given the steep lapse rates, high instability and plenty of moisture to work with this time of year, this should still be enough lift for scattered thunderstorms across the area with higher chances in the west. Saturday temps will be slightly cooler and in the lower to middle 90s. This upper vort max will continue to move east and there could be a brief decrease in coverage Sat night with the loss of daytime heating but would expect the coverage to increase again by 12z as the boundary cross the area. Pretty good agreement in widespread showers/thunderstorms Sunday as the frontal boundary/upper low settles right over northern Alabama. Similar conditions exist on Monday and probably could have upped pops to likely, similar to Sunday, but not confident this far out. Both days could see a few strong thudnerstorms and one or two severe. Soundings show a dry pocket at the mid-low levels with a more saturated profile aloft so damaging wind gusts would be the greatest threat. Guidance is showing a wide range of high temps for both Sunday/Monday and is probably struggling with the amount of clouds and precip coverage. These could be those days where if you just get an hour or two of sun, the temps could briefly raise a few degrees. For now, will bank on the more clouds/more rain solution and keep highs near the blends in the upper 80s for most locations. Unfortunately there won't be much relief from the warm lows; still in the lower 70s. The boundary, at least at the surface, never really moves through and keeps southerly winds at the surface through the work week. The weak upper low/wave sticks around as well and really provides the main focus of lift through Wed until another wave moves through. Looks like your typical afternoon pattern Tue through Friday with scattered afternoon thunderstorms with diminishing coverage each night. Highs will return to near normal; in the lower 90s with lows in the lower 70s. LN && .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 947 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-091000- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 947 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...WITH SOME STORMS ALSO PUSHING ACROSS THE STATE LINE INTO FAR NORTHERN ALABAMA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. PERSISTENT HEAVY RAINFALL COULD PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN SOUTHERN TENNESSEE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... A MORE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN...FEATURING BETTER CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED FROM SATURDAY THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY... WHEN A WEAK FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE REGION. MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS PERIOD. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY THREATS POSED BY THE STRONGER STORMS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... FORMAL ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. BCC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
737 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016
TNZ076-096-097-090115-
MOORE TN-FRANKLIN TN-LINCOLN TN-
737 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MOORE...FRANKLIN AND EAST CENTRAL
LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM CDT...
AT 737 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
LYNCHBURG...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINCHESTER...LYNCHBURG...DECHERD...ESTILL SPRINGS...COWAN...TIMS FORD
LAKE...HARMONY...ALTO...SMITHLAND AND LEXIE CROSSROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREE
LIMBS...ALONG WITH OTHER SMALL UNSECURED ITEMS. SEEK SAFE SHELTER
UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 3534 8603 3531 8600 3532 8598 3530 8594
3500 8597 3514 8645 3522 8645 3532 8642
3534 8641
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 285DEG 18KT 3525 8638SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
815 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016
TNZ076-096-097-090215-
MOORE TN-FRANKLIN TN-LINCOLN TN-
815 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MOORE...FRANKLIN AND LINCOLN
COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM CDT...
AT 812 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED NEAR PETERSBURG...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF
FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WERE
ALSO DEVELOPING TO THE WEST IN GILES AND SOUTHERN MARSHALL COUNTIES.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINCHESTER...FAYETTEVILLE...LYNCHBURG...DECHERD...ESTILL SPRINGS...
COWAN...HUNTLAND...PETERSBURG...SEWANEE AND TIMS FORD LAKE.
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.
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 3530 8626 3522 8587 3499 8587 3500 8684
3526 8683 3525 8675 3531 8668 3533 8660
3535 8660
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 288DEG 18KT 3524 8666SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
815 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016
TNZ076-096-097-090215-
MOORE TN-FRANKLIN TN-LINCOLN TN-
815 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MOORE...FRANKLIN AND LINCOLN
COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM CDT...
AT 813 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
PETERSBURG...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20
MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINCHESTER...FAYETTEVILLE...LYNCHBURG...DECHERD...ESTILL SPRINGS...
COWAN...HUNTLAND...PETERSBURG...SEWANEE AND TIMS FORD LAKE.
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 3530 8626 3522 8587 3499 8587 3500 8684
3526 8683 3525 8675 3531 8668 3533 8660
3535 8660
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 288DEG 18KT 3524 8666
KULASPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
858 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016
ALZ006-009-TNZ076-096-097-090230-
MADISON AL-JACKSON AL-MOORE TN-FRANKLIN TN-LINCOLN TN-
858 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN MADISON...NORTHWESTERN
JACKSON...SOUTHEASTERN MOORE...SOUTHERN FRANKLIN AND SOUTHEASTERN
LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT...
AT 856 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED NEAR FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30
MPH. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WERE PUSHING SOUTH AND EAST
FROM THIS STORM INTO ADJACENT COUNTIES. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MOORES MILL...MERIDIANVILLE...HAZEL GREEN...HUNTLAND...SKYLINE...NEW
MARKET...TIMS FORD LAKE...ANDERSON...LINCOLN AND PLEASANT GROVES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREE
LIMBS...ALONG WITH OTHER SMALL UNSECURED ITEMS. SEEK SAFE SHELTER
UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.
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 3510 8586 3497 8586 3471 8620 3498 8678
3499 8678 3500 8683 3499 8657 3524 8643
TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 304DEG 26KT 3501 8643SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
901 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016
TNZ076-096-090245-
MOORE TN-LINCOLN TN-
901 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL MOORE AND LINCOLN
COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM CDT...
AT 901 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PETERSBURG...OR 12 MILES
NORTHWEST OF FAYETTEVILLE... MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FAYETTEVILLE...PETERSBURG...BLANCHE...TAFT...MIMOSA...
CHESTNUT RIDGE...MOLINO...MCBURG...SKINEM AND BELLEVILLE.
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 3535 8654 3536 8651 3535 8648 3532 8645
3533 8641 3532 8638 3499 8656 3500 8684
3526 8683 3525 8675 3531 8668 3533 8660
3536 8660 3537 8659
TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 290DEG 22KT 3522 8676
KULASPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
945 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016
ALZ006-TNZ076-096-097-090345-
MADISON AL-MOORE TN-FRANKLIN TN-LINCOLN TN-
945 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN MADISON...MOORE...
WESTERN FRANKLIN AND LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 PM CDT...
AT 944 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED 10 MILES WEST OF FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING EAST
AT 20 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND INTENSE DOWNPOURS
WILL OCCUR WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FAYETTEVILLE...LYNCHBURG...HAZEL GREEN...PETERSBURG...NEW MARKET...
TIMS FORD LAKE...LINCOLN...HARMONY...ELORA AND HURDLOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND WILL
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 3540 8626 3539 8628 3538 8625 3537 8628
3534 8624 3534 8619 3490 8635 3499 8683
3526 8683 3525 8675 3531 8668 3533 8660
3537 8659 3535 8654 3536 8649 3533 8646
3532 8642 3535 8641 3536 8633 3540 8629
TIME...MOT...LOC 0244Z 279DEG 16KT 3517 8675The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 46 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:55 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Fayetteville AWOS, KFYM, reported a 44 KT/51 mph gust with a thunderstorm.
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