Drought Conditions worsen during the month of September.
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The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.
Drought Conditions worsen during the month of September.
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 Sep 12, 11:31 PM CST, 29 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Huntsville AL 1231 AM CDT TUE SEP 13 2016 .UPDATE... For 06Z TAFs. && .DISCUSSION... (Issued 816 PM CDT MON SEP 12 2016) Will be amending the forecast shortly to keep in a mention of a slight chance pop for shra/tsra mainly south of the Tennessee river until around 03z. A weak warm front continues to move north through the forecast area tonight, with slowly increasing dewpoints expected along and south of the boundary. At 01z, widely scattered/scattered shra/tsra were continuing along/south of the boundary across Cullman and into Southern Morgan and Marshall counties. Expect the shra/tsra in these areas to slowly weaken/dissipate with time. Most of the forecast area should become at least partly cloudy overnight. Have made little changes otherwise to the going forecast. TT && .AVIATION... For 06Z TAFs: Will continue with VFR conditions throughout the forecast period. Will keep in a VCTS at both HSV and MSL from 18z until around the 01z-02z time frame. TT && .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 MON SEP 12 2016 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-131000- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 947 PM CDT MON SEP 12 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... AN ADDITIONAL CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, ESPECIALLY IN NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER PERIOD OF WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS, BEFORE AN APPROACHING FRONTAL BOUNDARY INCREASES THUNDERSTORM CHANCES THIS WEEKEND. .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.
Extreme Drought (D3) conditions present in Franklin County, TN.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, September 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: 660216.