A thunderstorm produced a funnel cloud near Kelso, TN around 410 PM CST. This was photographed and reported via a blog by the Chief Meteorologist at WHNT TV in Huntsville AL.
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A thunderstorm produced a funnel cloud near Kelso, TN around 410 PM CST. This was photographed and reported via a blog by the Chief Meteorologist at WHNT TV in Huntsville AL. No damage was reported.
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 24, 2:25 PM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Huntsville AL 325 PM CDT Mon Sep 24 2018 .NEAR TERM...(This Evening and Tonight) Issued at 325 PM CDT Mon Sep 24 2018 A slightly busier day across the region, with numerous showers and some isolated thunderstorms developing across the region this afternoon. As has been the case the past several days, most of the appreciable rainfall has occurred outside the region across North Georgia and Southeast Tennessee. However, within the last hour, a deep plume of convection was noted across Central and South Alabama which will continue to work it's way north into the area over the next few hours. Per the latest CAMs, a window for more widespread, locally heavier convection will be possible from 21-03z this evening, associated with this deep plume of moisture and weak low-level convergence. Areas most likely to be impacted by this activity will be along and east of Interstate 65. A silver-lining to all this is that soil moisture is exceedingly low in this area and that flooding concerns, at least at the moment, are still quite low. Still, with PWATs around 2", locally heavy downpours will be likely with this activity, and we'll have to watch rainfall obs/estimates and streamflow trends to assess any localized flood potential. Additionally, some breaks in the clouds have allowed for some heating and destabilization (mainly across Northeast Alabama), so we may need to watch for a locally strong storm here. Latest SPC mesoanalysis is showing around 2500 J/kg of SBCAPE and 1500 J/kg of MLCAPE, a little higher than expected. This activity will wane in intensity and coverage after sunset, but am expecting at least widely scattered showers to linger through the night given the deep moisture in place. Given the lack of fog last night and the lower clouds expected to develop overnight, will keep a mention of patchy fog out of the forecast for now -- though the boundary layer would support it if some clearing were to occur. .SHORT TERM...(Tuesday through Thursday) Issued at 325 PM CDT Mon Sep 24 2018 Models continue to keep the cold front just to our north again on Tuesday. Due to this boundary still remaining just to our north, uncertainties remain on storm coverage and QPF again for Tuesday. Still, deep southerly flow will help to maintain this very moist air mass in place -- one that is very favorable for locally heavy rainfall. Guidance continues to suggest the potential for a shortwave or two to rotate through the area again tomorrow, thanks to a gradually amplifying upper- trough over the Great Plains. All this to say, there appears to still be an opportunity for scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms on Tuesday -- very similar to today. Cloud cover should significantly limit the thermodynamic environment -- and generally, strong storms are not expected. The main window for locally heavy rainfall and the highest confidence for shower/thunderstorm coverage still appears to be from Tuesday night through the day on Thursday. A strong mid/upper-level trough will push through the Ohio Valley, which will assist in forcing this cold front south and east into Alabama. Accompanying this boundary will be a 40 kt, 850 mb jet that will eject from the Deep South into the Central Appalachians. In this scenario, the Tennessee Valley would be placed in the right entrance region. Thus, confidence is increasing for the potential for numerous to widespread showers and storms during this period. The latest storm total QPF for our area is still running between 2-3 inches through Thursday night, with locally higher amounts. The environment will be favorable for locally heavy rainfall and a localized flash flooding threat, mainly during this time frame, especially in areas where training occurs. Given the lack of rainfall that has occurred so far, do not anticipate any flood products will be needed, but will continue to highlight this threat in the HWO. With the cloud cover and rain chances, below normal high temperatures will continue to be the rule -- with lows in the upper 60s. .LONG TERM...(Wednesday night through Sunday) Issued at 325 PM CDT Mon Sep 24 2018 Beyond Thursday night into Friday, there continues to be evidence that a broad subtropical ridge may form along the Northern Gulf Coast late this week into the weekend. This would force the remnant boundary back north and result in some drier weather. Underneath this ridge, there will still be plenty of available moisture, so think there will still be an opportunity for isolated to widely scattered convection each afternoon across the region in this still warm, humid air mass. There will be more sunshine, however, late this week into the weekend, allowing highs to return to the mid to upper 80s during the day and 60s at night. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Tuesday afternoon) Issued at 1216 PM CDT Mon Sep 24 2018 Low VFR to MVFR ceilings will prevail at each terminal early this afternoon. SHRA continue to increase in coverage ahead of a weak front to the north today. Thus, felt confident enough to make a mention of this in the prevailing group -- with a TEMPO to account for reduced vis and ceilings from a direct impact. SHRA will diminish after sunset this evening, but model soundings show a favorable profile for low MVFR status late tonight and through the morning hours on Tuesday. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && NEAR TERM...AMP.24 SHORT TERM...AMP.24 LONG TERM...AMP.24 AVIATION...AMP.24 For more information please visit our website at weather.gov/huntsville.
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Huntsville AL 234 PM CDT Mon Sep 24 2018 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-251200- Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-Lawrence-Limestone-Madison-Morgan- Marshall-Jackson-De Kalb-Cullman-Moore-Lincoln-Franklin TN- 234 PM CDT Mon Sep 24 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north Alabama and portions of southern middle Tennessee. .DAY ONE...This Evening and Tonight... Isolated thunderstorms, embedded within numerous showers, are expected across the Tennessee Valley today, with the coverage of storms tapering off late this evening. Locally heavy rainfall is the main threat with this activity. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday... Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected again on Tuesday, with the greatest coverage occurring across northwest Alabama and southern middle Tennessee during the afternoon. Storms will become more widespread for the entire region late Tuesday night into Wednesday before tapering off on Thursday. Heavy rainfall will be the primary threat during this period, with localized flash flooding a possibility in areas where storm training occurs. Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms will remain possible Friday through Sunday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of storm spotters and emergency management personnel is not anticipated at this time.
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Huntsville AL 217 PM CDT MON SEP 24 2018 ALZ006-008-009-241945- Marshall AL-Madison AL-Jackson AL- 217 PM CDT MON SEP 24 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON... NORTHEASTERN MARSHALL AND SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM CDT... At 217 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Guntersville, moving northeast at 10 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Guntersville, Grant, Gurley, Woodville, Langston, Paint Rock and Columbus City. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Very heavy rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3436 8627 3445 8639 3469 8640 3457 8603 TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 210DEG 11KT 3440 8626 KTW
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
417 PM CDT MON SEP 24 2018
ALZ010-242145-
DeKalb AL-
417 PM CDT MON SEP 24 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN DEKALB COUNTY UNTIL
445 PM CDT...
At 417 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Reece City, or 9 miles north of Gadsden, moving north at 20 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Crossville, Geraldine, Lakeview, Hopewell, Skirum, Lebanon, Arona,
Painter, Kilpatrick and Rodentown.
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 3424 8583 3424 8584 3420 8585 3420 8609
3444 8610 3444 8609 3441 8578
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 186DEG 18KT 3415 8599
StumpfSpecial Weather Statement National Weather Service Huntsville AL 450 PM CDT MON SEP 24 2018 ALZ009-010-242215- DeKalb AL-Jackson AL- 450 PM CDT MON SEP 24 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON AND CENTRAL DEKALB COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT... At 449 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Geraldine, or 10 miles southwest of Rainsville, moving north at 30 mph. Winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Scottsboro, Rainsville, Henagar, Sylvania, Fyffe, Hollywood, Powell, Geraldine, Section and Pisgah. 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 3430 8585 3433 8605 3472 8603 3465 8570 TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 193DEG 25KT 3438 8595 Stumpf
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 41 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:12 UTC.
1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
A thunderstorm produced a funnel cloud near Kelso, TN around 410 PM CST. This was photographed and reported via a blog by the Chief Meteorologist at WHNT TV in Huntsville AL. No damage was reported.
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