Scattered to numerous thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours. One of the thunderstorms knocked multiple trees and power lines down near Hollywood in Jackson County.
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The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.
Scattered to numerous thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours. One of the thunderstorms knocked multiple trees and power lines down near Hollywood in Jackson County. One of the trees fell onto a vehicle.
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 Aug 1, 1:43 PM CST, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Huntsville AL 243 PM CDT Thu Aug 1 2019 .NEAR TERM...(Tonight) Issued at 243 PM CDT Thu Aug 1 2019 Showers and thunderstorms continue to develop along a weak frontal boundary draped from the Mid Atlantic, west-southwestward through TN and into the Lower Mississippi Valley. The boundary lifted a bit further north than previously thought, allowing more convection to develop over our northwestern counties. As temps continue to rise and more outflow boundaries develop, expected for coverage to increase across our eastern areas through the remainder of the afternoon. Given the instability in place, some storms may become strong and produce gusty winds, along with locally heavy rainfall. Thunderstorm activity should diminish around sunset, as we lose our daytime heating and instability wanes. This will leave mostly quiet conditions during the overnight hours. Skies will clear and winds will become light, allowing temps to fall into the lower 70s. Given dewpoints currently in the upper 60s to lower 70s, our dewpoint depressions may drop into the 0 to 2 degree range during the predawn hours on Friday. This would set the stage for patchy fog to develop, however confidence is low given the trends the past couple of mornings. .SHORT TERM...(Friday through Saturday) Issued at 243 PM CDT Thu Aug 1 2019 An upper trough will remain over the eastern CONUS, with a ridge of high pressure building into the Plains. This will keep weak mid and upper level flow over the TN Valley. Meanwhile, the weak surface boundary will remain in the vicinity of the TN Valley through the short term period. This will leave the potential for scattered showers and thunderstorms each day. With the weak synoptic forcing associated with the boundary, convective initiation will be contingent on diurnal heating and how quickly we reach our convective temperatures. Thus, the greatest chances will be during the afternoon and early evening hours. With little shear in place, storms will be unorganized but a few strong storms are possible. Temperatures will be seasonal for this time of year, with highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s and lows in the upper 60s to lower 70s. .LONG TERM...(Saturday night through Wednesday) Issued at 243 PM CDT Thu Aug 1 2019 The mid/upper trough will amplify on Sunday, before flattening during the early part of the next work week. At the surface, the boundary will remain over the area through at least Monday, before it begins to drop further south. With the enhanced lift aloft, a greater coverage of showers and thunderstorms is expected on Sunday, with a lesser chance of storms on Monday. As has been the case, these will be unorganized storms, but given the potential for ample instability, a few strong storms are possible. The boundary will finally be clear of the area on Tuesday, bringing an end to our rain chances by the middle of next week. Again, temps will be seasonal next week, with highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s and lows in the upper 60s to lower 70s. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Friday afternoon) Issued at 1243 AM CDT Thu Aug 1 2019 Thunderstorms are beginning to develop over northern Alabama and will increase in coverage over the next couple of hours. Although there is a lower confidence on exact timing, there is enough confidence to include a TEMPO group for TSRA at both the KMSL and KHSV terminals this afternoon. Any thunderstorms that do pass through the terminal will produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Most of the activity will end by 00Z, but there may be a few lingering thunderstorms this evening. With a greater coverage of rain today, fog may be more prevalent Friday morning. However, will leave lower visibilities out of the TAF for this issuance given the uncertainty. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && NEAR TERM...73 SHORT TERM...73 LONG TERM...73 AVIATION...73 For more information please visit our website at weather.gov/huntsville.
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Huntsville AL 251 PM CDT Thu Aug 1 2019 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-021100- Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-Lawrence-Limestone-Madison-Morgan- Marshall-Jackson-DeKalb-Cullman-Moore-Lincoln-Franklin TN- 251 PM CDT Thu Aug 1 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north Alabama and portions of southern middle Tennessee. .DAY ONE...Tonight... Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible into the evening hours, as a weak frontal boundary remains stalled in the vicinity of the outlook area. Brief gusty winds, small hail, and heavy downpours are possible with the stronger storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday... Isolated to scattered storms remain possible each day through the outlook period, especially during the afternoon and early evening hours. The stronger storms will again be capable of brief heavy downpours, small hail, and gusty winds. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... Activation of storm spotters and emergency management personnel is not anticipated at this time.
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Huntsville AL 231 PM CDT Thu Aug 1 2019 ALZ003-012015- Franklin AL- 231 PM CDT Thu Aug 1 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM CDT... At 230 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Belgreen, or 11 miles east of Red Bay, moving northeast at 20 mph. Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Red Bay, Belgreen, Vina, Pleasant Site, Pogo, Cedar Creek Reservoir, Atwood, Dempsey, Duketon and Little Bear Creek Reservoir. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike several miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3434 8782 3435 8815 3458 8812 3457 8776 TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 236DEG 18KT 3447 8794 30
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Huntsville AL 357 PM CDT Thu Aug 1 2019 ALZ009-010-012130- DeKalb AL-Jackson AL- 357 PM CDT Thu Aug 1 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON AND NORTHEASTERN DEKALB COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT... At 356 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a couple of strong thunderstorms in teh advisory area. The strongest cell was located near Henagar, or 11 miles north of Rainsville. All storms were drifting southeastward around 5 mph. Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph will be possible with these storms. Locations impacted include... Rainsville, Henagar, Sylvania, Ider, Pisgah and Rosalie. 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 these storms have passed. 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 3464 8593 3480 8572 3467 8558 3451 8580 TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 318DEG 5KT 3465 8579 70/DD
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
427 PM CDT Thu Aug 1 2019
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Limestone AL-
427 PM CDT Thu Aug 1 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN LIMESTONE COUNTY
UNTIL 500 PM CDT...
At 425 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a couple of strong
thunderstorms in the advisory area. The strongest cell was located
11 miles northwest of Athens, with another storm of similar strength
located 3 miles south of Elkmont. Both storms were nearly stationary.
Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Athens, Elkmont, Leggtown, Cartwright, Cairo and Mt Rozell.
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
these storms have passed.
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 3493 8689 3478 8697 3486 8722 3488 8722
3500 8714
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 026DEG 4KT 3493 8710
70/DDSpecial Weather Statement National Weather Service Huntsville AL 430 PM CDT Thu Aug 1 2019 ALZ009-010-012200- DeKalb AL-Jackson AL- 430 PM CDT Thu Aug 1 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL JACKSON AND NORTHEASTERN DEKALB COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CDT... At 429 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ider, or 15 miles south of Bridgeport. This storm was nearly stationary. Wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Henagar, Ider and Rosalie. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Very heavy rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is also occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike several miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3477 8558 3463 8565 3469 8583 3483 8576 TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 113DEG 3KT 3472 8571 70/DD
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Huntsville AL 458 PM CDT Thu Aug 1 2019 ALZ001-005-012230- Lauderdale AL-Limestone AL- 458 PM CDT Thu Aug 1 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN LAUDERDALE AND NORTHWESTERN LIMESTONE COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT... At 457 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northeast of Rogersville, or 14 miles northwest of Athens, moving south at 10 mph. Wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Rogersville, Anderson, Lester, Good Springs, Coxey, Oliver, Cairo and Mt Rozell. 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. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike several miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3500 8708 3479 8711 3481 8732 3500 8727 TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 009DEG 7KT 3491 8718 70/DD
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 29 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:05 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Hollywood fire chief reported trees and power lines were knocked down at the intersection of CR 33 and Belle Drive in Hollywood. One tree fell onto a vehicle. Time estimated by radar.
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