Thunderstorms knocked several trees down in the Shoals region of northwest Alabama during the early evening hours.
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Thunderstorms knocked several trees down in the Shoals region of northwest Alabama during the early evening hours.
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 6, 11:54 AM CST, 1 hour 59 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Huntsville AL 1254 PM CDT Sat Jul 6 2019 .UPDATE... For 18Z TAFS. && .NEAR TERM...(Rest of Today) Issued at 1048 AM CDT Sat Jul 6 2019 Early morning fog that covered parts of northeast Alabama and adjacent southern middle Tennessee had dissipated with the advent of daytime heating and mixing. After an hour or so of mostly clear skies between the fog dissipating around 845 AM; then cumulus forming in the 930-945 AM time frame, as critical/trigger temperatures in the low/mid 80s were being reached. 10 AM temperatures across the greater forecast area have already risen into the low/upper 80s, with light westerly winds. An upper level system over eastern Arkansas, best seen via the mid/high altitude water vapor channels (6.93 and 6.19 micrometers respectively) will slowly move eastward, as troughing associated with it does as well. The HRRR has it moving across western Tennessee later this evening, with the longer term HiRes and NAM depictions has it moving to the SE across or just south of the area later on Sunday. Lift preceding this system, moving into an already moist and unstable airmass, will result in an increased coverage of showers and thunderstorms later today. Timing, think the bulk of the stronger storms should hold off until the mid/latter afternoon. Before then, precipitable water amounts rise into the +2" range. This of course will result in locally very heavy rainfall and gusty winds, especially in the stronger storms. Sometimes, storms could become more electrically active in these situations as well. Despite the development of clouds, high temperatures should rise into the lower 90s in the warmer spots before showers commence. Dewpoint values in the lower 70s will yield heat index values nearing 105 degrees in a few spots (however most values will range in the mid 90s to around 103 degrees). .SHORT TERM...(Tonight through Monday night) Issued at 146 AM CDT Sat Jul 6 2019 Most of the ongoing convection should dissipate within a few hours of sunset tonight, but increasing PVA from the approaching shortwave may help keep convection going beyond the nocturnal transition. This would be dependent on mesoscale forcing along outflow boundaries, and due to uncertainty in placement and timing of these features, overnight rain chances were kept below 40 percent. The shortwave feature will remain anchored over the MS/TN Valleys through the remainder of the weekend, which will keep scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms in the forecast through Sunday night. A weak surface low pressure system may also develop in response to the shortwave on Sunday, providing additional support for greater thunderstorm coverage. Again, no storms are expected to be severe, but a few strong storms cannot be ruled out, with gusty winds and heavy rainfall as the primary threats. Due to anticipated persistent cloud cover and convection, high temperatures on Sunday will be slightly cooler in the upper 80s to low 90s. The shortwave will then progress southeastward into the Eastern Gulf early next week, removing the upper level support for more widespread convection over our area. Accordingly, rain chances lower on Monday due to drier air filtering in from the north, and POPs were capped at 30 percent. Sensible weather returns to a summerlike pattern, with high temperatures Monday reaching into the low 90s across the region and maximum heat indices in the upper 90s to low 100s. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday through Friday) Issued at 146 AM CDT Sat Jul 6 2019 Excessive heat may become more of an impact next week as an upper ridge builds northeast from the south central CONUS into the TN and OH valleys. High temperatures will easily reach the lower to middle 90s with dew points the key factor during the afternoon hours. At this point, blended and raw model guidance suggest dew points staying in the lower to middle 70s during peak afternoon heating. This may result in peak heat indices at or above 105 for a few areas Tuesday and Wednesday, especially in the urban areas around HSV and MSL. As noted yesterday, the upper ridge will become a full-fledged anti- cyclone over the southwest U.S. with a weakness developing in the ridge over the southeast U.S. This is a result of the long-lived MCV/upper low that drops into the northeast Gulf of Mexico, and a stronger progressive trough drops southeast through the Great Lakes and OH Valley. This still brings a cool front into our area on Thursday into Thursday night. This is when shower and thunderstorm chances will be at their greatest in the day 4-7 period. This frontal passage should temper the heat just a bit for Friday with slightly drier air. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Sunday afternoon) Issued at 1254 PM CDT Sat Jul 6 2019 Strong daytime heating and deep atmospheric moisture has resulted in the formation of mostly fair weather cumulus across the TN Valley. Some of the clouds have become TCU and CB, evident with isold/sct convection moving eastward over far NW AL. Somewhat warmer air above cloud bases has so far inhibited most of the cu from becoming TCU or greater. A mostly quiet period will end in the late afteroon as max daytime heating and instability are realized. This along with the approach of the convection over far NW AL and outflow boundaries from it will result in more shower and storm development into the early evening. Gusty winds over 40kt, locally heavy rainfall, brief VIS/CIG reductions, and frequent lightning will accompany the stronger storms. Shower activity will fade in the late evening. Patchy late night fog cannot rule out, especially in/near locations that receive wetting rainfall. More shower development looks possible late Sun AM. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && NEAR TERM...RSB SHORT TERM...30 LONG TERM...17 AVIATION...RSB For more information please visit our website at weather.gov/huntsville.
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Huntsville AL 230 PM CDT Sat Jul 6 2019 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-071200- Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-Lawrence-Limestone-Madison-Morgan- Marshall-Jackson-DeKalb-Cullman-Moore-Lincoln-Franklin TN- 230 PM CDT Sat Jul 6 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north Alabama and portions of southern middle Tennessee. .DAY ONE...Tonight... Scattered thunderstorms will remain possible through tonight. Any strong thunderstorms could produce frequent lightning, gusty winds up to 40 mph and heavy downpours. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday... Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected again on Sunday, mainly during the afternoon and early evening hours. Thunderstorms will be isolated to scattered Monday through Friday next week. Excessive heat levels may develop next week, especially on Tuesday and Wednesday when heat index values reach at or above 105 degrees in some areas. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... Activation of storm spotters and emergency management personnel is not anticipated at this time.
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 123 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:50 UTC.
8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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