A complex of thunderstorms dropping southeast through western Tennessee and north Mississippi and into northwest Alabama. These produced gusty winds and small hail.
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The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.
A complex of thunderstorms dropping southeast through western Tennessee and north Mississippi and into northwest Alabama. These produced gusty winds and small hail. A home was also struck by lightning in Madison.
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 Jun 27, 8:46 AM CST, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Huntsville AL 946 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2019 .NEAR TERM...(Rest of Today) Issued at 946 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2019 Ongoing showers and thunderstorms along a remnant outflow boundary are progressing into Northwest Alabama this morning from an MCV currently weakening over the Eastern Ozarks. Although this activity has weakened over the past several hours, daytime heating will help create an increasingly favorable environment for pulse-storm convection. Aided by low pressure at 500 mb traversing southward through the Mid-Mississippi Valley, there should be enough upper level support to help fuel periods of pulse thunderstorm activity throughout the afternoon and into the evening today. Additionally, more development is possible along a remnant outflow boundary from yesterday's convection current draped over East-Central Alabama. All this to say that thunderstorm activity is likely today, but it is difficult at this time to pin down where the strongest activity will be. Fortunately, weak shear should prohibit any organized convection from forming today; however, steep mid-level lapse rates and moderate CAPE will create a marginal threat for strong winds, some of which may be severe. Additionally, stronger updrafts may support the development of small hail. Otherwise, the previous forecast appears on track with high temperatures once again peaking in the upper 80s to low 90s. .SHORT TERM...(Tonight through Saturday) Issued at 337 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2019 Shower and thunderstorms activity looks like it could hang on into the evening hours tonight, before dissipating. Two things should contribute to this. The surface low should be moving more to the west shifting forcing more westward and we should lose the effects of daytime heating. We could see patchy fog if widespread rainfall is realized. Left this out for now, with uncertainty that occurs sometimes with summertime convection. Most guidance brings slightly drier air into the region Thursday night. So lows look like they will drop into the mid to upper 60s. By Friday morning, most guidance moves the center of the area of low pressure into eastern Arkansas. At the same time, models show a weak shortwave moving southeast through the Mid-Atlantic states. A reflection of the forcing with this feature extends southwest into the Tennessee Valley in most guidance. The combination of being on the eastern edge of forcing associated with the surface low over Arkansas and forcing extending southwest from the Mid-Atlantic states should keep scattered showers and thunderstorms in the forecast Friday afternoon and evening. This activity should dissipate by the early evening hours. Lows should be slightly warmer as well only dropping into the upper 60s to lower 70s. Saturday looks drier, but a weak boundary still may be just south of or across northern Alabama. With afternoon heating isolated to scattered shower and thunderstorm development looks reasonable. Should be warm still with highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s. Heat index values should remain in the mid to upper 90s. .LONG TERM...(Saturday night through Wednesday) Issued at 337 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2019 The extended will be almost textbook late June/early July weather for the TN Valley, as robust (not overwhelming!) high pressure parks itself over the region and doesn't let go. A backdoor front will make an attempt to push down the lee of the Appalachians Sunday, but it is merely a glancing blow and should not have much effect locally. Ensembles suggest a weak trough developing over the Plains and MS Valley--just in time for July 4th of course--but aside from the presence of the trough, timing/details remain murky at this range. The outcome of all this is generally 20-30% PoPs, focused each afternoon/evening, with higher values coming around the middle of next week. Blended guidance suggests a persistence forecast for both high (low-mid 90s) and low temperatures (around 70/low 70s). This is reasonable based upon slightly above heights. Nothing about the pattern lends itself to any targets of opportunity, so the blended guidance will be mostly adopted as-is. && .AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Friday morning) Issued at 547 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2019 VFR conditions are expected at both terminals through 16Z. By 16Z at KMSL, -SHRA could be pushing into the terminal. Expect these -SHRA to push east and approach the KHSV terminal around 17Z. A tempo group was included for -TSRA from 20Z to 24Z at both terminals. It could start slightly earlier than that, especially at KMSL. Expect MVFR or worse CIGS/VSBYS at times during this timeframe. This activity may need to be extended a bit later into the evening based on later radar trends, but left it out of the forecast for now in the evening. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && NEAR TERM...30 SHORT TERM...KTW LONG TERM...BCC AVIATION...KTW For more information please visit our website at weather.gov/huntsville.
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Huntsville AL 332 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2019 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-272345- Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-Lawrence-Limestone-Madison-Morgan- Marshall-Jackson-DeKalb-Cullman-Moore-Lincoln-Franklin TN- 332 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north Alabama and portions of southern middle Tennessee. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... Showers and thunderstorms will move into northwestern Alabama shortly after daybreak and spread eastward across northern Alabama and southern middle Tennessee this afternoon. Some storms could be strong to severe producing damaging winds or hail up to the size of a quarter, mainly in the afternoon and evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday... Isolated to scattered thunderstorms remain possible into next week, with the best chances during the afternoon and early evening. Gusty winds and frequent lightning will be the primary threats with any of the stronger thunderstorms. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... Activation of storm spotters and emergency management personnel is not anticipated at this time. 20
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
1125 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2019
ALZ002-003-271700-
Franklin AL-Colbert AL-
1125 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLBERT AND EASTERN
FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL NOON CDT...
At 1124 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Russellville, moving southeast at 10 mph.
Pea size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Russellville, Phil Campbell, Littleville, Newburg, Tharptown, Isbell,
Duketon, Spruce Pine and Rockwood.
LAT...LON 3464 8774 3457 8752 3457 8753 3454 8753
3431 8761 3431 8789
TIME...MOT...LOC 1624Z 295DEG 10KT 3453 8771
25The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 78 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:50 UTC.
8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Multiple trees were knocked down on Highway 75 in Phil Campbell. Time was estimated by radar.
Multiple trees were knocked down in Phill Campbell at Highway 243 and Highway 175. Time was estimated by radar.
Trees were knocked down along Highway 243.
Multiple trees were knocked down in Red Bay on Highway 247. Time was estimated by radar.
A Bradford Pear tree was knocked down onto Manningham Drive.
A tree was knocked down onto a house in Muscle Shoals. Time was estimated by radar.
A tree was knocked down onto a vehicle. Time was estimated by radar.
Trees were knocked down in Toney along Toney School Road. Time was estimated from radar.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 840731, 840732, 840733, 840734, 840735, 840736, 840737, 840738.