Hail was reported with severe thunderstorms that moved through NW AL.
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Hail was reported with severe thunderstorms that moved through NW AL.
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 Nov 22, 9:39 PM CST, 10 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Huntsville AL 939 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2019 .NEAR TERM...(Tonight) Issued at 925 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2019 A mid/upper low will continue to move to the east tonight, digging into the Lower Mississippi Valley by the predawn hours. Meanwhile, a weak surface low over southern Mississippi will move to the northeast in response to the approaching mid/upper low. A small cluster of light to moderate rain continues to move across the area driven largely by a stalled boundary over the area. This activity will move east of the area within the hour. As the surface low moves towards the area, widespread showers will move across the TN Valley through the remainder of the overnight period. A few rumbles of thunder are possible, otherwise expect another half inch to an inch of rainfall before the sun rises in the morning. Temperatures will be near steady for the remainder of the night, generally in the mid to upper 50s. .SHORT TERM...(Saturday through Sunday night) Issued at 245 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2019 The upper low will begin to open into a wave during the day tomorrow as it shifts eastward into the OH Valley. Impressive 12-hour 500-mb height falls east of the approaching wave axis are indicative of very strong lift, which will continue in the wake of the morning frontal passage and should foster widespread low clouds and a fair coverage of light rain/drizzle throughout the day. Temperatures will steadily fall during the afternoon as gusty west- northwest flow advects colder air into the forecast area, and this should make for a rather blustery day on Saturday. Due to the expected motion of the mid-level trough axis, this regime will likely continue for the eastern portion of the forecast area early Saturday evening, before the threat for measurable precipitation diminishes for all forecast zones after Midnight. Model soundings still suggest that stratus clouds will be much slower to clear the area, and this may not even occur until late Sunday morning for eastern portions of the CWFA. After skies clear, temperatures should only reach the l-m 50s on Sunday afternoon, setting the stage for radiational cooling and areas of frost on Sunday night/Monday morning. .LONG TERM...(Monday through Thursday) Issued at 245 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2019 High pressure looks to be layered across the mid/srn Atlantic states heading into the Thanksgiving work week. With an inactive/near zonal flow pattern in place over much of the region, quiet/seasonal wx conditions/temps should continue into Mon, with afternoon highs climbing mainly into the lower 60s. A moderating trend in temps will then develop Mon night, as a return flow pattern ushers slightly warmer air into the cntrl TN Valley and likewise may result in morning lows Tue ranging from the upper 30s east to the mid 40s west. The overall pattern will then change going more into the day Tue, as an upper trough axis rotating thru the mid/srn Plains quickly allows for a sfc low to develop/lift NE into the Great Lakes area. The attendant cold front looks to stretch SSW into the wrn Gulf Tue before translating ewd and thru the mid TN Valley by early Wed. Moisture return will be confined along/just ahead of the approaching boundary, and allow for iso/sct showers to develop/spread into the area later in the day Tue, before tapering off some Wed with the passage of the front. Highs look to increase a few degrees into the mid 60s on Tue, given the surge of warm/moist air into the area, before lowering closer to the 60F mark Wed. This warming trend will be in place early Wed as well, with lows starting off in the upper 40s/near 50F for most spots. A split flow regime will be in place across much of the ern CONUS heading into Thanksgiving, with the srn stream stretching from the srn Plains into the Mid South/TN Valley regions. Subtle differences exist with the latter half of the global models regarding the exact placement of the srn stream north of a building upper ridge pattern over the Gulf region. Nevertheless, this should translate into some rain chances continuing into Thanksgiving. Early morning temps Thu look to start off in the lower/mid 40s, before again rebounding close to the 60F mark that afternoon. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Saturday evening) Issued at 543 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2019 Widespread IFR to LIFR ceilings will prevail as periods of showers continue throughout the overnight period. As the weak cold front approaches the area, there is a chance for isolated rumbles of thunder. Confidence in this was too low to explicitly mention in the TAF. Light rain will continue during the day Saturday and gradually taper off during the afternoon. There is a chance that light showers or drizzle will continue in the evening and continue IFR ceilings. At this time, the most likely scenario is MVFR ceilings returning tomorrow evening as rain activity dissipates. The other major impact to airport operations will be moderate westerly winds sustained 10-15 kts with occasional gusts up to 20 to 25 kts. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && NEAR TERM...73 SHORT TERM...70/DD LONG TERM...09 AVIATION...30 For more information please visit our website at weather.gov/huntsville.
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Huntsville AL 216 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2019 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-231100- Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-Lawrence-Limestone-Madison-Morgan- Marshall-Jackson-DeKalb-Cullman-Moore-Lincoln-Franklin TN- 216 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north Alabama and portions of southern middle Tennessee. .DAY ONE...Tonight... Periods of locally heavy rainfall later tonight may lead to some localized flooding concerns. A few thunderstorms embedded within the heavy rain are possible as well. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday... Brief periods of heavy rain, along with a few embedded storms, may result in some continued localized flooding Saturday morning. The heavy rainfall and thunderstorm threat is expected to diminish Saturday afternoon following the passage of a cold front. .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
935 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2019
ALZ002-003-230400-
Franklin AL-Colbert AL-
935 PM CST Fri Nov 22 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN COLBERT AND FRANKLIN
COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM CST...
At 935 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Red Bay, moving northeast at 55 mph.
Penny size hail and winds in excess of 45 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Russellville, Red Bay, Littleville, Belgreen, Vina, Hodges, Posey
Loop, Pogo, Cedar Creek Reservoir and Atwood.
LAT...LON 3458 8814 3478 8790 3455 8753 3453 8753
3431 8798 3432 8817
TIME...MOT...LOC 0335Z 237DEG 46KT 3443 8813
30The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 79 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:49 UTC.
3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Social media photo of up to nickel sized hail near cedar creek lake. Time estimated by radar.
Quarter sized hail reported near Belgreen. Time estimated by radar.
Quarter sized hail reported on Compton Rd in Elkmont.
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: 863194, 863195, 863196.