Severe (D2) drought was introduced to the drought monitor.
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The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.
Severe (D2) drought was introduced to the drought monitor.
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 23, 11:30 PM CST, 30 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Huntsville AL 1230 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2019 .UPDATE... For 06Z TAFS. && .NEAR TERM...(Rest of tonight) Issued at 1001 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2019 Current surface observations suggest that a cold front extends from southwestern TN northwestward into south-central KY this evening, with low-level moisture continuing to pool across the local area immediately south of the front. Due to both the weak nature of the postfrontal anticyclone and unfavorable orientation of flow aloft, the cold front is expected to make only slow southward progress for the remainder of the night. Thus, although winds may veer to the north for the entire region prior to sunrise, the arrival of cooler/drier air will delayed to the point that low temps were increased by 1-2 degrees for much of the region, and especially across the southeastern half of the CWFA. Light-moderate shower activity which occurred earlier today has largely dissipated with the onset of boundary layer stabilization, and we have continued to advertise a dry forecast after 03-04Z. Due to combination of light flow, pooling low-level moisture and gradual clearing of the altostratus deck from N-to-S (as indicated in IR satellite data), conditions will become more favorable for the development of patchy fog early Tuesday morning, and this has been included in the updated weather grids. .SHORT TERM...(Tuesday through Wednesday) Issued at 243 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2019 Most guidance continues to weaken the front and push it into southern Alabama by Tuesday morning. Drier and cooler air look to advect into the area again behind this frontal boundary. Highs were kept primarily in the mid 80s (based on the forecasted lower thickness/925 mb temperatures) on Tuesday. Otherwise, models show another frontal boundary swinging east through zonal flow into the central Great Lakes region Tuesday night into Wednesday. Models extend this front southwestward into Missouri and Arkansas Tuesday night. Tuesday night looks to be another cool night with lows dropping into the mid to upper 50s in most locations. This front slowly edges towards the Tennessee Valley on Wednesday. However, the atmospheric column remains too dry over the area for any precipitation. However, return flow from the Gulf of Mexico should allow humidity levels to climb. Highs on Wednesday should climb back into the upper 80s to lower 90s. .LONG TERM...(Wednesday night through Sunday) Issued at 243 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2019 The front is expected to stall over northern Alabama and southern middle Tennessee Wednesday night into Thursday. This should mean warmer lower temperatures on Wednesday night/Thursday morning in the mid 60s to around 70 degrees. Models show weak bulk shear and increasing instability developing along this boundary on Thursday. This could bring some additional showers and thunderstorms to northern Alabama and southern middle Tennessee. Overall highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s continue to be the general rule. Unfortunately, upper level ridging builds back over the southeast Friday into early next week. This will mean a return to well above normal temperatures in the lower to mid 90s. Early next week, I wouldn't be surprised to see highs reaching the upper 90s. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Tuesday night) Issued at 1230 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2019 No changes to previous aviation forecast reasoning. A cold front across western TN will continue to push slowly southward overnight, with low-level flow veering to NNE by sunrise. Although a lower deck of stratus may tend to develop btwn 2500-4000 ft AGL as the front crosses the region, we will keep cigs in the VFR category and also introduce light fog in a tempo group btwn 11-13Z. Skies will clear by 15Z as persistent northerly flow advects drier air southward. However, a minor increase in mid/high-lvl clouds may occur late in the period as a weak upper-lvl disturbance approaches the region from the west. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && NEAR TERM...70/DD SHORT TERM...KTW LONG TERM...KTW AVIATION...70/DD For more information please visit our website at weather.gov/huntsville.
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Huntsville AL 1035 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2019 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-241100- Lauderdale-Colbert-Franklin AL-Lawrence-Limestone-Madison-Morgan- Marshall-Jackson-DeKalb-Cullman-Moore-Lincoln-Franklin TN- 1035 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north Alabama and portions of southern middle Tennessee. .DAY ONE...Remainder of tonight... No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday... The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible Wednesday night into Thursday. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... Activation of storm spotters and emergency management personnel is not anticipated at this time. 70/DD
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
D2 drought introduced into Jackson Co Sept. 24.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, September 2019
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: 858353.