Clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the mid to late afternoon hours. A few produced gusty outflow winds, and even a few isolated microbursts, which knocked down trees in a few areas.
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The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.
Clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the mid to late afternoon hours. A few produced gusty outflow winds, and even a few isolated microbursts, which knocked down trees in a few areas. Hardest hit areas were in Sheffield and Tuscumbia.
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 2, 10:53 AM CST, 3 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Huntsville AL 1153 AM CDT Fri Jun 2 2023 ...New AVIATION... .NEAR TERM... (Rest of Today) Issued at 932 AM CDT Fri Jun 2 2023 High pressure will continue to stretch across the northern Atlantic Coast, pushing a drier airmass into the area. The lack of synoptic forcing will limit any convection to isolated/scattered at best today, driven by remnant outflow boundaries across the area. Expect an increase in diurnal cloud cover this afternoon as heating increases, but highs will reach the mid to upper 80s today. Made minor tweaks to temps/sky cover/PoPs to better match current trends, but otherwise no significant changes were needed. && .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Sunday night) Issued at 317 AM CDT Fri Jun 2 2023 Even drier air will advect southward into northern Alabama tonight into Saturday morning. This should lower precipitation chances. An isolated shower or thunderstorm cannot be ruled out though during the mid afternoon into the very early evening hours near southern middle Tennessee and possible towards NW Alabama. Mainly due to some forcing that could edge into those areas as a stronger disturbance moves into Virginia and Northern Carolina. Again, not expecting anything more than garden variety thunderstorms. Saturday will be cloud free much of the day and with 925 mb temperatures forecast to reach the 22 to 26 degree range, highs in the 90 to 95 degree range look very possible. Luckily, drier air will keep heat index values very close to actual temperatures. Dewpoints will still to creep back up Saturday night into Sunday, as the disturbance that brought showers/thunderstorms to Virginia rotates southwestward in the upper levels and into Tennessee and northern Alabama during the afternoon hours. Shear will remain non-existent, but better instability/moisture convergence does focus along and upstream of this disturbance over the area. Some stronger storms could occur, but no severe weather is expected at this time. Higher coverage though of showers and thunderstorms looks like a good bet Sunday afternoon. Given the slow movement, will have to watch for some localized flooding given instability and PWATS. This activity should decrease in coverage late Sunday night into Monday morning. && .LONG TERM... (Monday through Thursday) Issued at 317 AM CDT Fri Jun 2 2023 What could be described as a higher latitude blocking pattern should remain in place as we get a new work week underway. This block, more resembling an Omega-type (it's upper high over the Northern Plains, and respective lows over the western and eastern coasts of the continent respectively - to a degree). Given changes in the positions and strengths of the block's lows, especially the eastern one will affect what occurs more locally. Overall for the period, the Tennessee Valley will be SE of the upper ridge and SW of the upper low over the SE Canada/New England region. From this morning's model runs, the 00Z ECMWF seemed to be coming around what the GFS has been showing the past few days regarding development of the upper trough to our NE. Newer guidance overall has gone back to a stronger low, and displacing it more to the south. This will result in a wedge type front driving southward from the Great Lakes to across the Valley on Wednesday. The boundary by the time it reaches the area will be weaker, but noticeable enough to cool daily highs from the upper 80s Mon/Tue into the mid 80s Wed/Thu. Enough moisture remaining and strong solar insolation will destabilize the atmosphere, and continue bringing mainly afternoon shower and thunderstorm chances each day. Overall thunderstorm strength should remain sub-severe; however the usual gusty winds, heavy downpours, and lightning strike are always a possibility. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1153 AM CDT Fri Jun 2 2023 VFR conditions will continue through the TAF period, aside from the potential for a few showers/thunderstorms this afternoon. Confidence in these affecting the terminals is too low to warrant above a VCTS mention at this time, but reductions to MVFR conditions will be possible if thunderstorms occur. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...None. TN...None. && NEAR TERM...25 SHORT TERM....KTW LONG TERM....RSB AVIATION...25
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 32 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:54 UTC.
14 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was reported down and a power pole down near School House Road and Buddy Williamson Road.
A tree and power pole was knocked down near School House Road and Buddy Williamson Road.
A tree was reported down at 917 Pine Street.
A tree was blown down near the intersection of 5th Street and Annapolis Avenue.
A power pole was damaged and leaning due to strong winds at 500 Courtland Avenue.
A tree was reported down at 600 N Montgomery Avenue.
A tree was reported down near the intersection of Nashville Avenue and E Saywell Street.
A tree was blown down at the folowing location: 1205 SW 13th Avenue.
A tree was reported down at 911 Montgomery Avenue.
A tree was blown down at the following location: 913 SW 12th Avenue.
A tree was reported down near the intersection of NE 17th and NE 28th Street.
Trees were knocked down in the Sheffield area.
A tree was knocked down on Pine Street.
A tree was knocked down along CR 703 in eastern portions of Cullman. Time was estimated from radar.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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