Gusty west to northwest winds behind a cold front knocked down a tree in at least two locations in northwest Alabama.
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The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.
Gusty west to northwest winds behind a cold front knocked down a tree in at least two locations in northwest Alabama.
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 Apr 3, 8:49 AM CST, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Huntsville AL 949 AM CDT Wed Apr 3 2024 ...New NEAR TERM... .NEAR TERM... (Rest of Today) Issued at 949 AM CDT Wed Apr 3 2024 What a difference a day makes. Despite plenty of sunshine, temperatures are currently in the upper 40s to lower 50s, around 20 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. Highs will only reach the upper 50s to lower 60s today. The cold front that brought the active weather yesterday is off to our east and moving into the Mid Atlantic but the sfc low is still up in the Great Lakes. Disturbances will round that trough and bring us a low chance of showers this afternoon along with an increase in cloud cover. Best chance for rain will be north of the TN River. The northwesterly winds will be breezy today, but remain below Wind Advisory criteria. They will be sustained 15-20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Lowered POPs and increased Sky grids, otherwise the forecast is on track for today. && .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Friday night) Issued at 443 AM CDT Wed Apr 3 2024 The upper low to our NNW (discussed above) is predicted to broaden and weaken over the course of the short term period as it ejects northeastward into coastal portions of New England by Friday night. However, weak lift associated with several smaller scale disturbances embedded within the broader cyclone may contribute to the development of low clouds and light showers at times from tonight through Thursday night, and this will be especially true during the daylight hours when at least minor amounts of CAPE will be available beneath a sharp inversion aloft. Based on the position of the primary mid/upper-level cyclone, we have placed our highest POPs across the northeastern corner of the CWFA, which is where it would not be surprising to see a few snowflakes mix with any showers that occur during the early morning hours Thursday or Friday (when surface temps will be in the mid 30s). Due to potential impacts from both stratus clouds and wind, the risk for frost development appears rather low both tonight and Thursday night, even with air temps in the 35-40F range. Aside from a potential increase in high clouds, conditions should be most favorable for frost formation on Friday night, with calm winds and temps in the mid 30s/dewpoints in the lower 30s. && .LONG TERM... (Saturday through Tuesday) Issued at 443 AM CDT Wed Apr 3 2024 Latest extended range model consensus suggests that an amplified mid-level ridge (between the departing upper low to our northeast and a pair of upper lows across the western CONUS) will translate eastward across the MS Valley on Saturday/Saturday night. This will provide a period of mostly clear skies and dry conditions, with highs warming back into the l-m 60s Saturday afternoon. High-level clouds will quickly spread back across the TN Valley on Saturday night, downstream from a meridional axis of convection in the vicinity of a dryline across the southern Plains. Additional showers and thunderstorms are likely to occur east of the dryline and within a developing warm conveyor belt (related to an upper low shifting eastward from the northern High Plains), and some of this activity may survive as far east as our CWFA (particularly Sunday night/Monday morning). Wind profiles would normally favor organized convection, but light SSE return flow will hinder the progress of northward moisture transport (although a narrow corridor of maritime tropical air may attempt to reach reach locations to our immediate west ahead of this system). Chances for showers and perhaps some elevated thunderstorms will begin to increase at some point Monday night or Tuesday, with this activity occurring along the cool side of a warm front lifting slowly northward over the central Gulf Coast. Highs will return to the lower 70s by Sunday, with lows Monday morning returning to the mid 50s. && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 646 AM CDT Wed Apr 3 2024 Postfrontal stratus clouds will continue to provide VFR cigs of 3.5-5 kft at the HSV/MSL terminals early in the period, along with a WNW wind arnd 10 kts. Later this morning, the cloud bases will begin to rise, but will remain intact for much of the aftn/evening as an upper air disturbance tracks across the Upper TN Valley. This feature will be responsible for generating scattered-numerous SHRA, which will spread southeastward, potentially impacting the terminals btwn 19-23Z. Sfc winds will back to W later this morning and increase to 12G28 knots before subsiding late this evening. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...None. TN...None. && NEAR TERM...JMS SHORT TERM....70 LONG TERM....70 AVIATION...70
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was knocked down at 6427 Buddy Durham Road.
A tree was knocked down and blocking one lane of the road at the intersection of Rogers Lane and CR 47.
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