Severe Drought/D2 conditions were introduced of Northwestern Alabama.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.
Severe Drought/D2 conditions were introduced of Northwestern 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 Aug 19, 7:51 PM CST, 4 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Huntsville AL 851 PM CDT Mon Aug 19 2024 ...New NEAR TERM... .NEAR TERM... (Tonight) Issued at 851 PM CDT Mon Aug 19 2024 A cooler drier air-mass remains in place after the frontal passage this weekend. This can be seen by our dew-points currently in the low to mid 60s. Sandwiched between low pressure to our NE and high pressure to our NW, northerly flow will continue throughout the night reinforcing the cooler drier continental air mass. The question for tonight remains in exact how cool we will get. The clear skies will support radiational cooling however slightly elevated overnight winds will be working against this. Winds typically decrease diurnally but exactly how much they decrease will dictate how cool temperatures get. Calm winds are necessary for ideal radiational cooler. Current forecast has lows in the low to mid 60s with our TN counties having the best shot at dropping just below 60 should winds remain calm enough. With such a dry air-mass, no fog is anticipated nor any other impactful weather. && .SHORT TERM... (Tuesday through Wednesday night) Issued at 1252 PM CDT Mon Aug 19 2024 Dry and seasonably cool weather will continue through the remainder of the short term forecast with upper troughing centered to our east and sfc high pressure extending from the Great Lakes region. Highs will range from the lower 80s east of I-65 to upper 80s in the west tomorrow, with lows falling as low as the mid 50s Tuesday night into Wednesday. Wednesday will feature slightly cooler temperatures as northeasterly flow brings even drier air from the southern Appalachians, ranging from the low to mid 80s. This time period will be the most ideal for those spending time or working outdoors, as warmer air is set to arrive later in the week. Overnight lows will be in the upper 50s/lower 60s heading into Thursday morning. && .LONG TERM... (Thursday through Sunday) Issued at 334 AM CDT Mon Aug 19 2024 The upper low that was fairly stationary over the northeastern states finally pushes slowly northeast during the day on Thursday. This keeps an upper level trough axis trailing southwest into the Tennessee Valley. Models hint at a much weaker upper low forming at the base of this upper level trough axis over north central Georgia on Thursday and lingering there until Thursday evening. Models show some light QPF near the center of the weaker low at the base of the trough axis, but keep it primarily in eastern central AL or Georgia or further southwest. Could see some scattered cloud cover, mainly east of the I-65 corridor though in northern Alabama or southern middle Tennessee. This upper level trough axis will keep temperatures near or below normal still on Thursday afternoon in most locations (primarily in the 85 to 90 degree range). The exception to that may be in northwestern Alabama, where some lower 90s could occur. A bit more moist air will likely advect into the area from off the east coast. So dewpoints may climb back into the 60 to 65 degree range in the afternoon. By late Thursday night, a strong ridge aloft centered over the desert southwest shifts slowly east. The eastern edge of this ridge builds over the southeastern CONUS and hotter conditions begin to develop over the area into the weekend. How strong and far east the center of the upper level ridging builds east diverges within the envelope of ensemble models. However, warmth will at least continue to build over the area, especially Saturday through early next week. Upstream flow is not particularly conducive for more humid air working into the region. However, high temperatures do look to climb back into the mid to upper 90s. Humidity may build more into the area Sunday night into Monday, as a weak frontal boundary may break down the upper ridge slightly as it approaches the area. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 618 PM CDT Mon Aug 19 2024 VFR conditions will prevail through the duration of the TAF period. Light and variable winds will be present overnight with sustained winds increasing to about 8 KTS after sunrise tomorrow. During the day tomorrow gusts up to 15 KTS will be possible as the northerly flow continues. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...None. TN...None. && NEAR TERM...RAD SHORT TERM....25 LONG TERM....KTW AVIATION...RAD
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe Drought Conditions were introduced for portions of Colbert, Lauderdale, and Lawrence Counties with the August 20th issuance of the Drought Monitor.
Severe Drought Conditions were introduced for portions of Colbert, Lauderdale, and Lawrence Counties with the August 20th issuance of the Drought Monitor.
Severe Drought Conditions were introduced for portions of Colbert, Lauderdale, and Lawrence Counties with the August 20th issuance of the Drought Monitor.
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: 1214925, 1214926, 1214927.