Thanks to some late-month rainfall for the area, drought conditions have improved somewhat compared to last week. D3 Conditions were removed and replaced with D2, and with the continued expected rainfall, conditions will continue to improve in the coming weeks.
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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.
Thanks to some late-month rainfall for the area, drought conditions have improved somewhat compared to last week. D3 Conditions were removed and replaced with D2, and with the continued expected rainfall, conditions will continue to improve in the coming weeks.
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 Jul 15, 10:51 PM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Huntsville AL 1151 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024 ...New AVIATION... .NEAR TERM... (Tonight) Issued at 913 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024 Scattered to broken decks of debris cirrus clouds from the remnants of afternoon's convection are gradually dissipating late this evening. As a result, mostly clear and calm conditions are forecast to develop after Midnight across the area. This combined with the moist boundary layer from earlier rainfall will create an environment favorable for patchy fog and have added a mention of this to the forecast. Overnight lows will range from the upper 60s to the mid 70s. Only minor tweaks made to the forecast as everything remains on track. && .SHORT TERM... (Tuesday through Thursday) Issued at 300 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024 In the upper-levels, the flow becomes weak as the UL ridge to the east decays, with the jet stream displaced further away to the north. Global models are suggesting very weak wind shear, with only 10-15 kts in the upper-levels. This means that any convection, will likely be pulse-like and only last for little time. This is until Thursday, where a cold front will approach the area and bring widespread chances for showers and storms. Besides that, heat is forecast to continue being an issue every afternoon, when not precipitating. In fact a Heat Advisory will be in effect from 15z to 01z on Tuesday/Wednesday. This is due to high temperatures in the upper-90s and dewpoints in the mid-70s on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. This will raise heat indices to the 105-108 degree range. With that, everyone should take precautions, including taking breaks and staying hydrated while outdoors. && .LONG TERM... (Thursday through Sunday) Issued at 453 AM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024 Extended range guidance from the global models still suggests that a slightly cooler and wetter weather pattern is in store for the local area beginning later this week and extending into the weekend. This will take shape as a mid/upper-level longwave trough axis becomes established to the west of the local area, inducing modest (20-30 knot) SW flow atop a stalled frontal boundary that may reside across the CWFA for much of the period. With the potential for several smaller scale disturbances to track across the region in the SW flow aloft and PWAT values predicted to be near or slightly in excess of 2", several rounds of showers and storms will occur both during the day and at night. Locally heavy rainfall may eventually become a concern (especially across the southeastern portion of the forecast area, where the impacts of drier continental air will not be felt). Fortunately, the combination of clouds and precipitation will yield cooler temperatures in the m-u 80s (afternoon) and u60s-l70s (overnight). && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1151 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024 VFR conditions will be the predominant flight category at each terminal, with light winds and a mostly clear sky. The one exception may be early Tuesday morning as light MVFR fog may develop between 08-12z at KHSV/KMSL. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...Heat Advisory from 10 AM to 8 PM CDT Tuesday for ALZ001>007-016. TN...Heat Advisory from 10 AM to 8 PM CDT Tuesday for TNZ096. && NEAR TERM...AMP SHORT TERM....Serre LONG TERM....70 AVIATION...AMP.24
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
D3 Conditions were removed thanks to recent rainfall.
D3 Conditions were removed thanks to recent rainfall.
D3 Conditions were removed thanks to recent rainfall.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, July 2024
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: 1209116, 1209118, 1209119.