Severe Drought (D2) Conditions lingered into November for much of the area thanks to less than normal rainfall. This includes the following counties: Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison, Jackson, Morgan, Marshall, Lawrence, Franklin (AL), Cullman, and Dekalb Counties in Alabama.
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The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.
Severe Drought (D2) Conditions lingered into November for much of the area thanks to less than normal rainfall. This includes the following counties: Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison, Jackson, Morgan, Marshall, Lawrence, Franklin (AL), Cullman, and Dekalb Counties in Alabama. In Southern Middle Tennessee: Franklin, Lincoln, and Moore.
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 Oct 31, 11:49 PM CST, 11 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Huntsville AL 1249 AM CDT Fri Nov 1 2024 ...New AVIATION... .NEAR TERM... (Rest of tonight) Issued at 937 PM CDT Thu Oct 31 2024 Bands of light to moderate showers continue to move east through the area ahead of a cold front. These showers have generally weakened as they move east and have resulted in rainfall amounts around a half an inch or less. The front is expected to slow and potentially stall over the area through the overnight hours, keeping medium to high (50-80%) changes for rain in the forecast into the morning. Winds will continue to weaken tonight but should remain southerly until the morning. Overnight lows will be in the low to mid 60s. Made minor changes to PoPs and winds this evening to better match current trends, but otherwise no major changes were needed. && .SHORT TERM... (Friday through Saturday night) Issued at 140 PM CDT Thu Oct 31 2024 The cold front will begin to settle into the area Fri morning, with the potential for some additional showers/few tstms. Rainfall amounts though are expected to be around 0.10 inches or less given the weakening nature of the front. Rainfall will then taper off Fri afternoon, as the front stalls invof the area. Afternoon temps Fri will be slightly cooler compared to the last couple of days given the influx of slightly cooler air, with highs mainly in the lower/mid 70s. A weak upper ridge pattern will then begin to build westward across much of the Gulf region into the first half of the weekend period. The front may remain fairly stagnant into Sat as well, before lifting northward as a warm front going past Sat night. Lingering moisture below H7 may allow for some cloud cover thru Sat night, although little in the way of convergence along the front may offset the prob for any additional light rain. Even with some lingering clouds, highs on Sat look to climb more into the upper 70s/near 80F, with lows into early Sun trending in the upper 50s/lower 60s. && .LONG TERM... (Sunday through Wednesday) Issued at 427 AM CDT Thu Oct 31 2024 There will be little-no change in the overall synoptic pattern across our region from Sunday-Monday night, as light-moderate SE flow in the low-levels will persist between a ridge to our east and another area of low pressure ejecting northeastward from the central High Plains into the Canadian Prairie provinces. This will ensure partly-mostly cloudy skies with a few sprinkles of rain possible at times, and highs in the u70s-l80s (lows in the l-m 60s). Later in the extended period, there are indications that a cold front (similar in magnitude and orientation to the front later today) will slowly approach the region from the northwest, perhaps resulting in an increase in showers/thunderstorms across the northwestern half of the forecast area from Tuesday-Wednesday. Vertical wind shear will be a bit stronger next week than it currently is, and with surface dewpoints predicted to be in the m60s, we will need to watch this system for potential development of strong-severe thunderstorms. Temps may fall slightly (u50s-l60s for lows and m-u 70s for highs) by Tuesday night/Wednesday if the front indeed makes it as far southeastward as our region. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1249 AM CDT Fri Nov 1 2024 A band of showers extended from eastern KY, across N/AL to southern LA. Rain has shifted east of KMSL, but continued at KHSV. A cold front located west of these showers should move in a NW-SE manner across the area after daybreak Fri, with winds become NW-N around 5 kt. More showers are possible in the day as a front slowly moves over the region. Most of the models were hinting at continued CIGS in the MVFR, with some reduced to IFR. Periods of light rain/drizzle could reduce VSBY values into the 5-6SM at a times. Drier air filtering in should result in P6SM VSBY with a mix of CIGS ranging from MVFR to VFR in the early evening. Fog formation could become an issue late in the TAF and in the overnight hours Fri; more on this in later issuances. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...None. TN...None. && NEAR TERM...25 SHORT TERM....09 LONG TERM....70 AVIATION...RSB
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
10 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe Drought (D2) Conditions lingered into November for much of the area thanks to less than normal rainfall. This includes the following counties: Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison, Jackson, Morgan, Marshall, Lawrence, Franklin (AL), Cullman, and Dekalb Counties in Alabama.
Severe Drought (D2) Conditions lingered into November for much of the area thanks to less than normal rainfall. This includes the following counties: Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison, Jackson, Morgan, Marshall, Lawrence, Franklin (AL), Cullman, and Dekalb Counties in Alabama.
Severe Drought (D2) Conditions lingered into November for much of the area thanks to less than normal rainfall. This includes the following counties: Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison, Jackson, Morgan, Marshall, Lawrence, Franklin (AL), Cullman, and Dekalb Counties in Alabama.
Severe Drought (D2) Conditions lingered into November for much of the area thanks to less than normal rainfall. This includes the following counties: Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison, Jackson, Morgan, Marshall, Lawrence, Franklin (AL), Cullman, and Dekalb Counties in Alabama.
Severe Drought (D2) Conditions lingered into November for much of the area thanks to less than normal rainfall. This includes the following counties: Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison, Jackson, Morgan, Marshall, Lawrence, Franklin (AL), Cullman, and Dekalb Counties in Alabama.
Severe Drought (D2) Conditions lingered into November for much of the area thanks to less than normal rainfall. This includes the following counties: Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison, Jackson, Morgan, Marshall, Lawrence, Franklin (AL), Cullman, and Dekalb Counties in Alabama.
Severe Drought (D2) Conditions lingered into November for much of the area thanks to less than normal rainfall. This includes the following counties: Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison, Jackson, Morgan, Marshall, Lawrence, Franklin (AL), Cullman, and Dekalb Counties in Alabama.
Severe Drought (D2) Conditions lingered into November for much of the area thanks to less than normal rainfall. This includes the following counties: Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison, Jackson, Morgan, Marshall, Lawrence, Franklin (AL), Cullman, and Dekalb Counties in Alabama.
Severe Drought (D2) Conditions lingered into November for much of the area thanks to less than normal rainfall. This includes the following counties: Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison, Jackson, Morgan, Marshall, Lawrence, Franklin (AL), Cullman, and Dekalb Counties in Alabama.
Severe Drought (D2) Conditions lingered into November for much of the area thanks to less than normal rainfall. This includes the following counties: Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison, Jackson, Morgan, Marshall, Lawrence, Franklin (AL), Cullman, and Dekalb Counties in Alabama.
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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: 1220081, 1220082, 1220083, 1220084, 1220085, 1220086, 1220111, 1220112, 1220113, 1220114.