Severe Drought (D2) Conditions continue from August into September for portions of Northwestern and North Central Alabama.
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The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.
Severe Drought (D2) Conditions continue from August into September for portions of Northwestern and North Central 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 31, 9:49 PM CST, 2 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Huntsville AL 1049 PM CDT Sat Aug 31 2024 ...New AVIATION... .NEAR TERM... (Rest of tonight) Issued at 936 PM CDT Sat Aug 31 2024 Lingering pockets of light rain and sprinkles will continue to slowly dissipate across the forecast area this evening, and we will drop POPs to around 10% by 6Z in line with latest model guidance. Although redevelopment of one or two light showers may still occur during the 6-12Z timeframe on Sunday (given the likelihood of several residual outflow boundaries in the region interacting with a very moist boundary layer), it appears as if the risk for nocturnal thunderstorms will be greatest in the vicinity of a surface trough (remnant cold front) extending from southeastern OK/southwestern AR northeastward into the central Appalachians. Patchy mist and fog should develop across much of the region as narrow dewpoint depressions are already noted at several of our ASOS/AWOS sites, but the risk for dense fog and significant visibility reductions will be reduced by dense cloud cover aloft. Lows appear on track to reach the u60s-l70s. && .SHORT TERM... (Sunday through Monday Night) Issued at 101 PM CDT Sat Aug 31 2024 Another active day of showers and storms with a weak front nearby providing plenty of cloud cover to start the day and eventually medium to high (50-80%) chances for showers and storms once again in the afternoon/evening. Instability will be a bit lower tomorrow with cloud cover limiting heating, but still think a few strong storms capable of localized gusty winds and perhaps a limited microburst threat will be possible. Convection again will wane after sunset after the loss of heating. A drier day on Monday (Labor Day) with the boundary and main forcing just to our south and subsequently PoPs are much lower (10-30%), with the highest values favoring areas south of the Tennessee River. Ample sunshine with a mostly clear sky will allow temperatures to rebound into the low to mid 90s once again with afternoon RH values dropping into the 35-45 percent range. && .LONG TERM... (Tuesday through Friday) Issued at 136 AM CDT Sat Aug 31 2024 Tuesday, a secondary front is forecast to move in and bring low to medium chances of shower/storms (40-50%). Meanwhile, a sfc high pressure system is forecast to slowly move eastward out of the Great Lakes region, allowing northeasterly flow and an influx of drier dewpoints to occur along the Appalachians. While this is not currently forecast to move into our forecast area, this is something we will monitor in case the track of the sfc high shifts more southeastward than forecast and drier dew points filter into our area. This would result in decreased rain chances for northeast AL and southern middle TN. High temperatures on Tuesday are forecast to reach the mid 80s to low 90s. Temperatures are forecast to gradually cool through the week. Wednesday through Thursday, an upper level shortwave is forecast to cause low to medium chances of showers/storms (30-60%). Friday, shower/storm chances are forecast to decrease (20-30%), however, we are keeping an eye on a secondary upper level shortwave that may increase these as we continue into next week. During this time, high temperatures are forecast to reach the 80s with overnight lows in the 60s. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1049 PM CDT Sat Aug 31 2024 Although a lgt SHRA or two may develop across northern AL during the early morning hours Sunday, anticipated coverage is too low to include in the TAFs attm. It still appears as if a layer of As/Cs debris clouds will persist for much of night and into the mid- morning hours Sunday, but abundant moisture in the boundary layer will support development of light BR/FG in many locations, and we have included a brief window for MVFR vsby reductions btwn 9-13Z. At least partial clearing of the mid/high-level cloud decks should occur by late Sunday morning, permitting redevelopment of SHRA/TSRA invof the terminals by 17Z (if not a bit sooner), and with additional, broken clusters of storms projected to shift southward into the region along a prefrontal surface trough, we will include a PROB30 group from 17-23Z which is when lightning/heavy rainfall may occur. Fog should begin to develop once again prior to the end of this forecast period, but additional vsby reductions have not been indicated at this point. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...None. TN...None. && NEAR TERM...70/DD SHORT TERM...17 LONG TERM...HC AVIATION...70/DD
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
1233 AM CDT Sun Sep 1 2024
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0100 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 S Dutton 34.58N 85.92W
08/31/2024 Jackson AL Emergency Mngr
Several trees down.
0145 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 S Dutton 34.58N 85.91W
08/31/2024 Jackson AL Emergency Mngr
Power lines down.
0419 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 5 SSW Fayetteville 35.09N 86.61W
08/31/2024 Lincoln TN Emergency Mngr
A tree was knocked down into the roadway at
74 Carmargo Road. Time estimated by radar.
0419 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 5 S Fayetteville 35.08N 86.56W
08/31/2024 Lincoln TN Emergency Mngr
A tree was knocked down onto a powerline and
hanging down in the roadway at East Prospect
Road and McDoughal Road. Time estimated by
radar.
0419 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Fayetteville 35.16N 86.57W
08/31/2024 Lincoln TN Emergency Mngr
The metal roof of a church was partially
blown off. Time estimated by radar.
0424 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 WNW Fayetteville 35.16N 86.58W
08/31/2024 Lincoln TN Emergency Mngr
A tree was knocked down into the roadway at
1000 Washington Street W in Fayetteville.
Time estimated by radar.
&&The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
8 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe Drought (D2) Conditions continued to linger from August into September for portions of Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan, and Cullman Counties from the Drought Monitor issuance on 9/3 until the issuance on 9/17/2024.
Severe Drought (D2) Conditions continued to linger from August into September for portions of Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan, and Cullman Counties from the Drought Monitor issuance on 9/3 until the issuance on 9/17/2024.
Severe Drought (D2) Conditions continued to linger from August into September for portions of Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan, and Cullman Counties from the Drought Monitor issuance on 9/3 until the issuance on 9/17/2024.
Severe Drought (D2) Conditions continued to linger from August into September for portions of Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan, and Cullman Counties from the Drought Monitor issuance on 9/3 until the issuance on 9/17/2024.
Severe Drought (D2) Conditions continued to linger from August into September for portions of Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan, and Cullman Counties from the Drought Monitor issuance on 9/3 until the issuance on 9/17/2024.
Severe Drought (D2) Conditions continued to linger from August into September for portions of Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan, and Cullman Counties from the Drought Monitor issuance on 9/3 until the issuance on 9/17/2024.
Severe Drought (D2) Conditions continued to linger from August into September for portions of Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan, and Cullman Counties from the Drought Monitor issuance on 9/3 until the issuance on 9/17/2024.
Severe Drought (D2) Conditions continued to linger from August into September for portions of Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan, and Cullman Counties from the Drought Monitor issuance on 9/3 until the issuance on 9/17/2024.
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, September 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: 1214979, 1214980, 1214981, 1214982, 1214996, 1214997, 1214998, 1214999.