Severe Drought conditions linger in NWS Huntsville's CWA, including Lincoln, Franklin, and Moore Counties.
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Severe Drought conditions linger in NWS Huntsville's CWA, including Lincoln, Franklin, and Moore Counties.
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 Jan 31, 7:36 PM CST, 4 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Huntsville AL 736 PM CST Fri Jan 31 2025 ...New NEAR TERM... .NEAR TERM... (Tonight) Issued at 736 PM CST Fri Jan 31 2025 As of moment, an area of showers was moving in a west to east manner across the more eastern portion of our forecast area. The heaviest showers were noted in N-S oriented line from Scottsboro to Guntersville. This activity was a bit stronger in the late afternoon as it moved across parts of NW Alabama and southern middle Tennessee with a few lightning strikes. Electrical activity thus far has ended as the activity overall becomes weaker. Area temperatures ranged from the mid 40s to lower 50s. A trough feature extending south of an area of low pressure over IN/OH should sweep to the east, helping to end shower chances from west to east during the course of the mid and late evening. Although cloud cover was thinning after the showers have passed, the satellite view showed more lower level clouds noted over the Ozarks heading to the SE, which should result in an increase in clouds late tonight. Low temperatures overnight should cool into the upper 30s to mid 40s with light winds. Given a few hours of clearing and light winds, am thinking that fog development could be more of an issue, so have added patchy to areas of fog for the late night. The forecast otherwise is in fine shape. && .SHORT TERM... (Saturday through Sunday night) Issued at 1227 PM CST Fri Jan 31 2025 The TN valley will be on the southern extent of lower clouds as a cold front sags south into TN and north AL. The front will weaken, and the southern portion of the cloud deck may not fully overlap our southern counties on Saturday. Or, could erode with daytime heating and mixing during the day. Thus, the cloud and temperature forecast is tricky. Temperatures will stay in the 50s where the clouds stick around but could poke into the lower 60s where any partial sunshine occurs. Zonal 5h flow develops into Sunday with a deep layer of southwest to west flow. This will favor good warm air advection as the surface ridge shifts into the far southern CONUS. 8h temps will warm to 10-12C by Sunday afternoon. We expect highs in the middle to upper 60s for most areas, followed by overnight lows in the 40s (except for a few eastern valley upper 30s). && .LONG TERM... (Monday through Thursday) Issued at 435 AM CST Fri Jan 31 2025 In the extended portion of the forecast, present indications are that zonal flow aloft will persist across the local forecast area for much of the new work week, as our region will remain located along the northern rim of a strong subtropical ridge centered well to our southeast. Light-moderate southerly low-level flow will continue at the surface, to the south of a developing warm front that will extend eastward into the OH Valley from a new area of low pressure across the southern High Plains. This, coupled with a west-southwesterly low-level jet of 20-25 knots, will result in warm afternoon temps in the l-m 70s, with lows increasing as well (into the u50s-l60s by Wednesday/Thursday mornings). As dewpoints finally begin to increase into the u50s-l60s by Tuesday night, low stratus clouds will become more common across the region, with a few showers/thunderstorms possible as well. However, we have kept POPs ~20% through Wednesday night and increased them to ~30-40% on Thursday (at which time moisture may begin to pool across the region ahead of a stronger cold front dropping southeastward through the Mid-MS Valley). && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 551 PM CST Fri Jan 31 2025 Primarily VFR conditions are expected at both terminals through much of the overnight period. A tempo group was included between 00Z and 04Z though for TSRA or RA at both terminals. Due to very dry air at the surface, a predominant period of precipitation was not included. MVFR CIGS or VSBYS could occur during that tempo group. Winds should become light around 3 knots and turn northwesterly tonight and then to the northeast after 15Z or 16Z. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...None. TN...None. && NEAR TERM...RSB SHORT TERM....17 LONG TERM....70 AVIATION...KTW
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe Drought conditions linger in NWS Huntsville's CWA, including Lincoln, Franklin, and Moore Counties.
Severe Drought conditions linger in NWS Huntsville's CWA, including Lincoln, Franklin, and Moore Counties.
Severe Drought conditions linger in NWS Huntsville's CWA, including Lincoln, Franklin, and Moore Counties.
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