FORECAST:
Friday: Mostly sunny. Mild. High 55, Low 45
Saturday: Sunny. Mild. High 53, Low 34
Sunday: Sunny. Cool. High 50, Low 28
EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
Monday: Mostly sunny. High 56, Low 32
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. High 61, Low 36
Wednesday: Partly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers. High 64, Low 43
Thursday: Partly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers. High 64, Low 44
NOTES:
That tornado outbreak Monday morning in Central Alabama was apparently even rougher than it looked on radar. Here are the latest findings from the National Weather Service down that way.
If you'd like to learn more about severe weather - how to recognize it, how to report it, and how to keep yourself and your loved ones safe, please consider attending one of the (free) SKYWARN classes. The National Weather Service does these every year, to prepare for our spring and then our fall tornado season. The first class is scheduled for Thursday February 9th at 6 p.m. at the town hall in Guntersville.
DISCUSSION:
It's been a rainy day. I've been told I have a very good grasp of the obvious. Our High was 64, and our Low was 60, so far today. When it's this humid/rainy, you're not going to have much temperature variation. It's been lightly breezy at times, out of the south/southeast, but we actually haven't had any big problems with flooded as was a concern. I had to be out driving today, and I had to kind of take it slow in some spots, but it wasn't a big deal. Then again I haven't checked Twitter yet today . . . haha . . . usually when there's heavy rain or light wintry stuff this time of year, you see lots of accident reports. Hope that was not the case today - didn't hear of any on the radio. Just some beneficial rain. Having said that, with some more showers moving through tonight, could see some spots "flirting" with flood stage, but . . . I highly doubt any serious problems.
Down south today, South Alabama did have some stormy weather, unfortunately. Several wind damage reports - trees and power lines down, windows blown out of some structures, and in the town of Uniontown on Church Street, several homes damaged by what sounds like it was probably a tornado. Geez . . . somebody give those guys down there a break! I've heard it said that this somewhat unusual severe weather in January is due to the La Nina pattern, but then again, I met a meteorologist once who did not believe in the La Nina/El Nino phenomenon, just as some do not believe in global warming. I plead ignorance at this point . . . I haven't even made it through college yet. I just know it's been too stormy for my tastes, even if we've managed to dodge it up here.
I think we clear out fairly quickly tomorrow. Mostly sunny with a High near 55.
Weekend looks GREAT. Not as cold as I thought previously - probably Highs staying in Low 50's and Lows mostly staying 30-ish. So that's good news probably, for those of you who prefer not to shiver when you go out at night/in the morning. Plenty of sunshine. Awesome weekend to get out and have some fun. Great weather for this time of year, about as good as it gets.
On Monday a few clouds come back, and we warm into the upper 50's. Probably warming into the lower 60's on Tuesday and then it's kind of uncertain but Wednesday or Thursday, we could see another chance of rain - looks like a minor, normal sort of rain though.
So in short, after tonight, weather is looking GREAT!
Everybody have a good weekend . . . I plan to.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Just when I thought I'd try to quit being silly on here . . .
I dare everyone to wear shorts tomorrow and just see if someone asks you, "Whatsa' matter, buddy - ye' waitin' on a flood?"
Heavy Rain Tomorrow
FORECAST:
Thursday: Heavy rain. Flash flooding possible. High 68, Low 55
Friday: Mostly sunny. High 55, Low 43
Saturday: Sunny. Cool. High 54, Low 33
EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
Sunday: Sunny. High 49, Low 28
Monday: Mostly sunny. High 53, Low 30
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. High 57, Low 34
Wednesday: Partly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers. High 60, Low 38
NOTES:
Here is the latest on the storm surveys from the Birmingham's area's tornado outbreak the other morning.
And here is a look at what NOAA/NWS expects for the rest of this winter, nationwide.
DISCUSSION:
We've had some clouds coming and going, but overall it's been a lovely day across the Tennessee Valley - and as you've noticed if you've been outside at all, fairly warm. Breezy from the south/southeast ahead of this warm front, which has brought us the warmer temperatures and is out ahead of this closed low out west that will bring us some heavy rains tomorrow.
Friday we should be clearing out as a cold front pushes this on through - cooling into the 50's.
Weekend looks AWESOME with plenty of sunshine and seasonable temperatures. A reinforcing cool front coming through Saturday night, so Sunday should be our coldest day, with Highs probably not making it out of the 40's. Lows might even dip into the mid 20's is my gut feeling here.
First of next week, temperatures start to moderate. Tuesday we cloud up again, probably in upper 50's. Wednesday we may see more rain chances as another cool front approaches.
So just be careful tomorrow with the flash flood risk - take it slower on the roads, and if you come to water that crosses the road, follow the cliche' - turn around, don't drown.
And then . . . awesome weather for just about the whole forecast period. Couldn't ask for better January weather.
See you in the funny papers. Yes, I think I'm back to doing them - just not FaceBook. And not as much farting around as before - keep it professional. Lord knows I fart around and goof around enough in everyday life . . . and I think my wackiness should stay there overall . . . too many people doing it on the interwebs these days. Ho hum.
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NOTE: This forecast was put together in bits and pieces amongst rushing around with school stuff, so if you notice any discrepancies as to time and all, that's why.
Thursday: Heavy rain. Flash flooding possible. High 68, Low 55
Friday: Mostly sunny. High 55, Low 43
Saturday: Sunny. Cool. High 54, Low 33
EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
Sunday: Sunny. High 49, Low 28
Monday: Mostly sunny. High 53, Low 30
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. High 57, Low 34
Wednesday: Partly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers. High 60, Low 38
NOTES:
Here is the latest on the storm surveys from the Birmingham's area's tornado outbreak the other morning.
And here is a look at what NOAA/NWS expects for the rest of this winter, nationwide.
DISCUSSION:
We've had some clouds coming and going, but overall it's been a lovely day across the Tennessee Valley - and as you've noticed if you've been outside at all, fairly warm. Breezy from the south/southeast ahead of this warm front, which has brought us the warmer temperatures and is out ahead of this closed low out west that will bring us some heavy rains tomorrow.
Friday we should be clearing out as a cold front pushes this on through - cooling into the 50's.
Weekend looks AWESOME with plenty of sunshine and seasonable temperatures. A reinforcing cool front coming through Saturday night, so Sunday should be our coldest day, with Highs probably not making it out of the 40's. Lows might even dip into the mid 20's is my gut feeling here.
First of next week, temperatures start to moderate. Tuesday we cloud up again, probably in upper 50's. Wednesday we may see more rain chances as another cool front approaches.
So just be careful tomorrow with the flash flood risk - take it slower on the roads, and if you come to water that crosses the road, follow the cliche' - turn around, don't drown.
And then . . . awesome weather for just about the whole forecast period. Couldn't ask for better January weather.
See you in the funny papers. Yes, I think I'm back to doing them - just not FaceBook. And not as much farting around as before - keep it professional. Lord knows I fart around and goof around enough in everyday life . . . and I think my wackiness should stay there overall . . . too many people doing it on the interwebs these days. Ho hum.
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Flash Flood Watch
So today and tonight, probably just light to moderate rain. Tomorrow though, heavier rains are likely, perhaps a few thunderstorms, and flash flooding could become a real problem. You should know the drill by now, if you've been following for a while. Main thing is just to never cross water that covers the road - really simple.
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
447 AM CST WED JAN 25 2012
...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ELEVATE FLASH FLOODING THREAT ON
THURSDAY...
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LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MORGAN-CULLMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORENCE...MUSCLE SHOALS...
RUSSELLVILLE...MOULTON...ATHENS...DECATUR...CULLMAN
447 AM CST WED JAN 25 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST ALABAMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH
CENTRAL ALABAMA...CULLMAN...LIMESTONE AND MORGAN. IN NORTHWEST
ALABAMA...COLBERT...FRANKLIN AL...LAUDERDALE AND LAWRENCE.
* FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
* SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH MAY BE
HEAVY...WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA ON
THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR. DUE TO ELEVATED SOIL
MOISTURE CONDITIONS FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL...THE THREAT FOR
FLASH FLOODING WILL BE ELEVATED ON THURSDAY.
* RAPID RUNOFF MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER ON AREA
ROADWAYS AND INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING IN URBAN AND
POORLY DRAINED AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
&&
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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
447 AM CST WED JAN 25 2012
...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ELEVATE FLASH FLOODING THREAT ON
THURSDAY...
ALZ006-008>010-TNZ076-096-097-251900-
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MADISON-MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...GUNTERSVILLE...
SCOTTSBORO...FORT PAYNE...LYNCHBURG...FAYETTEVILLE...WINCHESTER
447 AM CST WED JAN 25 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...
DEKALB...JACKSON...MADISON AND MARSHALL. IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE...FRANKLIN TN...LINCOLN AND MOORE.
* FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
* SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH MAY BE
HEAVY...WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING.
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR.
DUE TO ELEVATED SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS FROM RECENT HEAVY
RAINFALL...THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL BE ELEVATED ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* RAPID RUNOFF MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER ON AREA
ROADWAYS AND INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING IN URBAN AND
POORLY DRAINED AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Some Rain Coming Back
FORECAST:
Wednesday: Partly cloudy with a 40% chance of showers. High 64, Low 41
Thursday: Heavy rain. High 66, Low 53
Friday: Mostly sunny. Cooler. High 55, Low 44
EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
Saturday: Sunny. High 54, Low 33
Sunday: Sunny. High 47, Low 28
Monday: Mostly sunny. High 51, Low 30
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. High 55, Low 34
NOTES:
Here is a look at the heavy rains we had Monday morning and the specific amounts.
And here is the latest on the Central Alabama Tornado Outbreak as well as the tornadoes in Arkansas.
DISCUSSION:
Beautiful day here in the TN Valley - plenty of sunshine. Nice temperatures. In Huntsville we made it up to 61. Low this morning was 37. Calm winds. Couldn't ask for a nicer day. If this wasn't nice, I don't know what is.
Of course, we're in a pretty active pattern, things always in flux, and so this rain you see out in Texas associated with an upper low and a warm front will be heading in our direction the next couple days.
For the moment we are under high pressure and are in the 50's across most the Valley. Notice how warm most the country is right now. Oh well, I seem to recall quite a bit of cold and snow last winter, so I guess it all balances out. South Texas may have a few severe thunderstorms tonight from this warm front. Looks like snow for the extreme northwest part of the country and around British Columbia - I just mention them because one of my favorite magicians lives there.
Tomorrow, definitely some rain chances. Doesn't look like a big washout, probably just scattered rain showers. Doubt we'll have much thunder with this, air should be pretty stable.
As the upper low works its way closer and the warm front pushes into our area on Thursday, we should see widespread rain, I mean all of us in North Alabama/Southern Tennessee should get a decent soaking.
At this point the HPC is going with between 1-2 inches of rain, but keep in mind, we still have some rivers flooded around here, and we haven't really had much time to recover from yesterday morning's heavy rains. So I'd say some flash flooding and/or river flooding is a potential that will have to be monitored here.
By Friday a cold front pushes this stuff on through here, and we clear out and turn colder. Highs should drop down into the 50's.
And a very, very nice weekend. Temperatures should be seasonable, with Highs mostly in the low-to-mid 50's and Lows in the lower 30's. Plenty of sunshine. Great weekend to get out and do something.
Monday also looks nice, and we might start to warm a little and bring back some clouds on Tuesday. Overall the extended period looks great. Just have to get through this potential heavy rain event tomorrow night and Thursday. Main thing - just be very careful if you have to be out driving in it. It is always a mistake to cross water that covers the road, because there's no way to know how deep it is or if the road (or worse yet, a bridge) has been washed out under that water. It doesn't take as much water as you'd think . . . and believe me, cars can't swim.
Hmmmmmm . . . before writing the forecast, caught the ABC News segment talking again about yesterday morning's tornadoes. Rather crafty how they avoided making an apology for their false statement on a previous broadcast that the storms struck "without warning." Oh well, it's all about exploitation, typical media scum. Ho hum.
Wednesday: Partly cloudy with a 40% chance of showers. High 64, Low 41
Thursday: Heavy rain. High 66, Low 53
Friday: Mostly sunny. Cooler. High 55, Low 44
EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
Saturday: Sunny. High 54, Low 33
Sunday: Sunny. High 47, Low 28
Monday: Mostly sunny. High 51, Low 30
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. High 55, Low 34
NOTES:
Here is a look at the heavy rains we had Monday morning and the specific amounts.
And here is the latest on the Central Alabama Tornado Outbreak as well as the tornadoes in Arkansas.
DISCUSSION:
Beautiful day here in the TN Valley - plenty of sunshine. Nice temperatures. In Huntsville we made it up to 61. Low this morning was 37. Calm winds. Couldn't ask for a nicer day. If this wasn't nice, I don't know what is.
Of course, we're in a pretty active pattern, things always in flux, and so this rain you see out in Texas associated with an upper low and a warm front will be heading in our direction the next couple days.
Monday also looks nice, and we might start to warm a little and bring back some clouds on Tuesday. Overall the extended period looks great. Just have to get through this potential heavy rain event tomorrow night and Thursday. Main thing - just be very careful if you have to be out driving in it. It is always a mistake to cross water that covers the road, because there's no way to know how deep it is or if the road (or worse yet, a bridge) has been washed out under that water. It doesn't take as much water as you'd think . . . and believe me, cars can't swim.
Hmmmmmm . . . before writing the forecast, caught the ABC News segment talking again about yesterday morning's tornadoes. Rather crafty how they avoided making an apology for their false statement on a previous broadcast that the storms struck "without warning." Oh well, it's all about exploitation, typical media scum. Ho hum.
Beautiful Day . . . Don't Let It Get Away . . . .
FORECAST:
Today: Sunny. Lovely! High 60
Wed: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers - chances increasing overnight. High 63, Low 41
Thu: Rain - flash flooding/river flooding possible. High 65, Low 52
EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
Fri: Decreasing clouds and cooler temperatures. High 55, Low 43
Sat: Sunny. High 53, Low 31
Sun: Sunny. High 47, Low 27
Mon: Mostly sunny. High 51, Low 30
NOTES:
NWS Huntsville put together a list of rainfall totals from Monday morning.
And here's the latest from NWS Birmingham on the strong tornadoes that same morning.
DISCUSSION:
So we've got fair skies here at 5 a.m. and a temperature of 39 in Huntsville. A little scattered fog across the region, nothing major. Calm winds. Pressure at 30.16 inches. Today is going to be a very nice day.
Plenty of sunshine the rest of today, with a High around 60. Calm winds from the north.
Tomorrow moisture starts to increase ahead of a warm front and associated upper low from out west. Should mention at least a chance of showers, although by now I'm thinking more a chance of rain tomorrow evening/night. Timing is a little tricky here.
As the Low approaches on Thursday and we have strong southwesterly Gulf flow, rain should really overspread the area. We will have to watch for some flash flooding and river flooding, since we've already had a bit of that lately, and this system looks to move fairly slowly. Not concerned with any convective severe weather though. Yay . . .
Things actually start to look more like normal winter weather for the weekend, starting on Friday when a cold front should push all this moisture on out of here, and we clear out and turn cooler. I'd say a High in the Low 50's is likely here.
The weekend through Monday . . . northwest wind flow sets up. We may get a reinforcing shot of cool air over the weekend as well, and I wouldn't be surprised to see Highs dipping into the 40's and Lows dipping into the 20's, probably on Sunday, that's probably our coldest day.
And then by Tuesday it looks like another cold front might be headed at us with another chance of rain. Of course, Day 7 is always just looking for a trend, just a semi-educated guess. At least speaking for my own forecasting abilities, such as they are.
All right . . . I've got some serious catching up to do in school, but I'll still try to post forecasts on here from time to time. May need a bit of a break from this . . . not sure. You can also follow my weather updates on Twitter, and that's about as far as I'm going with social media anymore for a while. It just ceases to be fun after a while, and especially just seeing tons of repetitive in-your-face images of tornado devastation and such . . . I just was not wired for that, apparently. Seeing it in real life is a sobering and meaningful experience, but seeing pics/vids splashed all over the interwebs just has a sick/exploitative feel to it, for me personally, after a while.
Oh, one last note . . . for whatever buffoons in the national media made the absurd statement that there were no warnings for those tornadoes the other night (when in fact there were excellent warnings, with plenty of lead time, and more than adequately relayed by local media and emergency management) . . . feel free to kiss my ass, slowly and tenderly. You . . . like peanut butter? Enjoy.
P.S. So much for being more professional and classy on here, huh?
Today: Sunny. Lovely! High 60
Wed: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers - chances increasing overnight. High 63, Low 41
Thu: Rain - flash flooding/river flooding possible. High 65, Low 52
EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
Fri: Decreasing clouds and cooler temperatures. High 55, Low 43
Sat: Sunny. High 53, Low 31
Sun: Sunny. High 47, Low 27
Mon: Mostly sunny. High 51, Low 30
NOTES:
NWS Huntsville put together a list of rainfall totals from Monday morning.
And here's the latest from NWS Birmingham on the strong tornadoes that same morning.
DISCUSSION:
So we've got fair skies here at 5 a.m. and a temperature of 39 in Huntsville. A little scattered fog across the region, nothing major. Calm winds. Pressure at 30.16 inches. Today is going to be a very nice day.
As the Low approaches on Thursday and we have strong southwesterly Gulf flow, rain should really overspread the area. We will have to watch for some flash flooding and river flooding, since we've already had a bit of that lately, and this system looks to move fairly slowly. Not concerned with any convective severe weather though. Yay . . .
And then by Tuesday it looks like another cold front might be headed at us with another chance of rain. Of course, Day 7 is always just looking for a trend, just a semi-educated guess. At least speaking for my own forecasting abilities, such as they are.
All right . . . I've got some serious catching up to do in school, but I'll still try to post forecasts on here from time to time. May need a bit of a break from this . . . not sure. You can also follow my weather updates on Twitter, and that's about as far as I'm going with social media anymore for a while. It just ceases to be fun after a while, and especially just seeing tons of repetitive in-your-face images of tornado devastation and such . . . I just was not wired for that, apparently. Seeing it in real life is a sobering and meaningful experience, but seeing pics/vids splashed all over the interwebs just has a sick/exploitative feel to it, for me personally, after a while.
Oh, one last note . . . for whatever buffoons in the national media made the absurd statement that there were no warnings for those tornadoes the other night (when in fact there were excellent warnings, with plenty of lead time, and more than adequately relayed by local media and emergency management) . . . feel free to kiss my ass, slowly and tenderly. You . . . like peanut butter? Enjoy.
P.S. So much for being more professional and classy on here, huh?
Central Alabama Tornadoes From Monday Morning
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
954 PM CST MON JAN 23 2012
...LONG TRACK SUPERCELLS PRODUCE MULTIPLE TORNADOES...
...UPDATED FOR TUSCALOOSA COUNTY TORNADOES...
A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHED THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTERACTED
WITH A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT ALREADY IN PLACE.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED ALONG AND OUT AHEAD
OF THE FRONT ACROSS ARKANSAS AND MISSISSIPPI AND PUSHED EASTWARD
ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING.
THERE WERE SEVERAL SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED TORNADOES
AS THEY TRACKED ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF
STRAIGHT-LINE WIND DAMAGE AND SEVERAL REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL AND
FLASH FLOODING WERE ALSO RECEIVED DURING THE EVENT.
DAMAGE SURVEYS WILL CONTINUE ON TUESDAY. WE WILL BE SENDING THREE
SURVEY TEAMS OUT TO SURVEY DAMAGE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES AS TIME
PERMITS...JEFFERSON...PERRY...CHILTON...ELMORE...COOSA AND
TALLAPOOSA. ADDITIONAL SURVEYS MAY BE NEEDED ON WEDNESDAY.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE COMPLETED DAMAGE
SURVEYS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA COUNTY AND HAVE FOUND
EVIDENCE OF TWO DISTINCT TORNADO PATHS. SPORADIC WIND DAMAGE WAS
ALSO NOTED BETWEEN THE TWO TORNADO PATHS ALONG THE SAME SUPERCELL
TRACK.
...KOFFMAN TORNADO...
EVENT DATE: JANUARY 23, 2012
EVENT TYPE: EF-3
ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): 140
INJURIES/FATALITIES: 0
EVENT START TIME/LOCATION COORDINATES: 33.3257/-87.6579 AT 242 AM
EVENT END TIME/LOCATION COORDINATES: 33.3305/-87.6526 AT 243 AM
DAMAGE PATH LENGTH (IN MILES): 0.45
DAMAGE WIDTH (IN YARDS): 400
WARNINGS: A TORNADO WARNING WAS IN EFFECT FROM 231 AM UNTIL 315 AM.
WATCHES: TORNADO WATCH #7 WAS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM UNTIL 6 AM.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS SURVEYED DAMAGE JUST EAST
OF AL HWY 171 IN THE KOFFMAN AREA AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE
RESULT OF AN EF-3 TORNADO. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF AL HWY 171 AND KOFFMAN RANCH RD WHERE
APPROXIMATELY TWO DOZEN PINE TREES WERE UPROOTED AND ORIENTED IN
MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS. THE TORNADO THEN TRAVELED NORTHEAST
DESTROYING ONE OUTBUILDING ALONG KOFFMAN SPUR. JUST TO THE
NORTHEAST OF KOFFMAN SPUR...A BARN WAS DESTROYED AND THE ENTIRE
ROOF WAS TORN OFF OF A WELL-CONSTRUCTED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE.
THE TORNADO LIFTED BEFORE REACHING CARROLL CREEK. THE TORNADO DAMAGE
PATH WAS APPROXIMATELY 0.46 MILES LONG AND WAS 400 YARDS WIDE AT
ITS WIDEST POINT.
...WATERMELON RD TORNADO...
EVENT DATE: JANUARY 23, 2012
EVENT TYPE: EF-2
ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): 115
INJURIES/FATALITIES: 0
EVENT START TIME/LOCATION COORDINATES: 33.3961/-87.4440 AT 300 AM
EVENT END TIME/LOCATION COORDINATES: 33.4038/-87.4395 AT 301 AM
DAMAGE PATH LENGTH (IN MILES): 0.56
DAMAGE WIDTH (IN YARDS): 300
WARNINGS: A TORNADO WARNING WAS IN EFFECT FROM 231 AM UNTIL 315 AM.
WATCHES: TORNADO WATCH #7 WAS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM UNTIL 6 AM.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE SURVEYED THE DAMAGE
JUST WEST OF THE BLACK WARRIOR RIVER ALONG WATERMELON RD AND
DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE RESULT OF AN EF-2 TORNADO. THE TORNADO
TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT A QUARTER MILE WEST OF WATERMELON RD SNAPPING
AND UPROOTING A FEW SMALL PINE TREES. FROM THERE...THE TORNADO
TRAVELED NORTHEAST AND HIT A HUNTING CAMP WHERE APPROXIMATELY
TWENTY SMALL PINE TREES WERE SNAPPED AND EIGHT CAMPERS WERE
ROLLED. THREE OF THE CAMPERS WERE DESTROYED AND THE OTHER FIVE
RECEIVED DIFFERING DEGREES OF DAMAGE. THE TORNADO CONTINUED
NORTHEAST CROSSING WATERMELON RD WHERE IT SNAPPED 3 WOODEN
H-FRAME TRANSMISSION LINES BEFORE LIFTING JUST TO THE EAST OF
WATERMELON RD. THE TORNADO DAMAGE PATH WAS APPROXIMATELY 0.56
MILES LONG AND WAS 300 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT.
...JEFFERSON COUNTY...
THE SAME SUPERCELL THAT SPAWNED TWO TORNADOES IN NORTH CENTRAL
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY MOVED EASTWARD INTO JEFFERSON COUNTY PRODUCING
ADDITIONAL TORNADO AND STRAIGHT-LINE WIND DAMAGE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. A SURVEY TEAM WENT TO THE
HARDEST HIT AREAS TODAY AND DID CONFIRM AN EF-3 TORNADO STRUCK THE
TOWN OF CLAY. WIND SPEEDS WERE ESTIMATED AROUND 150 MPH.
METEOROLOGISTS WILL BE SURVEYING THE ENTIRE STORM TRACK ON TUESDAY
TO DETERMINE THE PATH LENGTH AND WIDTH OF A POSSIBLE LONG TRACK
TORNADO ACROSS NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY. AT THIS TIME...TWO
FATALITIES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY ALONG THE STORM
TRACK.
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED PERIODICALLY
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AS SURVEY TEAMS REPORT BACK THEIR
FINDINGS.
A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
PROGRAM IS THE RECEIPT OF STORM REPORTS FROM ALL OUR CUSTOMERS AND
PARTNERS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. IF YOU WITNESSED OR ARE AWARE OF
ANY STORM DAMAGE DUE TO HIGH WINDS OR TORNADOES...PLEASE CONTACT
YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE...OR CALL OUR STORM REPORTING
HOTLINE AT 1-800-856-0758.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
954 PM CST MON JAN 23 2012
...LONG TRACK SUPERCELLS PRODUCE MULTIPLE TORNADOES...
...UPDATED FOR TUSCALOOSA COUNTY TORNADOES...
A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHED THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTERACTED
WITH A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT ALREADY IN PLACE.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED ALONG AND OUT AHEAD
OF THE FRONT ACROSS ARKANSAS AND MISSISSIPPI AND PUSHED EASTWARD
ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING.
THERE WERE SEVERAL SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED TORNADOES
AS THEY TRACKED ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF
STRAIGHT-LINE WIND DAMAGE AND SEVERAL REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL AND
FLASH FLOODING WERE ALSO RECEIVED DURING THE EVENT.
DAMAGE SURVEYS WILL CONTINUE ON TUESDAY. WE WILL BE SENDING THREE
SURVEY TEAMS OUT TO SURVEY DAMAGE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES AS TIME
PERMITS...JEFFERSON...PERRY...CHILTON...ELMORE...COOSA AND
TALLAPOOSA. ADDITIONAL SURVEYS MAY BE NEEDED ON WEDNESDAY.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE COMPLETED DAMAGE
SURVEYS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL TUSCALOOSA COUNTY AND HAVE FOUND
EVIDENCE OF TWO DISTINCT TORNADO PATHS. SPORADIC WIND DAMAGE WAS
ALSO NOTED BETWEEN THE TWO TORNADO PATHS ALONG THE SAME SUPERCELL
TRACK.
...KOFFMAN TORNADO...
EVENT DATE: JANUARY 23, 2012
EVENT TYPE: EF-3
ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): 140
INJURIES/FATALITIES: 0
EVENT START TIME/LOCATION COORDINATES: 33.3257/-87.6579 AT 242 AM
EVENT END TIME/LOCATION COORDINATES: 33.3305/-87.6526 AT 243 AM
DAMAGE PATH LENGTH (IN MILES): 0.45
DAMAGE WIDTH (IN YARDS): 400
WARNINGS: A TORNADO WARNING WAS IN EFFECT FROM 231 AM UNTIL 315 AM.
WATCHES: TORNADO WATCH #7 WAS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM UNTIL 6 AM.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS SURVEYED DAMAGE JUST EAST
OF AL HWY 171 IN THE KOFFMAN AREA AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE
RESULT OF AN EF-3 TORNADO. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF AL HWY 171 AND KOFFMAN RANCH RD WHERE
APPROXIMATELY TWO DOZEN PINE TREES WERE UPROOTED AND ORIENTED IN
MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS. THE TORNADO THEN TRAVELED NORTHEAST
DESTROYING ONE OUTBUILDING ALONG KOFFMAN SPUR. JUST TO THE
NORTHEAST OF KOFFMAN SPUR...A BARN WAS DESTROYED AND THE ENTIRE
ROOF WAS TORN OFF OF A WELL-CONSTRUCTED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE.
THE TORNADO LIFTED BEFORE REACHING CARROLL CREEK. THE TORNADO DAMAGE
PATH WAS APPROXIMATELY 0.46 MILES LONG AND WAS 400 YARDS WIDE AT
ITS WIDEST POINT.
...WATERMELON RD TORNADO...
EVENT DATE: JANUARY 23, 2012
EVENT TYPE: EF-2
ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): 115
INJURIES/FATALITIES: 0
EVENT START TIME/LOCATION COORDINATES: 33.3961/-87.4440 AT 300 AM
EVENT END TIME/LOCATION COORDINATES: 33.4038/-87.4395 AT 301 AM
DAMAGE PATH LENGTH (IN MILES): 0.56
DAMAGE WIDTH (IN YARDS): 300
WARNINGS: A TORNADO WARNING WAS IN EFFECT FROM 231 AM UNTIL 315 AM.
WATCHES: TORNADO WATCH #7 WAS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM UNTIL 6 AM.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE SURVEYED THE DAMAGE
JUST WEST OF THE BLACK WARRIOR RIVER ALONG WATERMELON RD AND
DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE RESULT OF AN EF-2 TORNADO. THE TORNADO
TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT A QUARTER MILE WEST OF WATERMELON RD SNAPPING
AND UPROOTING A FEW SMALL PINE TREES. FROM THERE...THE TORNADO
TRAVELED NORTHEAST AND HIT A HUNTING CAMP WHERE APPROXIMATELY
TWENTY SMALL PINE TREES WERE SNAPPED AND EIGHT CAMPERS WERE
ROLLED. THREE OF THE CAMPERS WERE DESTROYED AND THE OTHER FIVE
RECEIVED DIFFERING DEGREES OF DAMAGE. THE TORNADO CONTINUED
NORTHEAST CROSSING WATERMELON RD WHERE IT SNAPPED 3 WOODEN
H-FRAME TRANSMISSION LINES BEFORE LIFTING JUST TO THE EAST OF
WATERMELON RD. THE TORNADO DAMAGE PATH WAS APPROXIMATELY 0.56
MILES LONG AND WAS 300 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT.
...JEFFERSON COUNTY...
THE SAME SUPERCELL THAT SPAWNED TWO TORNADOES IN NORTH CENTRAL
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY MOVED EASTWARD INTO JEFFERSON COUNTY PRODUCING
ADDITIONAL TORNADO AND STRAIGHT-LINE WIND DAMAGE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. A SURVEY TEAM WENT TO THE
HARDEST HIT AREAS TODAY AND DID CONFIRM AN EF-3 TORNADO STRUCK THE
TOWN OF CLAY. WIND SPEEDS WERE ESTIMATED AROUND 150 MPH.
METEOROLOGISTS WILL BE SURVEYING THE ENTIRE STORM TRACK ON TUESDAY
TO DETERMINE THE PATH LENGTH AND WIDTH OF A POSSIBLE LONG TRACK
TORNADO ACROSS NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY. AT THIS TIME...TWO
FATALITIES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY ALONG THE STORM
TRACK.
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED PERIODICALLY
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AS SURVEY TEAMS REPORT BACK THEIR
FINDINGS.
A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
PROGRAM IS THE RECEIPT OF STORM REPORTS FROM ALL OUR CUSTOMERS AND
PARTNERS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. IF YOU WITNESSED OR ARE AWARE OF
ANY STORM DAMAGE DUE TO HIGH WINDS OR TORNADOES...PLEASE CONTACT
YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE...OR CALL OUR STORM REPORTING
HOTLINE AT 1-800-856-0758.
Rainfall Totals From Sunday Night/Monday Morning
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1222 PM CST MON JAN 23 2012
...EVENT AND RAINFALL SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 22ND AND 23RD 2012...
LATE SUNDAY EVENING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT, A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS TRACKED TOWARD THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. WELL AHEAD
OF THIS SQUALL LINE, GUSTY WINDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST POOLED
HIGH AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. AS THE LINE OF STORMS
MOVED INTO NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI, THUNDERSTORMS BEGAN TO
DEVELOPED AHEAD OF THE MAIN LINE IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA. THESE
PRE-SQUALL LINE STORMS QUICKLY GREW IN INTENSITY, WITH LARGE
HAIL REPORTED IN LAWRENCE AND LIMESTONE COUNTIES. AS THE STORMS
CONTINUED TO TRACK INTO NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA, THEY LOST SOME
OF THEIR SEVERE STORM CHARACTERISTICS, INSTEAD PRODUCING HEAVY
RAINFALL. THESE PRE-SQUALL LINE STORMS ALSO ROBBED THE SQUALL
LINE OF ITS INITIAL INTENSITY, AND AS THE REMNANTS OF THE
SQUALL LINE MOVED THROUGH THE AREA, IT BROUGHT POCKETS OF VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL TO LOCATIONS THAT WERE ALREADY SATURATED FROM
PREVIOUS THUNDERSTORMS. THIS ONE-TWO PUNCH OF STORMS, IN CONCERT
WITH ALREADY-SATURATED SOILS FROM RAINFALL EARLIER IN THE WEEK LEAD
TO CONSIDERABLE FLASH FLOODING ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST ALABAMA, WHERE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 5 INCHES WERE
REPORTED.
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE. WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR REPORTS.
IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL DATA, PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 256-890-8503, OR SEND YOUR REPORT TO US VIA OUR WEB
PAGE OR ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.
LOCATION NAME PCPN
...COLBERT COUNTY...
NEW BETHEL TUSCUMBIA 6.2 S 1.24
S MUSCLE SHOALS MUSCLE SHOALS 1.3 SSW 1.22
SHEFFIELD SHEFFIELD 1.3 ENE 0.49
MUSCLE SHOALS TVA 0.70
LITTLEVILLE LITTLEVILLE 0.8 NNE 1.03
MYNOT / MOUNT HESTER CHEROKEE 5.9 SW 1.14
...CULLMAN COUNTY...
4 E CULLMAN CULLMAN 4.4 E 0.95
2 E HANCEVILLE HANCEVILLE 1.6 E 0.51
1 E TRIMBLE CULLMAN 7.5 SW 0.80
CULLMAN AUTO AG 2.10
3 NW CULLMAN AIRPORT/CO. RD 1282 2.51
...DEKALB COUNTY...
3.5 E SYLVANIA SYLVANIA 3.4 ESE 1.54
POWELL FYFFE 6.3 NNE 1.94
VALLEY HEAD WATER BOARD 0.89
CROSSVILLE - CRN 0.85
...FRANKLIN COUNTY /ALABAMA/...
RUSSELLVILLE AIRPORT 2.14
...FRANKLIN COUNTY /TENNESSEE/...
4 W WINCHESTER WINCHESTER 3.9 W 1.33
WINCHESTER DRY CREEK WINCHESTER 1.6 W 1.55
...JACKSON COUNTY...
HOLLYTREE HOLLYTREE 0.6 NNE 3.67
LANGSTON LANGSTON 1.3 NE 1.78
WOODVILLE WOODVILLE 1.7 NE 4.06
LARKINSVILLE SCOTTSBORO 5.2 NW 4.57
NW SCOTTSBORO SCOTTSBORO 1.7 N 3.53
PLEASANT GROVE TRENTON 2.5 ESE 4.26
GOOSE POND COLONY SCOTTSBORO 4.1 SSW 2.11
SCOTTSBORO AIRPORT 3.75
...LAUDERDALE COUNTY...
MCFARLAND PARK FLORENCE 2.6 SSW 0.51
MACEDONIA CLOVERDALE 6.6 WSW 0.69
4 NE WRIGHT WATERLOO 8.7 NE 0.61
EAST GREEN HILL KILLEN 8.1 N 0.99
NORTH FLORENCE FLORENCE 1.5 NE 0.68
FLORENCE HS AREA FLORENCE 0.6 NE 0.59
2 N ROGERSVILLE ROGERSVILLE 2.3 NNW 2.14
2 NE ANDERSON ANDERSON 2.1 NE 2.70
...LAWRENCE COUNTY...
EAST LAWRENCE TRINITY 1.7 SW 2.11
COURTLAND AIRPORT 0.91
...LIMESTONE COUNTY...
EAST LIMESTONE CAPSHAW 3.0 NW 1.90
REID ATHENS 4.3 W 0.88
WEST MADISON 1 MADISON 3.5 NW 3.35
5 N ATHENS ATHENS 4.9 NNW 0.92
2 W LENTZVILLE LESTER 10.5 S 1.15
CHARM SITE 175 CAPSHAW 4.1 W 2.36
...LINCOLN COUNTY...
HOWELL FAYETTEVILLE 6.1 NNW 1.42
HARMS FAYETTEVILLE 5.9 W 1.28
TAYLORTOWN FAYETTEVILLE 7.9 WNW 1.70
2 SW BELLEVIEW FAYETTEVILLE 8.6 WSW 1.12
TAFT ARDMORE 10.8 E 1.06
SOUTH LINCOLN SITE 2 FAYETTEVILLE 8.6 S 1.32
CAMARGO FAYETTEVILLE 7.3 SW 0.89
...MADISON COUNTY...
SE HUNTSVILLE #2 HUNTSVILLE 5.9 SE 3.45
2 W NEW MARKET NEW MARKET 1.5 W 2.40
MOUNT CARMEL MOORES MILL 3.9 SE 2.40
MAYSVILLE BROWNSBORO 1.9 NNE 1.73
EAST HUNTSVILLE HUNTSVILLE 4.4 ENE 1.57
E MADISON/INDIAN HLS MADISON 2.6 NE 2.72
SE HSV #3/BAILEY CV HUNTSVILLE 8.2 SE 3.38
SE HSV #4/HOBBS RD HUNTSVILLE 7.6 SSE 2.96
MAGNOLIA SPRINGS #1 HARVEST 4.8 SSW 3.22
HUNTSVILLE MOUNTAIN HAMPTON COVE 2.1 WNW 3.03
BIG COVE HAMPTON COVE 1.0 NW 3.38
MAGNOLIA SPRINGS #2 HARVEST 4.6 SSW 2.53
SE HSV/WILLOW BEND 2 HUNTSVILLE 7.0 SE 3.04
NORTH MADISON #3 MADISON 1.7 N 2.85
SE HSV #6/LILY FLAGG HUNTSVILLE 5.5 SE 3.27
CAPSHAW MTN AREA HARVEST 2.8 S 2.30
EAST MONROVIA HARVEST 5.3 SSE 3.20
CHARM SITE 12 REDSTONE ARSENAL 6.5 SE 3.10
CHARM SITE 36 HUNTSVILLE 7.7 SE 3.15
CHARM SITE 43 HUNTSVILLE 7.0 SE 3.05
CHARM SITE 53 HAMPTON COVE 1.8 SW 3.53
CHARM SITE 103 OWENS CROSSROADS 5.3 NW 3.37
CHARM SITE 105 GURLEY 4.3 S 3.78
CHARM SITE 108 HUNTSVILLE 5.2 SE 2.88
CHARM SITE 112 HAMPTON COVE 0.5 W 3.81
CHARM SITE 166 MADISON 2.9 NNW 3.12
CHARM SITE 169 MADISON 0.2 N 2.30
CHARM SITE 171 HARVEST 4.7 SSE 3.15
CHARM SITE 172 HARVEST 3.7 E 2.44
CHARM SITE 175 2.32
CHARM SITE 176 HARVEST 4.7 SSE 3.11
CHARM SITE 187 MADISON 5.3 NNW 2.85
CHARM SITE 197 CAPSHAW 4.7 E 3.20
WAL TRIANA/BRASS OAK 2.25
WAL TRIANA NR HWY 72 3.46
COUNTY LINE AT HARDIMAN 2.20
1 SE OWENS CROSS ROADS 3.12
SLAUGHTER RD IN MADISON 2.60
...MARSHALL COUNTY...
EAGLE MOUNTAIN GUNTERSVILLE 2.2 SW 1.10
ALDER SPRINGS GUNTERSVILLE 2.0 ENE 1.29
LATTIWOOD ALBERTVILLE 4.8 WNW 0.35
BIG SPRING VALLEY DOUGLAS 6.8 NW 0.46
CHEROKEE RIDGE UNION GROVE 7.3 W 1.32
3 SE ALBERTVILLE ALBERTVILLE 2.8 SE 0.37
ALDER SPRINGS #2 ALBERTVILLE 5.5 N 0.32
GUNTERSVILLE - WTWX-FM 1.00
...MOORE COUNTY...
LYNCHBURG LYNCHBURG 0.7 WNW 0.85
...MORGAN COUNTY...
POINT MALLARD DECATUR 2.6 ENE 1.15
2 E SOMERVILLE SOMERVILLE 2.0 SE 2.65
PRICEVILLE PRICEVILLE 0.4 SE 1.01
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1222 PM CST MON JAN 23 2012
...EVENT AND RAINFALL SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 22ND AND 23RD 2012...
LATE SUNDAY EVENING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT, A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS TRACKED TOWARD THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. WELL AHEAD
OF THIS SQUALL LINE, GUSTY WINDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST POOLED
HIGH AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. AS THE LINE OF STORMS
MOVED INTO NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI, THUNDERSTORMS BEGAN TO
DEVELOPED AHEAD OF THE MAIN LINE IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA. THESE
PRE-SQUALL LINE STORMS QUICKLY GREW IN INTENSITY, WITH LARGE
HAIL REPORTED IN LAWRENCE AND LIMESTONE COUNTIES. AS THE STORMS
CONTINUED TO TRACK INTO NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA, THEY LOST SOME
OF THEIR SEVERE STORM CHARACTERISTICS, INSTEAD PRODUCING HEAVY
RAINFALL. THESE PRE-SQUALL LINE STORMS ALSO ROBBED THE SQUALL
LINE OF ITS INITIAL INTENSITY, AND AS THE REMNANTS OF THE
SQUALL LINE MOVED THROUGH THE AREA, IT BROUGHT POCKETS OF VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL TO LOCATIONS THAT WERE ALREADY SATURATED FROM
PREVIOUS THUNDERSTORMS. THIS ONE-TWO PUNCH OF STORMS, IN CONCERT
WITH ALREADY-SATURATED SOILS FROM RAINFALL EARLIER IN THE WEEK LEAD
TO CONSIDERABLE FLASH FLOODING ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST ALABAMA, WHERE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 5 INCHES WERE
REPORTED.
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE. WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR REPORTS.
IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL DATA, PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 256-890-8503, OR SEND YOUR REPORT TO US VIA OUR WEB
PAGE OR ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.
LOCATION NAME PCPN
...COLBERT COUNTY...
NEW BETHEL TUSCUMBIA 6.2 S 1.24
S MUSCLE SHOALS MUSCLE SHOALS 1.3 SSW 1.22
SHEFFIELD SHEFFIELD 1.3 ENE 0.49
MUSCLE SHOALS TVA 0.70
LITTLEVILLE LITTLEVILLE 0.8 NNE 1.03
MYNOT / MOUNT HESTER CHEROKEE 5.9 SW 1.14
...CULLMAN COUNTY...
4 E CULLMAN CULLMAN 4.4 E 0.95
2 E HANCEVILLE HANCEVILLE 1.6 E 0.51
1 E TRIMBLE CULLMAN 7.5 SW 0.80
CULLMAN AUTO AG 2.10
3 NW CULLMAN AIRPORT/CO. RD 1282 2.51
...DEKALB COUNTY...
3.5 E SYLVANIA SYLVANIA 3.4 ESE 1.54
POWELL FYFFE 6.3 NNE 1.94
VALLEY HEAD WATER BOARD 0.89
CROSSVILLE - CRN 0.85
...FRANKLIN COUNTY /ALABAMA/...
RUSSELLVILLE AIRPORT 2.14
...FRANKLIN COUNTY /TENNESSEE/...
4 W WINCHESTER WINCHESTER 3.9 W 1.33
WINCHESTER DRY CREEK WINCHESTER 1.6 W 1.55
...JACKSON COUNTY...
HOLLYTREE HOLLYTREE 0.6 NNE 3.67
LANGSTON LANGSTON 1.3 NE 1.78
WOODVILLE WOODVILLE 1.7 NE 4.06
LARKINSVILLE SCOTTSBORO 5.2 NW 4.57
NW SCOTTSBORO SCOTTSBORO 1.7 N 3.53
PLEASANT GROVE TRENTON 2.5 ESE 4.26
GOOSE POND COLONY SCOTTSBORO 4.1 SSW 2.11
SCOTTSBORO AIRPORT 3.75
...LAUDERDALE COUNTY...
MCFARLAND PARK FLORENCE 2.6 SSW 0.51
MACEDONIA CLOVERDALE 6.6 WSW 0.69
4 NE WRIGHT WATERLOO 8.7 NE 0.61
EAST GREEN HILL KILLEN 8.1 N 0.99
NORTH FLORENCE FLORENCE 1.5 NE 0.68
FLORENCE HS AREA FLORENCE 0.6 NE 0.59
2 N ROGERSVILLE ROGERSVILLE 2.3 NNW 2.14
2 NE ANDERSON ANDERSON 2.1 NE 2.70
...LAWRENCE COUNTY...
EAST LAWRENCE TRINITY 1.7 SW 2.11
COURTLAND AIRPORT 0.91
...LIMESTONE COUNTY...
EAST LIMESTONE CAPSHAW 3.0 NW 1.90
REID ATHENS 4.3 W 0.88
WEST MADISON 1 MADISON 3.5 NW 3.35
5 N ATHENS ATHENS 4.9 NNW 0.92
2 W LENTZVILLE LESTER 10.5 S 1.15
CHARM SITE 175 CAPSHAW 4.1 W 2.36
...LINCOLN COUNTY...
HOWELL FAYETTEVILLE 6.1 NNW 1.42
HARMS FAYETTEVILLE 5.9 W 1.28
TAYLORTOWN FAYETTEVILLE 7.9 WNW 1.70
2 SW BELLEVIEW FAYETTEVILLE 8.6 WSW 1.12
TAFT ARDMORE 10.8 E 1.06
SOUTH LINCOLN SITE 2 FAYETTEVILLE 8.6 S 1.32
CAMARGO FAYETTEVILLE 7.3 SW 0.89
...MADISON COUNTY...
SE HUNTSVILLE #2 HUNTSVILLE 5.9 SE 3.45
2 W NEW MARKET NEW MARKET 1.5 W 2.40
MOUNT CARMEL MOORES MILL 3.9 SE 2.40
MAYSVILLE BROWNSBORO 1.9 NNE 1.73
EAST HUNTSVILLE HUNTSVILLE 4.4 ENE 1.57
E MADISON/INDIAN HLS MADISON 2.6 NE 2.72
SE HSV #3/BAILEY CV HUNTSVILLE 8.2 SE 3.38
SE HSV #4/HOBBS RD HUNTSVILLE 7.6 SSE 2.96
MAGNOLIA SPRINGS #1 HARVEST 4.8 SSW 3.22
HUNTSVILLE MOUNTAIN HAMPTON COVE 2.1 WNW 3.03
BIG COVE HAMPTON COVE 1.0 NW 3.38
MAGNOLIA SPRINGS #2 HARVEST 4.6 SSW 2.53
SE HSV/WILLOW BEND 2 HUNTSVILLE 7.0 SE 3.04
NORTH MADISON #3 MADISON 1.7 N 2.85
SE HSV #6/LILY FLAGG HUNTSVILLE 5.5 SE 3.27
CAPSHAW MTN AREA HARVEST 2.8 S 2.30
EAST MONROVIA HARVEST 5.3 SSE 3.20
CHARM SITE 12 REDSTONE ARSENAL 6.5 SE 3.10
CHARM SITE 36 HUNTSVILLE 7.7 SE 3.15
CHARM SITE 43 HUNTSVILLE 7.0 SE 3.05
CHARM SITE 53 HAMPTON COVE 1.8 SW 3.53
CHARM SITE 103 OWENS CROSSROADS 5.3 NW 3.37
CHARM SITE 105 GURLEY 4.3 S 3.78
CHARM SITE 108 HUNTSVILLE 5.2 SE 2.88
CHARM SITE 112 HAMPTON COVE 0.5 W 3.81
CHARM SITE 166 MADISON 2.9 NNW 3.12
CHARM SITE 169 MADISON 0.2 N 2.30
CHARM SITE 171 HARVEST 4.7 SSE 3.15
CHARM SITE 172 HARVEST 3.7 E 2.44
CHARM SITE 175 2.32
CHARM SITE 176 HARVEST 4.7 SSE 3.11
CHARM SITE 187 MADISON 5.3 NNW 2.85
CHARM SITE 197 CAPSHAW 4.7 E 3.20
WAL TRIANA/BRASS OAK 2.25
WAL TRIANA NR HWY 72 3.46
COUNTY LINE AT HARDIMAN 2.20
1 SE OWENS CROSS ROADS 3.12
SLAUGHTER RD IN MADISON 2.60
...MARSHALL COUNTY...
EAGLE MOUNTAIN GUNTERSVILLE 2.2 SW 1.10
ALDER SPRINGS GUNTERSVILLE 2.0 ENE 1.29
LATTIWOOD ALBERTVILLE 4.8 WNW 0.35
BIG SPRING VALLEY DOUGLAS 6.8 NW 0.46
CHEROKEE RIDGE UNION GROVE 7.3 W 1.32
3 SE ALBERTVILLE ALBERTVILLE 2.8 SE 0.37
ALDER SPRINGS #2 ALBERTVILLE 5.5 N 0.32
GUNTERSVILLE - WTWX-FM 1.00
...MOORE COUNTY...
LYNCHBURG LYNCHBURG 0.7 WNW 0.85
...MORGAN COUNTY...
POINT MALLARD DECATUR 2.6 ENE 1.15
2 E SOMERVILLE SOMERVILLE 2.0 SE 2.65
PRICEVILLE PRICEVILLE 0.4 SE 1.01
Monday, January 23, 2012
So, What's Next?
FORECAST:
Tuesday: Sunny. Mild. High 60, Low 36
Wednesday: Increasing clouds with a 40% chance of showers. High 61, Low 41
Thursday: Showers likely. High 64, Low 52
EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
Friday: Mostly sunny. High 53, Low 37
Saturday: Sunny. High 50, Low 28
Sunday: Sunny. High 47, Low 25
Monday: Mostly sunny. High 51, Low 29
NOTES:
Here we have a list of rainfall totals from the overnight flash flooding.
And with a heavy heart, I pass along the preliminary surveys from down close to Birmingham. Those folks sure didn't need this. Two confirmed deaths from that strong tornado. Hit twice in less than a year . . . I don't even know what to say about that except.
DISCUSSION:
It was a very interesting day today, weather-wise . . . in the wee hours of this morning, we had some flooding problems, and our neighbors in the Nashville area had widespread wind damage. Our neighbors in the Birmingham area . . . well, I'm sure you've heard by now . . . sad stuff. Moving right along. Our High in Huntsville today was 64. Skies did clear out this morning rather quickly. We might see some fog tonight, just by the way. Low so far is 52, which we're at now.
Tomorrow is looking nice, though. Just sunny with a High around 60. No gusty winds like we had today.
Wednesday - actually could start Tuesday night - as a warm front moves our way, we bring back rain chances. I see no evidence for strong thunderstorms at this point - mainly just rain. And this rain should last into Thursday before a cold front pushes through on Friday, clearing us out and cooling us back into the 50's for Highs and 30's for Lows. This weekend a reinforcing cool front should come through, and on Sunday we might actually stay in the mid to upper 40's. Lows this weekend in the mid to upper 20's. Plenty of sunshine. Maybe a few clouds coming back Monday but still looking like seasonable temperatures.
That sounds refreshing.
We will have to watch for some flash flooding potential on Wednesday and Thursday though, since we've gotten more than our fair share of rain lately.
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Tuesday: Sunny. Mild. High 60, Low 36
Wednesday: Increasing clouds with a 40% chance of showers. High 61, Low 41
Thursday: Showers likely. High 64, Low 52
EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
Friday: Mostly sunny. High 53, Low 37
Saturday: Sunny. High 50, Low 28
Sunday: Sunny. High 47, Low 25
Monday: Mostly sunny. High 51, Low 29
NOTES:
Here we have a list of rainfall totals from the overnight flash flooding.
And with a heavy heart, I pass along the preliminary surveys from down close to Birmingham. Those folks sure didn't need this. Two confirmed deaths from that strong tornado. Hit twice in less than a year . . . I don't even know what to say about that except.
DISCUSSION:
It was a very interesting day today, weather-wise . . . in the wee hours of this morning, we had some flooding problems, and our neighbors in the Nashville area had widespread wind damage. Our neighbors in the Birmingham area . . . well, I'm sure you've heard by now . . . sad stuff. Moving right along. Our High in Huntsville today was 64. Skies did clear out this morning rather quickly. We might see some fog tonight, just by the way. Low so far is 52, which we're at now.
Tomorrow is looking nice, though. Just sunny with a High around 60. No gusty winds like we had today.
Wednesday - actually could start Tuesday night - as a warm front moves our way, we bring back rain chances. I see no evidence for strong thunderstorms at this point - mainly just rain. And this rain should last into Thursday before a cold front pushes through on Friday, clearing us out and cooling us back into the 50's for Highs and 30's for Lows. This weekend a reinforcing cool front should come through, and on Sunday we might actually stay in the mid to upper 40's. Lows this weekend in the mid to upper 20's. Plenty of sunshine. Maybe a few clouds coming back Monday but still looking like seasonable temperatures.
That sounds refreshing.
We will have to watch for some flash flooding potential on Wednesday and Thursday though, since we've gotten more than our fair share of rain lately.
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NO FURTHER SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TN VALLEY
The tornado watch has been allowed to expire. We lucked out - just a lot of flooded roads - mainly in Cullman, Morgan, and Jackson counties now.
Our friends down in Central Alabama have been through hell this morning . . . again. Or at least it sure sounds that way. Daylight will tell. This ends my coverage. May post a forecast tonight, or maybe not. This stuff can be emotionally exhausting at times. So far have heard of no deaths from all this . . . knock on wood.
Spoke too soon - just heard a report of a death in Oak Grove. You might remember, they were hit with an F5 tornado in 1998. I've had about all of this I can take . . . good night, good morning, whatever. Just leaving you with this last radar image . . . and folks in those tornado warnings should refer to www.alabamawx.com - the big blog for Central Alabama's weather. Unfortunately, some areas down there are still dealing with life threatening storms.
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