NORTH ALABAMA – The National Weather Service has issued the following weather statement:
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 271 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 535 PM CDT MON JUN 9 2014 TORNADO WATCH 271 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ALC033-043-057-059-075-077-079-083-093-103-127-133-100600- /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0271.140609T2235Z-140610T0600Z/ AL . ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE COLBERT CULLMAN FAYETTE FRANKLIN LAMAR LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE LIMESTONE MARION MORGAN WALKER WINSTON $$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK…UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 703 PM CDT MON JUN 9 2014 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-101015- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 703 PM CDT MON JUN 9 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE…REMAINDER OF TONIGHT… A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH THE STORMS WILL LIKELY WEAKEN AS THEY PROGRESS EASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION…DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH…LARGE HAIL…AND BRIEF TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR LOCATIONS MAINLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 65. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH 1 AM CDT TUESDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ALSO RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING…AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY… PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS…SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN…WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MID WEEK…AS A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL SYSTEMS ADVANCE FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE OHIO VALLEY. SUCCESSIVE PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO OCCURRENCES OF FLASH FLOODING THIS WEEK. IN ADDITION…A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS…CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE BEST CHANCES OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING…AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT… ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS REQUESTED FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF INTERSTATE 65. $$ 70/DD
Flash Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1155 AM CDT MON JUN 9 2014 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-100300- /O.NEW.KHUN.FF.A.0005.140609T1655Z-140611T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…FLORENCE…MUSCLE SHOALS… RUSSELLVILLE…MOULTON…ATHENS…HUNTSVILLE…DECATUR… GUNTERSVILLE…SCOTTSBORO…FORT PAYNE…CULLMAN…LYNCHBURG… FAYETTEVILLE…WINCHESTER 1155 AM CDT MON JUN 9 2014 …FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY 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… COLBERT…CULLMAN…DEKALB…FRANKLIN AL…JACKSON… LAUDERDALE…LAWRENCE…LIMESTONE…MADISON…MARSHALL AND MORGAN. IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE…FRANKLIN TN…LINCOLN AND MOORE. * THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING * A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVING ACROSS THE REGION…WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE STARTING THIS EVENING. WITH HIGH AMOUNTS OF AVAILABLE ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE AND WET TO SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS…EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL RUN OFF…PRODUCING FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING. INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING…AN ADDITIONAL TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAINFALL IS FORECAST…WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE…ESPECIALLY IF CELLS OCCUR OVER THE SAME AREAS. * REPEAT EPISODES OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OF FLOOD PRONE AREAS. THERE IS ALSO A RISK FOR CREEKS AND STREAMS IN THE REGION TO RISE TO BANKFULL OR TO FLOOD STAGE. 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.
