KHUN [081713]: Preliminary Local Storm Report

NWUS54 KHUN 081713
LSRHUN

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1212 PM CDT WED OCT 08 2008

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0600 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE HUNTSVILLE 34.72N 86.57W
10/08/2008 MADISON AL NEWSPAPER

THUNDERSTORM WINDS BLEW DOWN A LARGE TREE ONTO GOVERNORS
DRIVE AT THE INTERSECTION OF CALIFORNIA STREET. THE TREE
KNOCKED DOWN POWER LINES WHICH SHORTED OUT A TRANSFORMER
SPARKING A FIRE. AS A RESULT...POWER WAS OUT IN PORTIONS
OF THE MEDICAL DISTRICT AND SEVERAL TRAFFIC SIGNALS IN
THE AREA. TIME ESTIMATED.

0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 SSW HARVEST 34.80N 86.78W
10/08/2008 M4.11 INCH MADISON AL CO-OP OBSERVER

A COCORAHS OBSERVER MEASURED 4.11 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN
24 HOURS. FLASH FLOODING WAS OBSERVED ALONG NEARBY KNOX
CREEK.

0845 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 S HARVEST 34.80N 86.76W
10/08/2008 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR

INTENSE RAINFALL PRODUCED FLASH FLOODING ALONG KNOX
CREEK. HIGH WATER FLOODED GARAGES OF UP TO 5 HOMES ON
TOBACCO ROAD AND BLUEBERRY DRIVE.

0845 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 W MADISON 34.70N 86.77W
10/08/2008 E3.00 INCH MADISON AL COUNTY OFFICIAL

2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL WITHIN THE MILL CREEK BASIN IN
MADISON. MILL ROAD WAS CLOSED FOR A SHORT TIME DUE TO THE
RISK OF HIGH WATER.

1015 AM HEAVY RAIN W HUNTSVILLE 34.73N 86.59W
10/08/2008 M4.93 INCH MADISON AL MESONET

A RAIN GAGE SITUATED ALONG PINHOOK CREEK AT CLINTON
AVENUE IN HUNTSVILLE MEASURED 4.93 INCHES OF RAIN IN LESS
THAN 12 HOURS. AREAL RAINFALL IN THE HUNTSVILLE METRO
AREA RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER ON CITY AND
RESIDENTIAL STREETS.

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KULA

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