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Event Details
| Event | Hail |
| Magnitude | 1.00 in. |
| State | ALABAMA |
| County/Area | MARSHALL |
| WFO | HUN |
| Begin Date | 08/07/2008 10:00:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 1 |
| Begin Azimuth | E |
| Begin Location | BOAZ |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 34.2/-86.16 |
| End Date | 08/07/2008 10:05:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A strong cold front pushed into northern Alabama during the late morning hours. Ahead of the front, an unstable air mass and unseasonably strong low level flow for the month of August resulted in the development of scattered severe thunderstorms, which produced straight line wind damage and isolated large hail. |
| Event Narrative | Quarter size hail was reported in the Boaz community. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 47.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| OLIVER | LAUDERDALE CO. | AL | 08/07/2008 | 09:45 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| GREEN HILL | LAUDERDALE CO. | AL | 08/07/2008 | 09:45 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 4.00K | 0.00K |
| LEXINGTON | LAUDERDALE CO. | AL | 08/07/2008 | 09:45 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| BOAZ | MARSHALL CO. | AL | 08/07/2008 | 10:00 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CARTWRIGHT | LIMESTONE CO. | AL | 08/07/2008 | 10:06 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K |
| CARTWRIGHT | LIMESTONE CO. | AL | 08/07/2008 | 10:06 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| GIPSY | LIMESTONE CO. | AL | 08/07/2008 | 10:06 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| HUNTSVILLE PARK | MADISON CO. | AL | 08/07/2008 | 10:37 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| MAYSVILLE | MADISON CO. | AL | 08/07/2008 | 10:48 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| CHASE | MADISON CO. | AL | 08/07/2008 | 10:48 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| HUNTSVILLE LACEYS SP | MORGAN CO. | AL | 08/07/2008 | 10:57 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| TRENTON | JACKSON CO. | AL | 08/07/2008 | 11:09 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| FLAT ROCK | JACKSON CO. | AL | 08/07/2008 | 12:15 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 47.00K | 0.00K |
