National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

• Preface
• Executive Summary
• Findings and Recommendations
• Part I - Description and Impact of the Huntsville Tornado
• Part II - Summary of Warning Services
• Part III - Dissemination
• Part IV - Prepardness Activities
• Part V - User Response
• Appendix A - WSO Huntsville Staffing
• Appendix B - Chronology of Releases Related to the Huntsville Tornado
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• Chronology of Actions/Reports at WSO Huntsville
• Appendix C - Television and Radio Station Dissemination Activities
• Appendix D - Preparedness Activities Related to Madison County, AL, Conducted by WSO Huntsville
• Appendix E - Individual Accounts
• Appendix F - Summary of Deaths in the Huntsville Tornado including Age, Gender, and Location
• Appendix G - Personnel Interviewed by NWS Survey Team

Figures

• Images of the damage caused by the tornado
• Severe Weather Outlook 0615 UTC November 15, 1989
• Severe Weather Outlook 1500 UTC November 15, 1989
• Severe Weather Outlook 1900 UTC November 15, 1989  
• Composite base-level radar reflectivity maps 2000 and 2100 UTC
• Composite base-level radar reflectivity maps 2130 and 2200 UTC
• Composite base-level radar reflectivity maps 2230 and 2300 UTC  
• Damage path graphic from November 15, 1989 Southern Region Survey.
• Soundings
• November 15, 1989 - 1200 UTC 500 mb Heights/Vorticity
• November 15, 1989 - 1200 UTC 500 mb plot
• November 16, 1989 - 0000 UTC 500 mb Heights/Vorticity
• November 16, 1989 - 0000 UTC 500 mb plot
• November 15, 1989 - 1200 UTC 850 Heights/Dew point
• November 15, 1989 - 1200 UTC 850 plot
• November 16, 1989 - 0000 UTC 850 Heights/Dew point
• November 16, 1989 - 0000 UTC 850 plot
• November 15, 1989 - 1900 UTC Surface pressure/dew point
• November 15, 1989 - 2200 UTC Surface pressure/dew point