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Sunday, May 25, 2025
Forecast Summary
Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Includes Huntsville)
And now I can confirm, Live 95 Cullman is broadcasting these warnings as they are originally issued by the National Weather Service. That's probably the best policy for tonight since it's not a big severe weather outbreak. Let people hear the good music but let them know something is going on too.
Brad Travis went on a bit of a rant about how we were overwarned and he doesn't think these storms are all that bad. I like to find the humor in such things as always. James Spann says this a lot too, and has for more than the past 15 years.
My personal opinion is that in a situation like tonight, you're probably going to be okay, but I'd play it safe and take some level of shelter (at least get away from windows) because why tempt fate? We've had a rough severe weather season, and it's nearly over. We're nearly into June.
There were trees down earlier in Haleyville.
9:45 - Morgan County EMA also reporting trees down.
So whether you think we get too many warnings or not, best thing to do is take these storms seriously and get to a relatively safe place until they finish blowing through. If nothing happens, hey, no harm done. But I'd hate for somebody to blow off the threat and then have a tree come down on 'em or some other kind of misfortune . . . I believe in respecting warnings most of the time.
And this squall line is moving through the city of Cullman now.
9:49 - The whole county is technically included in this warning. Usually you don't see whole counties included in this polygon era.
9:54 - Mainly just concerned with damaging wind gusts here, as far as a direct threat to any life or property.
9:57 - And here's a wider view, you can see where the squall line is and how it's moving.
10 PM - Squall line moving into Hanceville and Huntsville now. The warning technically goes all the way East to Rainsville. They did have trees down in Haleyville, Hackleburg, and Bear Creek earlier. Some power outages around Hackleburg and Bear Creek.
10:08 - The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Special Weather Statement for Blount County, for winds up to 50 mph, which is under severe criteria but still pretty strong.
10:15 - And the watch is slowly being cancelled out behind the squall line.
10:23 - Okay, now a report from Colony in Cullman County, EMA reports a tree down at County Roads 109 and 222. So that's why I tell people to play it safe with these situations. If that tree came down on your home or your car . . . that's bad news. Fortunately not hearing any reports of injuries with these storms tonight, just a few trees down and some power outages.
10:24 - Also in Mount Hope in Lawrence County, EMA reports a tree down along CR-39. So these warnings did verify.
10:26 - And the squall line is moving from Arab to Guntersville, also moving from Cullman more into Blount County, as well as moving through Eastern Madison County. Most of the storms are past Huntsville now.
10:31 - Just a bit of trivia for anyone interested, here's a really old podcast where James Spann, Tim Coleman, and Jim Stefkovich discussed the False Alarm Ratio, even before the 2011 tornado outbreak. After that outbreak, the Birmingham NWS office took simple but effective steps to cut their false alarm rate in half.
Tonight I think these warnings were justified since several have verified with damage. Even if it's only a few trees or some power knocked out from damaging winds, that is a significant event for the people it happens to. I lean toward thinking I'd rather see too many warnings than too few. But it really is a fine line sometimes. Because if people hear too many where nothing verifies, then they get complacent. Somehow it seems worse to me if somebody gets totally caught off guard with a severe storm. But the rest of the country could take a lesson from the Birmingham office. Spann made some noise about this, and they paid attention and actually did something about it. They have the best statistics now of any office in the country.
10:36 - Having said that, as the storms continue to push into Northeast Alabama, this warning has now been replaced by a Special Weather Statement for wind gusts only up to 40 mph, which is under severe limits.
10:38 - Also just got a report of a tree down near Addison along US-278 there in Winston County earlier.
We do need severe thunderstorm warnings for situations like this. Glad we had them tonight so people knew this was coming.
That storm moving through Tuscaloosa is estimated to have wind gusts up to 60 mph, and there is a warning down there. But that's really not in North Alabama. That's considered West Central Alabama.
10:40 - The watch was already cancelled for Northwest Alabama and Tennessee counties. And will be allowed to expire on time at 11 PM CDT. The severe weather threat is basically over even in Northeast Alabama now.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
937 PM CDT Sun May 25 2025
The National Weather Service in Huntsville Alabama has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Marshall County in northeastern Alabama...
Southwestern Jackson County in northeastern Alabama...
Southern Madison County in north central Alabama...
Southern Limestone County in north central Alabama...
Southwestern DeKalb County in northeastern Alabama...
Cullman County in north central Alabama...
Morgan County in north central Alabama...
Eastern Lawrence County in northwestern Alabama...
* Until 1030 PM CDT.
* At 937 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Tanner to Falkville to near Dodge City, moving
east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Wilburn, Lim Rock, Valhermoso Springs, Crane Hill, Speake, Basham,
Priceville, Painter, Union Grove, and Rabbit Town.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning
is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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LAT...LON 3390 8710 3399 8715 3399 8711 3430 8711
3430 8732 3476 8716 3472 8595 3441 8581
3420 8587 3418 8619 3410 8630 3426 8644
3425 8652 3412 8660 3408 8670 3405 8668
3395 8679 3394 8688 3386 8696
TIME...MOT...LOC 0237Z 267DEG 42KT 3470 8692 3439 8691 3401 8695
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
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Severe T-Storm Warning (Includes Cullman)
This is a pretty standard warning where winds could gust to 60 miles per hour. But it's still a good idea to move into that safer part of your home, like a hallway on the lowest floor or a room without windows. Especially if you have trees around that could fall in the winds.
9:26 PM - And here's a zoom-in on the county. We've got good lead-time for people to get to a safer place.
I wouldn't be up on a top floor close to some windows while these blow through. And if you're in a mobile home and can go a short distance to a friend or relative's who has a sturdier house, I'd go see them for a while tonight. Sometimes it's a good idea to play it safe.
9:34 - The line of storms is getting ready to cross I-65.
And I'm not hearing any coverage from 101.5 FM in Jasper. They do post that stuff on Twitter (or X), but they have not commented on the storms that affected Walker and Winston Counties.
And crazy enough, Live 95 in Cullman is playing music too. They probably did cut in and broadcast the warning though. They used to always, cut in with that tone and broadcast it from the Weather Service. But I didn't even hear that on the Jasper station.
So I'm making mental notes. These days I wonder if your best bet if you don't have a weather radio is tuning to the classical stations.
New post since Huntsville is under a warning now, new large polygon covering several counties.
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SVRHUN
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
920 PM CDT Sun May 25 2025
The National Weather Service in Huntsville Alabama has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Cullman County in north central Alabama...
* Until 945 PM CDT.
* At 920 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Brushy Lake to near Corinth Rec Area to near
Camp McDowell, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Phelan, Wilburn, Good Hope, Cullman, Black Bottom, Baldwin, Crane
Hill, Smith Lake, Logan, and Bremen.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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LAT...LON 3389 8701 3390 8710 3392 8708 3399 8715
3399 8711 3422 8711 3421 8677 3409 8677
3394 8682 3395 8685 3393 8686 3394 8688
3392 8689 3391 8692 3387 8692 3386 8696
3386 8699
TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 267DEG 33KT 3426 8726 3412 8728 3395 8738
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
KTW
Severe T-Storm Warning
They're specifically mentioning damage to roofing and mobile homes as well as trees with this now. So the best place to be is a small room or hallway on the lowest floor of a sturdy house without any windows.
9:09 PM - WAFF-48 is doing streaming coverage. Some other sources probably still are too.
While this is not part of what makes a storm severe (technically), be aware that a lot of cloud-to-ground lightning is happening with these storms. In some places it looks about like a strobe light, which can be a clue that you need to take a storm seriously. When there's that much lightning, usually the winds are going to mean business too. And we already know these winds could mean business.
Storms are moving into Moulton.
9:15 - And boy, look at this line of storms bowing out, that bow echo as this part of the squall line approaches Hartselle, Priceville, Falkville. These winds look fierce on radar.
9:18 - Here's a zoom on our active warning. This damaging wind/hail threat from these storms does extend all the way down South to Vinemont. To be on the safe side, I would take some level of shelter from these. Even if it's not quite your tornado precautions, get into a place that is safe enough from damaging winds.
Guess it's also worth mentioning that the warning includes West Point, in case locals can't see that from the map. It can be tough to remember all the towns within a county. The only thing that drives me crazy is when people don't have a clue where they are, like the general vicinity. Like one time somebody said to me, "The county that's got Huntsville in it." And I felt like screaming, "That's Madison County!" You do need to know approximately where you live, how to find it on a map.
New warning includes the city of Cullman. Going to make a new post for that.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
ALC033-043-059-079-083-103-260245-
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
858 PM CDT Sun May 25 2025
The National Weather Service in Huntsville Alabama has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Limestone County in north central Alabama...
Southeastern Colbert County in northwestern Alabama...
Northwestern Cullman County in north central Alabama...
Eastern Franklin County in northwestern Alabama...
Western Morgan County in north central Alabama...
Lawrence County in northwestern Alabama...
* Until 945 PM CDT.
* At 858 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Littleville to near Ashridge, moving east at 35
mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Mt Hope, Northwest Alabama Regional Airport, Trinity, Littleville,
La Grange, Falkville, Speake, Tharptown, Ne Smith, and Basham.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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LAT...LON 3421 8711 3430 8711 3431 8768 3454 8769
3474 8775 3477 8771 3480 8762 3478 8732
3475 8729 3476 8726 3477 8728 3477 8727
3475 8695 3420 8684
TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 269DEG 32KT 3456 8758 3431 8750
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$
KTW
Severe T'Storm Warning
And this one actually does include parts of Northern Walker County, places like Nauvoo and Curry. It includes nearly all of Winston County - places like Haleyville down to Lynn and Natural Bridge over to Double Springs, and in the Eastern parts of the county, Addison and Arley.
People down in Eldridge also need to be in a good safe place while these damaging winds in these storms blow through.
8:40 - And here's the broader view. You can actually see where there are some thunderstorms moving through Cullman County that are below severe limits - affecting places like Dodge City and Hanceville mainly.
8:44 - Here's a radar shot for folks in Cullman County who want to get ready for these storms. Can see where they are. In relation to where you are on the map. If you don't know what county or town you are in on the map, then definitely put that on the list of things to learn. It's amazing how many people don't know. I actually had a guy (in Marshall County, Arab) tell me one time: Why would you want to know what county you're in? And that is dead wrong. You need to know that and at least one or two surrounding counties. At least know the county directly to your West. Which if you're in Cullman County, is Winston County.
8:56 - Just a reminder that from The Shoals to Phil Campbell to Town Creek, that northern end of the storms, 70 mph wind gusts are expected.
9 PM - And we just got a new warning that includes Decatur . . . well you know what . . . it includes Vinemont in Cullman County so going to start a new post for it.
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SVRBMX
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
833 PM CDT Sun May 25 2025
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Walker County in central Alabama...
Winston County in northwestern Alabama...
* Until 930 PM CDT.
* At 832 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Hackleburg to near Eldridge, moving east at 20
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Haleyville, Lynn, Arley, Double Springs, Addison, Nauvoo, Eldridge,
Curry, Houston Recreational Area, Camp McDowell, Ashbank, Nesmith,
Poplar Springs, Ashridge, Falls City, Moreland, Smith Lake,
Helicon, Inmanfield, and Sardis.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3429 8711 3420 8711 3399 8713 3399 8715
3397 8714 3396 8713 3394 8713 3391 8764
3430 8763
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 248DEG 18KT 3431 8777 3392 8767
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
61
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
This is for wind gusts to 60 mph and quarter-sized hail, with a note that weak rotation is showing up in this line of storms from time to time.
8:17 - Here's a more detailed look at the new warning polygon that includes Western Lawrence County.
People from Tuscumbia down to Russellville, Phil Campbell, Mount Hope need to be in a good safe place while these storms pass - at least staying inside and away from windows.
It's really better if you can get to a small interior room (or at least a hallway - room without windows) on the lowest floor of a sturdy house rather than a mobile home. Especially if you've got trees around, if one falls, it usually won't come all the way through a sturdy-built house, and especially in a room where the walls are closer together, like a hallway.
8:23 - While there is a very low risk of an isolated tornado somewhere with these storms, this atmospheric setup strongly favors damaging straight-line winds and large hail instead of low-level rotation. That doesn't mean it doesn't need to be taken seriously. But trying to give you an idea of what to expect.
These are most likely "only" the kinds of storms that can damage or completely take down some trees and power lines and put down some large hail while they come through. We're probably not going to see much in the way of structural damage tonight except if a tree comes down on a home.
Then again, never say never. Once in a while a window does blow out from these kinds of winds. And sometimes a mobile home can sustain damage from 60-70 mph gusts even without trees around. So this is not as serious as what we had the other day, May 20, or back on March 15 earlier this season. But just a reminder that any severe weather threat is worth treating with some respect.
8:28 I'm tuned in to 101.5 FM WJLX in Jasper, since Coyote J. Calhoun is doing his weekly "Cemetery of Rock" show. It's too bad he can only play stuff before the year 2000, since he used to be known for mixing in some cutting-edge new stuff too. But he still picks great music and does hilarious commentary every hour or so. Curious to see what severe weather coverage they offer, if any, once the storms get to Walker County. I sure do miss the guy who managed that station, Brett Elmore, whenever I think about him. Seemed like a really cool dude. His friends called him "Big Sexy Elmo". Takes a special kinda' guy to get a nickname like that.
The best I've got for my pudginess these days is "dirty fat boy".
Coyote J. actually said Jerry Tracey told him one time not to mix humor with weather. Maybe that's what is holding this blog back from success. I crack too many jokes along with telling people about the serious stuff.
8:32 - On a serious note again, the storms are getting pretty close to Haleyville there over the Winston County line.
Used to know a guy whose mother lived there, we'd go up there and do laundry sometimes and all have some good chats. I didn't know until then that it was where the 911 system started. Anyway always keep them in mind when the weather turns rowdy.
And they just went under a warning, which once again, my weather radio did NOT tone for. It is probably time to invest in a new device, before this summer is over. I'd had this same one for over 15 years, and it has taken some really hard knocks. I certainly hope it's my device and not a problem with the communications network tonight.
Going to start a new post for the Winston County warning.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
ALC033-059-077-079-260215-
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
812 PM CDT Sun May 25 2025
The National Weather Service in Huntsville Alabama has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Lauderdale County in northwestern Alabama...
Colbert County in northwestern Alabama...
Franklin County in northwestern Alabama...
Western Lawrence County in northwestern Alabama...
* Until 915 PM CDT.
* At 812 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 9 miles southeast of Walnut Grove to 8 miles east of
Tishomingo State Park to near Fulton, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Posey Loop, Mt Hope, Atwood, Florence, Ne Smith, Oakland, Waterloo,
North Courtland, Lexington, and Tuscumbia.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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LAT...LON 3489 8810 3501 8807 3500 8741 3499 8722
3479 8725 3478 8728 3476 8726 3430 8733
3432 8817
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 296DEG 30KT 3493 8796 3461 8803 3426 8833
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Playing catch up with this one as my weather radio did not go off for it. Think the device must be just about done for. Anyway the timing of seeing it is pretty good since the storms are getting ready to cross the MS/AL state line into Northwest Alabama.
7:10 PM - Folks in Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Marion, Lamar Counties, be getting ready to take cover from storms with potential for damaging winds and large hail.
7:12 - And now we have a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Lamar County. Also includes Northern Pickens County in West Central Alabama, down to Reform, clips the Northern part of that town.
7:18 - This is actually round two of this system. I can see that earlier some severe thunderstorms moved through and even prompted a Tornado Warning for Jackson and Dekalb County. My weather radio alerts for Cullman, Walker, and Winston Counties and never went off for this Watch. The reception is excellent if I push the button to listen to the weather, and it is on alert. But the light is not even on. So I didn't doze through the watch alert tone (which is hard to do anyway but has happened a few times over the years). This device did not tone for it this time. The problem could be on my end, or there could be a problem with the communications at the moment, a technical glitch. I sort of hope it is not the latter since we have an organized bunch of severe thunderstorms coming into the area as we get into the evening hours here.
7:22 - Interesting situation for Lauderdale, Colbert, and Franklin Counties. This new warning does include Muscle Shoals. But the wind is actually estimated below severe limits, 50 mph gusts. The hail is what makes this storm severe, estimated at one inch in diameter, quarter size.
7:36 - There is plenty of lead time as these storms move out of North/Central Mississippi over into West/Northwest Alabama.
Ideally you want to be in a small interior room (or hallway) on the lowest floor of a sturdy house (much better than a mobile home, especially if there are trees around, less vulnerable to winds) while these storms pass.
If the best you can do is get away from windows, I'd at least do that. And other things that make good sense, like not using electrical stuff while these storms are coming through with a good bit of cloud-to-ground lightning.
But the wind gusts and hail are what make them severe.
[7:30 PM]: A line of severe storms will move into NW AL shortly. Damaging winds up to 60-70 MPH and hail up to ping pong ball size will be possible with these storms over the next 1-2 hours. #HUNwx pic.twitter.com/TN3nOXyvDF
— NWS Huntsville (@NWSHuntsville) May 26, 2025
7:41 - Some of the hail/wind impacts from these storms could be fairly significant, new note from NWS Huntsville.
7:53 - Just got the new outlook from SPC in Norman, Oklahoma, only going to post the local version of it here since we've got local issues already.
They've got a 30% chance of damaging winds along and West of I-65, a more basic 15% risk for Eastern Counties.
For severe hail, the basic 15% risk is generally along and West of the Interstate, and then East of there, the threat of severe hail drops to about 5%.
And there is actually a chance of an isolated tornado outlooked with this, it's just very low, about 2%.
People in mobile homes might consider going to visit a friend or relative with a sturdier house ahead of these storms just in case something really fires up. That's a close judgement call with this system tonight.
We just got a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the Shoals warning of golfball-or-larger hail. Going to post that warning separately and sort of ride with things from there as it moves across the state.
Well actually no, it is not a new warning, just a statement on the existing warning.
And the new warning for Marion County only warns of quarter-sized hail. This includes the city of Hamilton. So I guess I'll hold it here in this post for a while.
8:01 PM - But here's a look at the radar with these storms. There is obviously a threat for severe hail here along with the damaging wind gusts.
Newest warning stretches all the way down to Guin and Winfield, also Detroit and Sulligent back in Lamar County.
WVTA from Mississippi has been covering this activity, even though tonight is more of a hail/damaging thunderstorm wind than a tornado threat.
8:05 - Looks like Ryan Hall is on it too.
And so is Max Velocity. Only discovered him recently.
But he's focused back on Texas where the weather is worse this evening.
And Brad Travis has a live stream going out of Huntsville.
So does Jeff Castle.
These guys are working for the weekend this time. Props to them for working a holiday weekend for a lower-end threat like this.
And actually WHNT-19 has gone live for this one as well. I don't recognize the meteorologist yet, but she seems to be doing a good job. Things have changed over the years. When Dan Satterfield was in charge at that station, they were my first choice for live coverage. Now they're my third in Huntsville. And that's mainly because their online stream is not always available when I see the other two stations doing a stream. And their newscasts run on a delay for computer users, which is the only way I can watch them, online. I can't pick up local TV channels where I live. I've tried three different antennas over the past few years. Anyway I'm not familiar with this young lady's work yet, but I know Ben Smith and Danielle Dozier do good work on this station these days. Ben Smith has been around forever.
Going to start a new post for the new warning that includes Moulton. It is even showing a little rotation, concerning.
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 324
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
325 PM CDT Sun May 25 2025
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northern Alabama
Northwest Georgia
Southern Middle Tennessee
* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 325 PM until
1100 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...A line of storms will move southeastward this afternoon
and pose mainly a damaging wind risk. Additional storms, perhaps as
a well-organized line, are expected to move into the region,
particularly northern Alabama, by evening, posing an additional
round of severe storms.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45
statute miles north and south of a line from 25 miles west southwest
of Muscle Shoals AL to 20 miles south southeast of Chattanooga TN.
For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch
outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 322...WW 323...
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few
cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector
29045.
...Guyer
WOUS64 KWNS 252022
WOU4
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 324
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
325 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2025
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 324 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
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AL
. ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BLOUNT CHEROKEE COLBERT
CULLMAN DEKALB ETOWAH
FRANKLIN JACKSON LAUDERDALE
LAWRENCE LIMESTONE MADISON
MARSHALL MORGAN
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GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CATOOSA CHATTOOGA DADE
FLOYD WALKER WHITFIELD
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TN
. TENNESSEE COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
COFFEE FRANKLIN GRUNDY
HAMILTON LINCOLN MARION
MOORE SEQUATCHIE
ATTN...WFO...BMX...MRX...HUN...OHX...FFC...
Saturday, May 24, 2025
Unsettled/Wet Pattern
Just a quick note, as these thunderstorms are moving into Cullman County, they may still produce small hail and wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour.
Too many technical as well as personal difficulties going on right now to give this site the attention it deserves for the foreseeable futur...
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The storms in North Alabama are being covered by special weather statements now instead of severe thunderstorm warnings. So the storms are k...
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These storms are mostly hailers today, once in a while one in Tennessee has done some tree damage. 5:34 PM - Saw a report of trees down alo...
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6:22 PM - Remember that we have other warnings in effect with this system this evening too. And that's Northern Jackson County, Marsha...