We'll have to watch things at least another hour.
8:04 PM - However, a few counties have been cleared now: Walker, Winston, Marion, Fayette, and Lamar have been removed from the Tornado Watch.
8:07 - This event is winding down for us, but over the years I've learned, you don't jump the gun in saying it's over. You wait for any last minute surprises. Because they do happen.
Really nasty weather going on in South Central Alabama, including a confirmed tornado. But this blog is really for North Alabama and Southern Middle Tennessee, with a focus on Cullman, Walker, and Winston Counties but noticing our neighbors up in places like Huntsville, the Shoals, and the bordering counties of Tennessee.
So when the threat completely ends for North Alabama, I'm going to call it a night.
8:15 - Not liking some of what broadcast media is reporting, trailer park hit in Calera. NWS Birmingham is having to stay in their shelter a little while to be on the safe side. All the offices have a break room that's built about as strong as a bank vault or one of those FEMA safe rooms. So they should be okay. But you know, you never like to hear that a tornado is coming close to some people and their office.
8:17 - And by the time I got that posted, they are back in their operations center. No damage to the office, but the Wal-Mart in Calera was damaged along with some other stuff.
8:24 - Oh wow, if you check out ABC 33/40's live stream, now their staff is going into shelter. This will be riveting television. But seriously, hope everybody is okay. They have a good strong stairwell.
What a nerve-wracking day for a lot of people. And I don't like that report of a trailer park getting hit down there. Usually that means serious injuries or deaths, as much as I hate to say it. Can always hope people got out before that tornado hit. It's South of our area, but it's serious business.
8:26 - Here's where that tornado is going, although again, it's far South of here.
And as far as the 33/40 studio, I think they just sent the news staff into shelter since it was a close call. They are still broadcasting on the weather side. I really liked how Spann was covering a lot of the North Alabama stuff earlier today even though it's not in their market. I've been bouncing around live streams today, but ever since that tornado aimed at Calera I've been on his.
>8:30 - And that yellow polygon is a large severe thunderstorm warning for potential of damaging winds. The weather is really ugly in that whole zone right now. Got that other tornado warning that includes Talladega.
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8:30pm Receiving reports of gusts up to 48 mph on the back edge of the showers/storms.
— NWS Huntsville (@NWSHuntsville) March 16, 2025
Flooding and Flash Flooding continues to be a concern and we are still watching for strong/severe storm potential as this slides eastward.#HUNwx pic.twitter.com/sdkI3PKkrs
WCNHUN
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCHES 46/47
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
759 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2025
ALC033-043-049-059-071-077-079-083-089-095-103-160200-
/O.EXT.KHUN.TO.A.0046.000000T0000Z-250316T0200Z/
TORNADO WATCH 46, PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING, IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES
IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA
CULLMAN LIMESTONE MADISON
MORGAN
IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA
DEKALB JACKSON MARSHALL
IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA
COLBERT FRANKLIN AL LAUDERDALE
LAWRENCE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBERTVILLE, ARAB, ATHENS, BOAZ,
CULLMAN, DECATUR, FLORENCE, FORT PAYNE, GUNTERSVILLE, HUNTSVILLE,
MOULTON, MUSCLE SHOALS, RAINSVILLE, RED BAY, RUSSELLVILLE,
SCOTTSBORO, SHEFFIELD, TOWN CREEK, AND TUSCUMBIA.
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TNC051-103-127-160200-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.A.0047.000000T0000Z-250316T0200Z/
TORNADO WATCH 47 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE
FRANKLIN TN LINCOLN MOORE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF COWAN, DECHERD, ESTILL SPRINGS,
FAYETTEVILLE, LYNCHBURG, SEWANEE, AND WINCHESTER.
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