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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this tornado warning at Mar 15, 2025, 5:36 PM CDT for Cullman County, Limestone County, Morgan County, Alabama. It was in force for 22 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2025, 5:36 PM CDT (22:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2025, 5:58 PM CDT
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Cullman County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Morgan County, AL
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 12:25 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 144 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -287 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 931 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 408 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 476 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
The text
As transmitted.
681
WFUS54 KHUN 152236
TORHUN
ALC043-083-103-152315-
/O.NEW.KHUN.TO.W.0021.250315T2236Z-250315T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
536 PM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025
The National Weather Service in Huntsville Alabama has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Limestone County in north central Alabama...
Northwestern Cullman County in north central Alabama...
Morgan County in north central Alabama...
* Until 615 PM CDT.
* At 536 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Helicon, or near Arley, moving northeast at 50
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Falkville and Hartselle around 555 PM CDT.
Decatur and Priceville around 605 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Lacon,
Valhermoso Springs, Crane Hill, Jones Chapel, Mooresville, Neel, West
Point, Massey, Basham, and Somerville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3442 8711 3467 8694 3458 8679 3455 8679
3456 8674 3450 8664 3404 8711
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 214DEG 45KT 3416 8716
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
252 follow-up statements
110
WWUS54 KHUN 152252
SVSHUN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
552 PM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025
ALC043-083-103-152315-
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250315T2315Z/
Limestone AL-Cullman AL-Morgan AL-
552 PM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LIMESTONE...NORTHWESTERN CULLMAN AND MORGAN COUNTIES...
At 551 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles southwest of Falkville, or 9 miles southwest of
Hartselle, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Falkville and Hartselle around 555 PM CDT.
Decatur and Priceville around 605 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Lacon,
Valhermoso Springs, Mooresville, Neel, Massey, Basham, Somerville,
and Battleground.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3442 8711 3467 8694 3458 8679 3455 8679
3456 8674 3450 8664 3418 8711
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 214DEG 45KT 3433 8703
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
25958
WWUS54 KHUN 152258
SVSHUN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
558 PM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025
ALC043-083-103-152308-
/O.CAN.KHUN.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250315T2315Z/
Limestone AL-Cullman AL-Morgan AL-
558 PM CDT Sat Mar 15 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LIMESTONE...NORTHWESTERN
CULLMAN AND MORGAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for north central,
northeastern and northwestern Alabama. A Tornado Watch also remains
in effect until 900 PM CDT for Middle Tennessee.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Huntsville Alabama.
&&
LAT...LON 3442 8711 3467 8694 3458 8679 3455 8679
3456 8674 3450 8664 3418 8711
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 214DEG 45KT 3441 8697
$$
30The office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin | 32 min |
| Mar 15, 3:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin | 56 min |
| Mar 15, 3:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 56 min |
| Mar 15, 4:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Cullman, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 61 min |
| Mar 15, 4:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 11 min |
| Mar 15, 5:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Cullman, Marshall | 35 min |
| Mar 15, 5:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 28 min |
| Mar 15, 6:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Cullman | 110 min |
| Mar 15, 8:01 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Cullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 2 hr |
| Mar 15, 9:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 71 hr |
| Mar 15, 9:47 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 49 hr |
| Mar 15, 9:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | Lawrence | 57 hr |
| Mar 15, 12:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale | 53 min |
| Mar 15, 1:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin | 40 min |
| Mar 15, 1:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale | 53 min |
| Mar 15, 1:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence | 38 min |
| Mar 15, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin | 48 min |
| Mar 15, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone | 60 min |
| Mar 15, 3:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone | 24 min |
| Mar 15, 3:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin | 20 min |
| Mar 15, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 57 min |
| Mar 15, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence | 64 min |
| Mar 15, 4:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman | 46 min |
| Mar 15, 4:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone | 5 hr |
| Mar 15, 5:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 21 min |
| Mar 15, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Cullman, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 38 min |
| Mar 15, 5:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 22 min |
| Mar 15, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 63 min |
| Mar 15, 6:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Cullman, Jackson, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 6 hr |
| Mar 15, 6:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 5 hr |
| Mar 15, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale | 32 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.