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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Huntsville, AL

May 22, 20265 counties in Alabama

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this flash flood warning at May 22, 2026, 1:35 PM CDT for 5 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 22, 2026, 1:35 PM CDT (18:35 UTC)
Expired
May 22, 2026, 4:45 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Huntsville, AL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Cullman County, AL, Jackson County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marshall County, AL, Morgan County, AL

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 149 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2026-05-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 647 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2026-05-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 123 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
647 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
566 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
123 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
146 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
2.1

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at May 22, 1:17 PM CDT, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 1:17 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 22, 12:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
1230 PM CDT Fri May 22 2026

ALZ009-221800-
Jackson AL-
1230 PM CDT Fri May 22 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY
THROUGH 100 PM CDT...

At 1230 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Hollywood, or 7 miles northeast of Scottsboro, moving northeast at 30
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Scottsboro, Bridgeport, Stevenson, Hollywood, Bass, Martintown,
Russell Cave National Monument, and Fackler.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3465 8596 3472 8606 3499 8594 3499 8580
      3493 8567
TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 208DEG 25KT 3474 8596

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

KTW
Special weather statement, May 22, 12:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
1233 PM CDT Fri May 22 2026

ALZ007-008-016-221800-
Marshall AL-Morgan AL-Cullman AL-
1233 PM CDT Fri May 22 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL MARSHALL...CULLMAN
AND SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTIES THROUGH 100 PM CDT...

At 1233 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Good Hope, or near Cullman, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Cullman, Hartselle, Arab, Hanceville, Good Hope, Falkville, Holly
Pond, Dodge City, Baldwin, and Vinemont.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3405 8711 3450 8689 3430 8640 3425 8644
      3425 8652 3419 8655 3418 8655 3412 8660
      3412 8663 3409 8666 3408 8669 3409 8669
      3408 8670 3405 8668 3406 8671 3403 8670
      3395 8679 3396 8682 3393 8686
TIME...MOT...LOC 1733Z 203DEG 20KT 3412 8685

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

KTW
Special weather statement, May 22, 12:44 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
1244 PM CDT Fri May 22 2026

ALZ016-221815-
Cullman AL-
1244 PM CDT Fri May 22 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN CULLMAN COUNTY
THROUGH 115 PM CDT...

At 1244 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Smith Dam, or 10 miles east of Jasper, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Dodge City, Crane Hill, Wilburn, Smith Lake, and Bremen.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3390 8710 3391 8708 3394 8711 3396 8711
      3397 8714 3399 8714 3399 8711 3407 8711
      3413 8709 3403 8686 3389 8704
TIME...MOT...LOC 1744Z 211DEG 26KT 3391 8711

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

KTW
Special weather statement, May 22, 1:09 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 22, 1:17 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 22, 7:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNJackson38 min
May 22, 8:21 AM CDTFlood WatchHUNCullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Marshall14 hr
May 22, 11:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMadison43 min
May 22, 11:54 AM CDTTornado WarningHUNMadison21 min
May 22, 12:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNJackson29 min
May 22, 12:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLimestone42 min
May 22, 12:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNJackson30 min
May 22, 12:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNCullman, Morgan27 min
May 22, 12:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNCullman31 min
May 22, 12:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningHUNCullman3 hr
May 22, 12:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNCullman, Madison, Marshall, Morgan21 min
May 22, 1:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNJackson36 min
May 22, 1:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMarshall43 min
May 22, 1:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNMarshall51 min
May 22, 2:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNCullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Madison, Marshall36 min
May 22, 2:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNJackson47 min
May 22, 3:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHUNJackson11 min
May 22, 3:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNColbert49 min
May 22, 12:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHUNLincoln31 min

Nearby

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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.