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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Huntsville, AL

February 26, 2026Colbert County, Franklin County, Alabama

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 26, 2026, 4:23 PM CST for Colbert County, Franklin County, Alabama. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 26, 2026, 4:23 PM CST (22:23 UTC)
Expired: Feb 26, 2026, 5:07 PM CST
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Huntsville, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Colbert County, AL, Franklin County, AL

The radar

The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 182 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 101 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -20 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 594 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 412 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 364 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Feb 26, 4:14 PM CST, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 4:14 PM CST, 9 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 26, 2:26 PM CST, 1 hour 57 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
226 PM CST Thu Feb 26 2026

ALZ016-262115-
Cullman AL-
226 PM CST Thu Feb 26 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN CULLMAN COUNTY
THROUGH 315 PM CST...

At 226 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Curry, or near Jasper, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Colony, Wilburn, Bremen, Arkadelphia, Black Bottom, and Smith Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3389 8701 3390 8710 3392 8708 3399 8715
      3399 8711 3401 8711 3398 8676 3395 8679
      3396 8682 3394 8682 3395 8684 3393 8686
      3394 8688 3392 8689 3391 8692 3387 8693
      3386 8699
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 281DEG 27KT 3393 8723

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

RSB

Special weather statement, Feb 26, 2:29 PM CST, 1 hour 54 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
229 PM CST Thu Feb 26 2026

ALZ008-010-262115-
Marshall AL-DeKalb AL-
229 PM CST Thu Feb 26 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MARSHALL AND
SOUTHWESTERN DEKALB COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM CST...

At 229 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northeast of Arab, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Albertville, Guntersville, Arab, Crossville, Fyffe, Geraldine,
Lakeview, Union Grove, McVille, and Hopewell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3420 8595 3420 8599 3433 8652 3448 8648
      3448 8643 3450 8639 3448 8609 3446 8608
      3447 8606 3446 8589
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 281DEG 25KT 3441 8642

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

RSB

Special weather statement, Feb 26, 3:50 PM CST, 33 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
350 PM CST Thu Feb 26 2026

ALZ008-010-262215-
Marshall AL-DeKalb AL-
350 PM CST Thu Feb 26 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN MARSHALL AND
SOUTHWESTERN DEKALB COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM CST...

At 350 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Arab, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Albertville, Boaz, Guntersville, Crossville, Geraldine, Douglas,
Union Grove, McVille, High Point, and Horton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3420 8593 3420 8611 3419 8611 3418 8619
      3413 8626 3417 8638 3424 8644 3426 8644
      3426 8646 3429 8646 3429 8648 3440 8645
      3433 8583
TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 281DEG 35KT 3430 8639

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

RSB

Special weather statement, Feb 26, 4:12 PM CST, 11 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
412 PM CST Thu Feb 26 2026

ALZ002-003-262300-
Franklin AL-Colbert AL-
412 PM CST Thu Feb 26 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN COLBERT AND
NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM CST...

At 412 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Tishomingo State Park, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Belgreen, Malone, Posey Loop, Pogo, Cedar Creek Reservoir, Srygley
Church, New Bethel, Allsboro, Maud, and Red Rock.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3473 8811 3470 8773 3442 8782 3453 8815
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 285DEG 14KT 3463 8811

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

RSB

Special weather statement, Feb 26, 4:15 PM CST, 8 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 26, 8:24 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Jackson	51 min
Feb 26, 2:26 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Cullman	49 min
Feb 26, 2:29 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Marshall	46 min
Feb 26, 2:38 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Cullman	22 min
Feb 26, 3:50 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Marshall	25 min
Feb 26, 4:12 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Colbert, Franklin	48 min
Feb 26, 4:15 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Etowah	30 min
Feb 26, 4:25 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	DeKalb, Marshall	15 min
Feb 26, 5:09 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Lawrence	51 min
Feb 26, 5:11 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Colbert	49 min
Feb 26, 5:17 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale	58 min
Feb 26, 5:29 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Cullman, Lawrence, Morgan	61 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.