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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Huntsville, AL

May 31, 20264 counties in Alabama

NWS Huntsville, AL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 2026, 8:14 PM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 46 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: May 31, 2026, 8:14 PM CDT (01:14 UTC)
Expired: May 31, 2026, 9:00 PM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Huntsville, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties DeKalb County, AL, Jackson County, AL, Madison County, AL, Marshall County, AL

The radar

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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 May 31, 6:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 6:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 31, 5:47 PM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 31, 5:49 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 31, 6:09 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 31, 6:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 31, 6:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 31, 6:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 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
May 31, 7:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Jackson	41 min
May 31, 7:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Jackson, Madison	42 min
May 31, 7:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	DeKalb	49 min
May 31, 8:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Limestone	52 min
May 31, 9:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Madison	45 min
Jun 1, 11:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Jackson	28 min
Jun 1, 11:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Colbert, Franklin	24 min
Jun 1, 11:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Limestone, Madison	54 min
Jun 1, 11:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Jackson	42 min
Jun 1, 11:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Franklin	41 min
Jun 1, 12:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Limestone	40 min
Jun 1, 12:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Jackson	31 min
Jun 1, 12:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison	55 min
Jun 1, 12:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Colbert	38 min
Jun 1, 12:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Colbert, Franklin	49 min
Jun 1, 12:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	DeKalb, Jackson, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall and 1 more	61 min
Jun 1, 1:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Cullman, DeKalb, Marshall	60 min
Jun 1, 1:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	HUN	DeKalb, Marshall	40 min
May 31, 7:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Franklin, Lincoln, Moore	48 min
Jun 1, 10:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	HUN	Lincoln	46 min
Jun 1, 10:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	HUN	Lincoln	55 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.