Several trough axes extending southward into northern Alabama and southern middle Tennessee from a stalled frontal boundary extending through the Ohio Valley into the Mid-Atlantic area. These trough axes interacted with an unstable atmopshere to produce a number of strong lines of thundestorms that moved from west to east across northern Alabama.
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The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.
Several trough axes extending southward into northern Alabama and southern middle Tennessee from a stalled frontal boundary extending through the Ohio Valley into the Mid-Atlantic area. These trough axes interacted with an unstable atmopshere to produce a number of strong lines of thundestorms that moved from west to east across northern Alabama. Some of these storms produced damaging winds up to 60 mph.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jun 14, 6:13 AM CST, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Huntsville AL 713 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025 ...New AVIATION... .NEAR TERM... (Today) Issued at 404 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025 Upper level disturbances continue to rotate around the base of a surface low over southern Illinois/Indiana and ahead of a SW stretching trough axis associated with it. The trough axis currently stretches from southern Illinois/Indiana through western Tennessee and westward across central Arkansas. These disturbances aloft continue to fire rounds of shower and thunderstorm development over east central Arkansas, northern Mississippi, and western Tennessee primarily. However, as they have tried to move into NW Alabama, the have been falling apart. The earlier convection during the day and evening on Friday has really worked over the airmass and there is very little instability present (even aloft), so this makes sense. However, as some stronger forcing with these shortwaves start to move into northwestern Alabama around daybreak at least some rain and maybe a few thunderstorms could develop. However, shear continues to be very weak even around daybreak and into the day on Saturday. That being said, models do show decent instability developing. So, it looks pretty likely that we will see fairly widespread afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Again, shear is very weak, so likely the area will see just normal thunderstorm activity that could produce frequent lightning, gusty winds, and heavy rainfall. && .SHORT TERM... (Saturday night through Monday night) Issued at 404 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025 This activity will likely linger into the early evening hours before dissipating. In the wake of evening precipitation, lows will fall into the 65-70F range once again, with patchy fog possible across much of the region. A similar convective scenario may very well unfold during the day on Sunday, although weakly confluent flow aloft in the wake of the decaying mid-level wave could limit storm coverage compared to previous days and activity may be focused south of the TN River as a slightly drier low-level airmass may filter into northern portions of the CWFA. During the period from Sunday night-Monday night, light SSW flow will return in the low-levels as surface pressures begin to fall across the central High Plains and little (if any) impact is expected from a separate area of low pressure that will evolve across the southern Mid-Atlatic states before lifting northeastward. In the mid/upper-levels, a broad weakness in the height field will remain intact from the Mid-MS Valley southwestward into the northwestern Gulf (between the Atlantic subtropical ridge and a strengthening high over the southwestern U.S./northwest Mexico), and this will maintain generally light SW flow aloft, sustaining PWATs in the 1.8-2" range. Thus, in the absence of synoptic scale forcing for ascent, we expect coverage of showers/thunderstorms to be greatest on Monday afternoon/evening, with the strongest cells exhibiting similar threats of gusty outflow winds, lightning and heavy rainfall. && .LONG TERM... (Tuesday through Friday) Issued at 959 PM CDT Fri Jun 13 2025 Guidance from the most recent suite of global models suggests that deep-layer southwest flow will gradually strengthen across the TN Valley throughout the first half of the extended period, as a pronounced shortwave trough (riding along the southern flank of the stronger mid-latitude westerlies to our north) will initiate a deepening surface low that will track from the MO Valley on Wednesday into the Canadian maritime provinces by the end of the period. However, at this point, shear appears unsupportive of organized convection through mid-week, with a fairly high coverage of mainly diurnally-initiated convection anticipated both Tuesday/Wednesday. There are some indications that the risk for an organized/severe convective system (dropping into the region from the northwest) may increase at some point on Thursday as westerly flow aloft will strengthen with the passage of the mid-latitude shortwave trough to our north. However, in the wake of this disturbance, a strengthening 500-mb high is predicted to build across much of the southeastern CONUS, resulting in lower rain chances and hotter temperatures (with lingering high dewpoints) from Friday into next weekend. && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 703 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025 Showers and thunderstorms will move east and affect the KMSL terminal through 15Z. Some TSRA could occur and lower VSBYS/CIGS to MVFR or IFR levels. This timing should be a bit later at KHSV, mainly between 14Z and 16Z. Then expect a break in the -TSRA activity before additional development occurs late this morning into the afternoon hours. This activity may end by 15/02Z or 15/03Z, but confidence is low concerning this part of the forecast. Winds may keep fog from forming late tonight, so left that out for now. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...None. TN...None. && NEAR TERM...KTW SHORT TERM....70 LONG TERM....70 AVIATION...KTW
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
625 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025
ALZ002-003-141145-
Franklin AL-Colbert AL-
625 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN COLBERT AND
NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 645 AM CDT...
At 621 AM CDT, trained weather spotters reported a strong
thunderstorm near Tishomingo State Park, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Russellville, Red Bay, Pleasant Site, Posey Loop, Pogo, Mynot, Cedar
Creek Reservoir, Srygley Church, Dempsey, and New Bethel.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3464 8813 3470 8772 3450 8776 3446 8816
TIME...MOT...LOC 1121Z 258DEG 30KT 3456 8809
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
KTWSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
645 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025
ALZ001-002-004-141230-
Lawrence AL-Lauderdale AL-Colbert AL-
645 AM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LAUDERDALE...
COLBERT AND NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTIES THROUGH 730 AM CDT...
At 645 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles southeast of Cherokee, or 10 miles southwest of Tuscumbia,
moving east 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...
Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, Killen, Town Creek,
Littleville, Leighton, Posey Loop, and Northwest Alabama Regional
Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3488 8745 3462 8736 3457 8771 3458 8793
3472 8798
TIME...MOT...LOC 1145Z 255DEG 24KT 3465 8787
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
KTWThe Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 121 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:52 UTC.
9 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was reported down near the intersection of 3500 CR 5 and 8600 CR 189 blocking both lanes. Time was estimated from radar.
A house struck by lightning and caused a fire.
*** Need to check on damage.
A tree was reported down at the intersection of Willington Hill road and Birdie Mae Drive. Time was estmated from radar.
A tree was reported near the intersection Willingham Road and Anna Drive. Time was estimated from radar data.
Trees were reported down in the Phil Campbell area. Time was estimated from radar.
A tree and powerline fell on a house.
A tree was reported down at 187 Speegle Street blocking the road. Time was estimated from radar.
A tree was reported down on Bluff City Road in the Somerville area. Time was estimated from radar data.
A pine tree was reported down across the road at 2524 CR1371.
A tree was down blocking both lanes of traffic about 1/8th of a mile uphill from 5500 CR 94. Time was estimated from radar.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, June 2025
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1279588, 1279587, 1279836, 1279837, 1279582, 1279583, 1279838, 1279842, 1279584, 1279830.