A complex of thunderstorms which developed in south Alabama during the evening of the 25th, persisted and moved north through the state and into north Alabama during the early morning hours of the 26th. Gusty winds knocked down at least one tree in northwest Alabama.
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The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.
A complex of thunderstorms which developed in south Alabama during the evening of the 25th, persisted and moved north through the state and into north Alabama during the early morning hours of the 26th. Gusty winds knocked down at least one tree in northwest Alabama. Locally excessive rainfall resulted in isolated flooding as well.
Q: Drive|Flooding report - Lauderdale.|Wind report - Lauderdale.
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 26, 2:01 AM CST, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Huntsville AL 301 AM CDT Thu Jun 26 2025 ...New NEAR TERM... .NEAR TERM... (Today) Issued at 301 AM CDT Thu Jun 26 2025 An early morning round of thunderstorms is slowly making its way into the Tennessee Valley, with thunderstorms currently located south of the TN River. With the outflow boundary well out ahead of this convection, expect these storms to remain below severe limits and to be more pulse like in nature as they move north/northwest. Frequent lightning, heavy downpours, and wind gusts up to 40mph may accompany any stronger storms. Previous discussion: Expect instability to slowly lessen over time this morning. However, still expect 1000 to 3000 J/kG of elevated CAPE to be in place after midnight into the early morning hours in those areas. Several models show 2 to 6 km lapse rates remaining between 6.0 and 7.0 degrees overnight. Thus, some strong thunderstorms producing gusty winds and small hail could linger overnight. Expecting severe weather to remain more into central and southern Alabama though. 20 to 30 PoP was added for primarily Cullman, Marshall, and southern DeKalb counties after 6Z given this expected combination of forcing and instability. Light winds and clear skies are currently in place across much of the area. Patchy/areas of fog may occur through midnight or 1 AM, especially north of the Tennessee River, where heavier rainfall occurred earlier in the afternoon. Further south, cloud cover after midnight and scattered showers/storms may keep fog from forming. Lows via advection of drier air from the NE into the area in the boundary layer and clear skies should enable lows to drop into the lower 70s in most locations. This should help to dissipate fog that forms through 1 or 2 AM. The exception to this may be near in portions of Cullman county where lows may be slightly higher with more moisture advection possibly occurring in the boundary layer there. Models continue to show 925 mb heights between 4 and 7 PM on Thursday climbing to between 23 and 27 degrees. Expect more cloud cover though by 4 PM and more widespread shower and thunderstorm activity than earlier this afternoon as stronger forcing develops in the mid to late afternoon hours on Thursday over the area. Some of these storms could be strong to severe given instability forecast by models (3000 to 6000 J/KG) and steep 2 to 6 km lapse rates (7.0 to 8.0 degrees /km). Luckily, no strong shear accompanies this stronger forcing. DCAPE again climbs above 1000 J/KG in the afternoon. This should all add up to similar thunderstorm development as we saw earlier this afternoon, mainly microburst storms capable of damaging winds (>60 mph), large hail, and very heavy rainfall. This more widespread convection and cloud cover help keep actual temperatures in the 92 to 96 degree range primarily. A bit lower than the mid to upper 90s we saw earlier this afternoon. NBM ensemble has trended much lower with dewpoints this run. However, given how high they were today, if light westerly flow in the boundary layer continues into the day on Thursday, dewpoints may be much higher than the NBM ensemble is forecasting. Thus, kept higher dewpoints in the forecast and the heat advisory going for Thursday afternoon. && .SHORT TERM... (Thursday night through Saturday) Issued at 1158 PM CDT Wed Jun 25 2025 Mainly diurnal activity is expected, though convection could linger slightly longer Thursday night. Overall parameters don't change a lot Friday into the weekend, with the upper ridge weakening and a weak upper low remaining in place over the southeast (most likely over Georgia somewhere). Shear remains very weak, but instability continues to be high in the afternoon and early evening. Luckily, more widespread cloud cover and convection will keep high temperatures more in the upper 80s to lower 90s. This will make it a little tough to reach heat advisory criteria with a moist boundary layer in place. However, kept dewpoints a bit above guidance on Friday with a heat advisory in effect through 6 PM on Friday. By Saturday, more guidance mixes drier air into the boundary layer a bit more. This may keep heat index values from reaching 105 degrees. This pattern changes little on Sunday and again heat index values may or may not reach criteria. Instability might not be quite as higher either. However, strong storms will likely continue to be possible. && .LONG TERM... (Saturday night through Wednesday) Issued at 1158 PM CDT Wed Jun 25 2025 The weak upper low will be pushed towards the eastern seaboard early next week as a low pressure system slides over the Great Lakes and its associated cold front approaches the Tennessee Valley. With this pattern, expect daily chances of showers and storms (30-60% chance), especially during peak heating in the afternoon/early evening. By Tuesday, rain and storm chances are forecast to increase (40-70%) as the aforementioned surface front approaches the region. Model PWATs range between 1.7-1.9 inches from Saturday through Monday and, when compared with BMX Sounding Climatology, fall within the 75-90th percentiles. PWATs increase to over 2 inches by midweek, which would be greater than the 90th percentile. Thus, showers will be efficient rainfall producers and could outperform current forecast rainfall totals for the long term. At least nuisance flooding will therefore be possible this weekend through early next week. As for any chance of severe storms, instability will be sufficient but bulk shear values are low. So, confidence is low in severe storm occurrence. The good news is that with the return of shower/storm chances will come cooler daytime temperatures. Highs in the 85 to 90 degree range are anticipated from Tuesday and Wednesday due to the higher rain chances. Lows, however, will remain in the upper 60s to lower 70s each night. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1250 AM CDT Thu Jun 26 2025 VFR conditions are forecast to prevail overnight, but will have to monitor for isolated shower/storm development as well as patchy fog. Additional showers and thunderstorms are forecast tomorrow afternoon and have included a PROB30 group at HSV from 18-21z where confidence in storms is slightly higher. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT Friday for ALZ001>010-016. TN...Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT Friday for TNZ076-096-097. && NEAR TERM...25/KTW SHORT TERM....KTW LONG TERM....KTW AVIATION...25
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
401 AM CDT Thu Jun 26 2025
ALZ001-002-260945-
Lauderdale AL-Colbert AL-
401 AM CDT Thu Jun 26 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL LAUDERDALE AND
SOUTHEASTERN COLBERT COUNTIES THROUGH 445 AM CDT...
At 401 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Littleville, or near Tuscumbia, moving northwest at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea 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...
Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, Littleville, Leighton,
Underwood-Petersville, Posey Loop, Northwest Alabama Regional
Airport, and New Bethel.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3487 8770 3470 8747 3456 8759 3457 8761
3457 8771 3462 8789
TIME...MOT...LOC 0901Z 120DEG 5KT 3466 8764
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
25Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
514 AM CDT Thu Jun 26 2025
TNZ097-261100-
Franklin TN-
514 AM CDT Thu Jun 26 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT FRANKLIN COUNTY THROUGH 600 AM
CDT...
At 514 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Cowan, or 7 miles east of Winchester, moving west at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea 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...
Winchester, Decherd, Estill Springs, Cowan, Sewanee, Tims Ford Lake,
Lexie Crossroads, Harmony, Maxwell, and St. Andrews.
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 3535 8606 3521 8586 3514 8586 3503 8591
3509 8632 3513 8631 3515 8633 3515 8632
3517 8632 3517 8630 3519 8631 3535 8623
3533 8620 3536 8617 3535 8616 3536 8616
TIME...MOT...LOC 1014Z 108DEG 16KT 3515 8599
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
25The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 123 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:12 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was knocked down blocking both lanes at 290 CR 46.
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