A bow echo developed along a line of showers and thunderstorms that rolled east across central into northern Alabama. Strong winds knocked down a few trees in Cullman and Marshall County.
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The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.
A bow echo developed along a line of showers and thunderstorms that rolled east across central into northern Alabama. Strong winds knocked down a few trees in Cullman and Marshall County.
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 Nov 24, 10:59 PM CST, 5 hours 33 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Huntsville AL 1059 PM CST Mon Nov 24 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1010 PM CST Mon Nov 24 2025 - High chances for rain begin tonight through Tuesday afternoon. 1-2" of rainfall accumulation through Tuesday evening. - A low chance of severe thunderstorms (Marginal Risk from SPC or 1 out of 5) is forecast late Tuesday morning through mid Tuesday afternoon just ahead of a cold front. Damaging winds up to 60mph and a tornado are the primary threats. - Cooler temperatures moving in late this week (on and around Thanksgiving), with highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s Thursday and Friday. && .NEAR TERM... (Rest of tonight and Tuesday) Issued at 1010 PM CST Mon Nov 24 2025 Cloud cover and light showers have increased from west to east across the area late this evening as a more tropical-like environment is advected in advance of a cold front. Some thunderstorms are currently being observed just southwest of Tupelo, MS moving northeast. This activity will continue to spread northeast throughout the overnight hours with thunderstorms expected to remain below severe intensity. While environmental shear profiles tonight look quite impressive with large curved hodographs that would normally favor supercells, a fairly strong capping inversion is evident in model soundings and even elevated instability looks meager at best. We believe the chance for any strong winds to make it down to the surface likely won't materialize until the line clears the I-65 corridor and approaches northeast AL closer to sunrise tomorrow morning. While you may hear rumbles of thunder and gusty winds tonight we maintain the risk for severe storms is very low. A bit of a challenging forecast sets up later Tuesday morning into the afternoon hours as a cold front approaches the area and a line of strong to severe storms is forecast to accompany this. For now it still looks like the most favorable overlap of shear and instability will be located to our south, but there is a window of time where favorable conditions may line up enough to support the risk for damaging winds and a tornado late tomorrow morning through tomorrow afternoon, especially in north central and northeast AL. A few considerations will be how widespread the rain is late tomorrow morning into the early afternoon and how much the near sfc temperatures warm. If we have more periods of clearing between storms and temperatures rise above what is expected, instability will be higher and the risk for severe storms will increase. Inversely, if the rain and dense cloud cover is more widespread during the morning hours and temperatures are lower than expected, the sfc based instability available will be lower than expected and the risk for severe storms will be lower. For now, hi-res guidance does support a period of time between noon and 6pm where SBCAPE is forecast to rise above 500 J/kg across north central and northeast AL with a >50% chance of SBCAPE above 1000 J/kg across Cullman, Marshall, and DeKalb counties between 1-4pm. This combined with bulk shear between 40-50kts and 0-1 and 0-3km SRH between 200-300 m2/s2 will be the driving factor behind the risk for damaging winds and a tornado or two. With all of that in mind, be sure to monitor for updates frequently throughout the day and have multiple ways to receive warnings. We will also maintain a low risk for flooding as rainfall totals between 0.75-1.75" are expected with isolated higher amounts up to 2". Given how dry we have been lately, we do feel that the ground should be able to withstand that amount of rainfall without much flooding if any at all. && .SHORT TERM... (Tuesday night through Thursday night) Issued at 1010 PM CST Mon Nov 24 2025 Thunderstorms should come to an end from west to east by 6-7pm tomorrow evening. A drier, cooler airmass will move in on Wednesday with a secondary front shifting the flow to be more northerly as high pressure becomes the more dominating influence. High temperatures will struggle to climb above 60 degrees, with clouds finally dispersing late in the day. Thanksgiving Day will feature even colder conditions as highs struggle to reach 50 degrees under sunny skies and northwesterly winds. Be sure to bring a jacket if spending time outdoors, especially overnight Thursday into Friday morning when temps are forecast to dip into the low to mid 20s area wide. && .LONG TERM... (Friday through Monday) Issued at 1010 PM CST Mon Nov 24 2025 As we dive into the weekend, dry and warming conditions are forecast under the influence of sfc high pressure residing over the Southeast US. High temperatures are forecast to reach the 40s on Friday before warming into the mid 50s by Sunday. Saturday night, sfc high pressure begins to shift eastward as an upper level trough begins to slowly push into the Mississippi Valley, bringing medium chances of showers on Sunday and Monday. As an upper level closed low pushes more eastward towards our area, a cold front is forecast to bring increased shower chances (50-60%) ahead of it Monday evening into Tuesday. Due to this system being almost a week out, we will have to continue to monitor trends throughout the week. However, as of now, looks to be showers with potentially heavy rainfall. If you have post- holiday travel plans early next week, check back in for forecast updates as we approach the weekend! && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1059 PM CST Mon Nov 24 2025 VFR conditions are forecast to persist through the early overnight hours as an approaching storm system brings an uptick in S/SE winds and rain chances around midnight. Reductions to MVFR or periods of IFR conditions will be likely during heavier showers/storms early this morning as well as a low potential for wind gusts up to 50kts later this afternoon if severe storms were to occur. IFR to MVFR cigs are likely until late this afternoon into early this evening when a cold front moves through the area followed by westerly winds and improving conditions. && .CLIMATE... Issued at 545 PM CST Mon Nov 24 2025 Moderate Risk for Much Above Normal Precipitation: The Climate Prediction Center has included all of north Alabama and southern middle Tennessee in a Moderate risk for Much Above Normal Precipitation for December 2nd. Precipitation exceeding 1.5 inches is possible during this period. More information on the CPC U.S. Hazards Outlook can be found at: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/threats/threats.php && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...None. TN...None. && NEAR TERM...25 SHORT TERM....25 LONG TERM....HC AVIATION...25
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
Issued by National Weather Service Birmingham AL
407 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025
ALZ016-251045-
Cullman AL-
407 AM CST Tue Nov 25 2025
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Cullman County
through 445 AM CST
...
At 407 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Corinth Rec Area, or 7 miles west of Arley, moving east at 45 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...
Cullman, Hanceville, Good Hope, Holly Pond, Dodge City, Baldwin,
Vinemont, Baileyton, West Point, and Garden City.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3390 8710 3392 8708 3399 8715 3399 8711
3425 8711 3430 8648 3426 8645 3425 8652
3412 8660 3412 8663 3409 8669 3408 8670
3406 8668 3406 8670 3403 8670 3403 8672
3398 8676 3392 8692 3387 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 1007Z 253DEG 40KT 3412 8733
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
89^GSatterwhiteThe Birmingham radar (KBMX), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:32 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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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: 1296868, 1296869, 1296870, 1296871, 1296872.