Alabama, 2025

Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Alabama, September 23, 2025

September 23, 2025 · NWS HUN · 3 events in 1 county or zone

Heavy rainfall impacted portions of Limestone and Madison Counties in Northern Alabama, with several roads temporarily barricaded due to floodwaters. In all, 3-5 inches of rain occurred in East Limestone and Northwest Madison Counties.

Where it happened

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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.

Heavy rainfall impacted portions of Limestone and Madison Counties in Northern Alabama, with several roads temporarily barricaded due to floodwaters. In all, 3-5 inches of rain occurred in East Limestone and Northwest Madison Counties.

What forecasters said that day

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 Sep 23, 9:03 AM CST, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 23, 9:03 AM CST, 18 minutes before
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The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:18 UTC.

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Event by event

2 heavy rain, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Madison

When
September 23, 9:21 AM CST to 3:21 PM CST
Where
Madison County, 0.57 mi E of Gladstone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
34.880, -86.640

One to three inches of rain fell, leading to a report of water over the road on Pulaski Pike near Patterson Lane. 3-4 inch depth of west to east moving water. Report from Social Media.

Flash Flood, Madison

When
September 23, 10:54 AM CST to 4:54 PM CST
Where
Madison County, 0.57 mi W of Hazel Green Arpt to 1.83 mi SW of Hazel Green Arpt
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
34.920, -86.660

Water completely across the road on Opp Reynolds Road, with road being barricaded. Depth of water estimated at 6 to 8 inches and rising.

Heavy Rain, Madison

When
September 23, 10:54 AM CST to 4:54 PM CST
Where
Madison County, 1.83 mi WNW of Hazel Green Arpt
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
34.930, -86.680

CWOP station GW4478 measured 4.31 inches of rainfall.

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1295510, 1295507, 1295520.