They're specifically mentioning damage to roofing and mobile homes as well as trees with this now. So the best place to be is a small room or hallway on the lowest floor of a sturdy house without any windows.
9:09 PM - WAFF-48 is doing streaming coverage. Some other sources probably still are too.
While this is not part of what makes a storm severe (technically), be aware that a lot of cloud-to-ground lightning is happening with these storms. In some places it looks about like a strobe light, which can be a clue that you need to take a storm seriously. When there's that much lightning, usually the winds are going to mean business too. And we already know these winds could mean business.
Storms are moving into Moulton.
9:15 - And boy, look at this line of storms bowing out, that bow echo as this part of the squall line approaches Hartselle, Priceville, Falkville. These winds look fierce on radar.
9:18 - Here's a zoom on our active warning. This damaging wind/hail threat from these storms does extend all the way down South to Vinemont. To be on the safe side, I would take some level of shelter from these. Even if it's not quite your tornado precautions, get into a place that is safe enough from damaging winds.
Guess it's also worth mentioning that the warning includes West Point, in case locals can't see that from the map. It can be tough to remember all the towns within a county. The only thing that drives me crazy is when people don't have a clue where they are, like the general vicinity. Like one time somebody said to me, "The county that's got Huntsville in it." And I felt like screaming, "That's Madison County!" You do need to know approximately where you live, how to find it on a map.
New warning includes the city of Cullman. Going to make a new post for that.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
ALC033-043-059-079-083-103-260245-
/O.NEW.KHUN.SV.W.0148.250526T0158Z-250526T0245Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
858 PM CDT Sun May 25 2025
The National Weather Service in Huntsville Alabama has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Limestone County in north central Alabama...
Southeastern Colbert County in northwestern Alabama...
Northwestern Cullman County in north central Alabama...
Eastern Franklin County in northwestern Alabama...
Western Morgan County in north central Alabama...
Lawrence County in northwestern Alabama...
* Until 945 PM CDT.
* At 858 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Littleville to near Ashridge, moving east at 35
mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Mt Hope, Northwest Alabama Regional Airport, Trinity, Littleville,
La Grange, Falkville, Speake, Tharptown, Ne Smith, and Basham.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3421 8711 3430 8711 3431 8768 3454 8769
3474 8775 3477 8771 3480 8762 3478 8732
3475 8729 3476 8726 3477 8728 3477 8727
3475 8695 3420 8684
TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 269DEG 32KT 3456 8758 3431 8750
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$
KTW
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