Risk for the damage to wind, hail, possible tornados Tuesday

First warnalarm day: graphics break the timing and the threats to the serious storms on Tuesday

Updated: 17:37 PM CDT May 20, 2025

We are in a first warning day. This means that a dangerous weather could be through parts of Central -Alabama. This is very serious and we want you to all remain aware of the weather while we deal with the storm system. The first warning chief meteorologist Jason Simpson and Taylor Sarallo boys we are is the first warning director. What are you pursuing? Well, there are a few thunderstorms in Mississippi and North Alabama, which we have observed for a few hours. A confirmed Tornado in Lauderdale County and Colbert County has already been confirmed. And now comes this storm that comes from Mississippi. Take a look at all this flash with him at this moment. Heavy thunderstorms for Lauderdale County in Northern Alabama. And you can see the front edge of it. Much heavy rain. But Taylor directly at your side of the screen. This is the area we watch on this possible tornado. YES. And that will soon pass in Alabama. That is probably in the next few minutes to Colbert County. And you can see exactly where this rotation is where we have the red and the greens. This is a cell that we have been pursuing for a while, and unfortunately it looks as if it could be moved very close to some of the same places that we are already under a tornado warning. YES. Cherokee. Central, the northwestern part of Florence towards Zip City. Such communities must have a stir. And then we have other thunderstorms in the west. And that is not so impressive for radar at the moment, but we think that there will be a number of stronger thunderstorms in the next few hours, as this will happen, as this will move a much more beneficial environment for storms for storms. Approach the northwest of Alabama. One reason why you see only a few counties under this watch at this moment, compared to many areas around Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Anniston, Gadsden, not in it. Well, here we already have some storms. The Tornado watch goes through the rest of this evening. I assume that it will be extended in the rest of Central Alabama, maybe even after the counties Chilton and Coosa for the rest of the evening. And there is the timeline and everything seems to work pretty well at this moment. YES. So you can see this here, this northern zone here. We now have storms and will watch these communities until 10:00 a.m. This is the heavy window for places such as Hamilton, Arley, Cullman and Decatur Huntsville. Storms are then moved between 6 p.m. and midnight towards I-20 corridor when we watch communities such as Aliceville, Greensboro, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Hoover, Oneonta, Gadsden, Center Piedmont. With storms that move south of the I-20 corridor and finally weaken when they arrive in communities such as Selma, Reckford, Clanton. But they are still on the hat because there is still a risk that some harmful winds in particular when they crossed storms south of the I-20. And as swügig as it is, maybe you think how about everything in the world could you possibly weaken? Well, the parameters differ somewhat from one end of the state to another. The windscher, the instability you all go. It varies something from place to place. So that is the general expectation. Tornados an average expectation. Some of them could be stronger, maybe higher than F2 in strength. Big hail. We could get some hailstones the size of baseballs or larger in the most intense storms. This is probably the greatest threat. Taylor 70 Plus mile per hour of wind gusts. And she and I talked about the damp soil, makes it a much larger deal. Yes, and just as we saw with some of the storms over the weekend that were not even serious, we warned that we had trees that were down. Therefore, it will not necessarily take up the wind of up to 70 miles per hour for us with trees that evening, and we can get gusts of 50 or 60 miles per hour that are able to put down trees that would otherwise be okay. It rained 15 inches in Fayette this month, almost a foot in Tuscaloosa, eight inches in Birmingham. And more will come this evening. Here is the setup that we have what we have shown here is fuel. Or sometimes you can hear it as a Cape Convective potential energy. Everything there is, how much fuel is available to get a thunderstorm. The brighter the colors, the more fuel is available. So we will go forward here at 9:00 p.m., where things are basically lined up until 10:00 p.m. That should be the position of our thunderstorms directly on the northern edge. If we now combine the instability and muscle or the windscher in the air, this is about 5000 feet high. And the stronger the winds get this evening. Take a look at that. We will stop it at 9:00 a.m. You can see these small outbreaks of brighter colors that strong wind improves the shell that improves some of the thunderstorms, and then it slowly begins to weaken further south. So here is what this concerns with regard to tornados and thunderstorms. YES. So storms storm in northwestern alabama around 6:00 a.m. And what you see here is a way we put together all of these different ingredients. The lighter the color, the more likely it is that these ingredients lead to potentially storms or storms that could potentially create tornados. So 6:00 a.m. we watch a zone right in front of this main line, and the line presses to Alabama all evening. This is a look at 8:00 a.m. Hamilton Coleman, which also moves through Huntsville. And then the Birmingham -Metro, which affects communities, like Aliceville Fayette Jasper Oneonta Gadsden. When we move to 9:00 a.m. And only a note when they are surrounded by trees, especially if you live in a mobile home, treat a heavy thunderstorm warning tonight, almost like a tornado warning. Due to this very strong wind potential in the trees, everyone could be dangerous or life -threatening. Storms don’t even produce a tornado technically. Here is the seven -day forecast tomorrow. SUNNY. We are drier on Thursday and Friday. Could be a shower on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday in Northern Alabama that we bring back the scattered thunderstorms, and some of them see as if they could be difficult. No really cool air, but we look a little more comfortable

First warnalarm day: graphics break the timing and the threats to the serious storms on Tuesday

Updated: 17:37 PM CDT May 20, 2025

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There is a risk for severe storms on Tuesday. The threats include harmful winds, hail and tornados.

The Storm Prediction Center comprises a large part of the state in an improved risk (3/5) for severe storms.

Tuesday is a First warning day for the risk of severe thunderstorms that produce tornados, harmful winds and large hail in the north and central alabama. This means that there is a chance of dangerous storms and you have to pay attention and turn on weather notifications.

The National Weather Service in Birmingham is to update its system, which all Noaa weather radios offline. It is important that you have alternative opportunities to get watches and warnings.

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NWS has released a Tornado watch for parts of Northern Alabama until 10 p.m.

An unusually strong storm system for the end of May will combine the spring -like windscher with summer heat and humidity and a significant risk of severe thunderstorms, including the possibility of some strong tornadoes, in the northern half of Alabama from Tuesday afternoon.

An improved risk (level 3/5) for storms extends over all of North and Central Alabama. A low risk (level 2/5) extends south of the I-20 corridor, followed by a marginal risk (level 1/5) in South Central Alabama.

Discrete or individual storms could develop between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. in the northwest of Alabama and carry the risk of a strong tornado.

A number of heavy storms will sweep from northwest to southeast and harmful winds and the risk of some tornadoes between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m.

The Tornado threat will be the highest in the northern half of Alabama, where the ingredients can develop in the afternoon and develop Superzell thunderstorms.

There is a risk of a tornado of 10% within 25 miles of a certain point in the yellow surface. The hatch also means that some strong tornadoes are possible, EF2 or stronger.

The threat of heavy winds continues to appear more widespread than the threat of tornados. Take heavy winds seriously! Treat heavy thunderstorms such as Tornado warnings. Falling trees are extremely dangerous and due to the saturated soil conditions, falling trees are probably tomorrow.

There is a 45% risk of severe winds within 25 miles of a certain point in the pink area. This is a significant wind threat.

All dangers are possible with heavy storms on Tuesday, including some strong tornados, damage the winds of up to 70 miles per hour and large, destructive hail.

Until 10 p.m.

Marion, Lamar, Fayette, Cullman, Walker, Winston, Morgan, Franklin, Colbert, Lauderdale, limestone, Morgan, Jackson, Marshall, Lawrence

8 p.m. – midnight

Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Greene, Hale, Bibb, Jefferson, Shelby, Walker, Blount, St, Clair, Talladega, Etowah, Cherokee, Cleburne, Calhoun

10 p.m. – 2 a.m.

Perry, Chilton, Dallas, Autauga, Coosa, Tallapoosa, Clay, Randolph, Chambers, Lee, Macon, Montgomery, Russell

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