EXPIRED Severe Thunderstorm Warning — Jackson, Limestone, Madison Until 2:30 am
As of 1:28 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Athens, moving east at 40 mph.
As of 1:28 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Athens, moving east at 40 mph.
A tornado watch has been issued for all of North Alabama, and portions of Central Alabama until 8 am this morning.
At 1:09 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of Athens, moving east at 35 mph.
While it is a beautiful evening across North/Central Alabama, rain and storms will be invading the area overnight with a threat of severe storms.
A conditional risk of severe weather is there for North and Central Alabama through 7 a.m. tomorrow morning, with a conditional risk for tomorrow
There is an enhanced severe weather risk for the Tennessee Valley overnight, with a slight risk to I-20 and marginal risk to Chilton County.
Radars are clear across Alabama this Sunday afternoon and are expected to stay mainly echo-free until after midnight tonight, when a few showers and storms will move down into North Alabama. More storms will develop across the southern half of the area on Memorial Day.
Active weather starts tonight and will last through Memorial Day, before much calmer weather moves in for the shorter work week ahead.
High-resolution modeling indicates no more will form before 6-7 a.m., and then just over the extreme northeastern corner of the state.
At 532 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Jena, or 13 miles southwest of Northport, moving northeast at 25 mph.
Strong storms are moving into and over West Central Alabama at this time. Strong storms will be an issue for much of the evening.