Severe Risks Upgraded and Expanded Into Alabama

| May 1, 2025 @ 9:42 am

A Slight Risk had been added to the north and western parts of the state, and I have the risks defined by NWS offices in the state. For the Hunstville county warning area, a Slight Risk is up for all locations west of a line from Shiloh to just west of Alberville and just east of Guntersville. The rest of North Alabama is in a Marginal Risk.

Central Alabama, covered by Birmingham, has a Slight Risk up for locations west of a line from Snead to Bessemer to Linden. The Marginal Risk expands eastward to a line from Roanoke to Montgomery to just west of Fort Deposit.

Southwest Alabama, covered by the Mobile office, has a Slight Risk up from Morvin and Falletown, down to Fruitdale. A Marginal Risk covers eastward to a line from Forest Home to Burnt Corn, and down to the northern portions of Mobile and Baldwin counties.

We’re keeping a close eye on things, as severe storms will be possible generally between 12 PM and 10 PM. The primary threats with any severe storms that develop will be damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph and large hail up to quarter size.  

In the lower Mississippi Valley, we’re expecting thunderstorms to fire up this afternoon. We’ll see a quick return of moisture, leading to an unstable atmosphere with little to no resistance for storms to form. Even just a little bit of converging air at the surface could be enough to get things going, and leftover outflow boundaries from earlier storms could also act as triggers. Once these storms develop, they’re expected to have strong updrafts and quickly become dominated by outflow winds, meaning the primary threats will be large hail and damaging gusts. These storms will move into Alabama as early as midday and may persist through the afternoon and evening hours.

So, please stay weather aware here in Alabama, especially if you are located in the northwest two-thirds of the region. Have multiple ways to receive weather alerts, know your safe place, and check back for updates.

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Scott Martin is an operational meteorologist, professional graphic artist, musician, husband, and father. Not only is Scott a member of the National Weather Association, but he is also the Central Alabama Chapter of the NWA president. Scott is also the co-founder of Racecast Weather, which provides forecasts for many racing series across the USA. He also supplies forecasts for the BassMaster Elite Series events including the BassMaster Classic.

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