Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 3 at 1:57PM CDT by NWS Huntsville AL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 3, 2025 - 11:57am
Expires:
May 3, 2025 - 1:00pm
Description:
At 157 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles west of Hartselle to near Poplar
Springs. Movement was east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Phelan, Wilburn, Good Hope, Valhermoso Springs, Cullman, Black
Bottom, Crane Hill, Falkville, Speake, and Smith Lake.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
If on or near Smith Lake, get out of the water and move indoors or
inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description:
Lawrence; Morgan; Marshall; Cullman
Forcast Office:
NWS Huntsville AL