Special Weather Statement 06/17/2025 14:04 for Alabama areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued June 17 at 4:04PM CDT by NWS Huntsville AL
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
June 17, 2025 - 2:04pm
Expires: 
June 17, 2025 - 2:45pm
Description: 
At 404 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles south of Cherokee, or 9 miles east of Tishomingo State Park, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, Killen, Cherokee, St. Florian, Underwood-Petersville, Malone, and Posey Loop.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Lauderdale; Colbert
Forcast Office: 
NWS Huntsville AL