More Severe Weather Possible for Central to Northern AL and TN

June 5, 2025

🌩️ Active Weather Pattern Returning — Severe Storm Chances Through Next Week

A renewed period of unsettled weather is beginning Friday and is likely to continue through at least mid to late next week, bringing multiple rounds of thunderstorms and the potential for severe weather across Alabama and central to eastern Tennessee.

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FRIDAY – June 6, 2025

🟡 Risk Level

• Slight Risk (Level 2) across northern Alabama and central Tennessee.

• Marginal Risk (Level 1) in central and southern Alabama, and eastern Tennessee.

⏰ Timing

• North Alabama / Southern Middle Tennessee:

• Florence: 2 PM – 7 PM

• Huntsville: 3 PM – 8 PM

• Fort Payne: 4 PM – 9 PM

• Central Alabama (Birmingham area):

• 3 PM – 8 PM CDT

• Eastern Tennessee (e.g., Knoxville, Chattanooga):

• 3 PM – 9 PM ET (2 PM – 8 PM CDT)

⚠️ Main Threats

• Damaging winds up to 60 mph (primary hazard).

• Hail: Possible, up to golf ball size (1.75") – low confidence.

• Tornadoes: Very low probability.

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SATURDAY – June 7, 2025

🟡 Risk Level

• Slight Risk (Level 2) for most of Alabama and central/eastern Tennessee.

• Marginal Risk (Level 1) in far southeastern Alabama.

⏰ Timing

• Storms are expected to develop in the late afternoon and persist into the overnight hours.

• Greatest threat: 3 PM – 9 PM ET (2 PM – 8 PM CDT).

Huntsville Area

Eastern Tennessee

Montgomery-Birmingham Area

⚠️ Main Threats

• Damaging winds

• Large hail

• Flash flooding, especially in areas with training storms

• Associated with a slow-moving cold front

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🔭 Looking Ahead: Sunday & Monday – June 8–9, 2025

• Severe weather appears possible both Sunday and Monday, especially across central and southern Alabama and parts of Tennessee.

• Conditions will depend on frontal placement, instability, and upper-level support, but the environment may remain supportive of:

  • Scattered severe thunderstorms

  • Damaging wind potential

  • Heavy rainfall and flash flooding

⏳ Details are still evolving, especially for the second half of the week, but the pattern suggests an extended period of thunderstorm activity.

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✅ What You Should Do

• Stay alert for watches and warnings.

• Check for updates daily, as forecast timing and threats may shift.

• Review your severe weather safety plan, especially if traveling or outdoors.

I didn’t want to clutter this post with the 9 severe weather verification maps from the last several weeks, so I’ve shared those separately here if you're interested.

That’s it for today — I’ll keep you updated if the forecast changes or if additional severe weather is added.

— Chris