Significant Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall Event in the Central U.S.; Critical Fire Weather in the Southwest

Significant severe weather and heavy rainfall is likely from the central and southern Plains into the the Ozarks today into tonight. Tornadoes, potentially strong to intense, large hail and damaging winds are possible. Critical fire weather including gusty winds and low humidity will continue today over parts of Arizona, New Mexico, west Texas, and the central valley of California. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Mon, May 19, 2025 at 7:56:18 am CDT

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There is a low to medium chance of clusters of strong to severe storms this afternoon/evening, with gusty to damaging winds and hail the main threats. Make sure to stay weather aware and have multiple ways of receiving warning information!

There is a medium chance of severe storms Tuesday afternoon through late Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. These storms will have the potential to produce damaging winds, a few tornadoes, and hail along with locally heavy rainfall and lightning. The Storm Prediction Center has put most of north Alabama in an Enhanced Risk (Level 3 of 5). Stay weather aware and have a safety plan in place before the storms hit!

High temperatures and precipitation chances for today.

Low temperatures and precipitation chances for tonight.

High temperatures and precipitation chances for tomorrow.

This graphic contains daily climate data (climate normals and records) for today for the sites listed. The legend is in the upper left portion of the image. The current normals period is 1991-2020.


*Location*	*Sky/Weather*	*Temp*	*Dewpt*	RH	*Wind*	*Baro*	*Remarks*
Huntsville
Muscle Shoals
Decatur
Meridianville
Vinemont
Scottsboro
Fort Payne
Winchester
Tullahoma
Fayetteville
Courtland
Note: "N/A" or "MISG" will be displayed if values are not available. In the LOCATION column, click on links for a list of recent observations at sites of interest. In the WIND column, VRB is "variable" and G is "gust". Wind speeds are in MPH. In the BARO (pressure) column, values are in inches. In the REMARKS column, HX is "heat index", WCI is "wind chill index", and VSB is "visibility" (if shown).

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SITREP	GRAPHICAL HWO	DISCUSSION	FIRE WX	AVIATION WX	HYDROLOGY


AIR QUALITY	GRIDDED FORECAST	FORECAST (HR)	CLIMATE	CLIMATE GRAPHS	OBSERVATIONS


SATELLITE	WX RADIOS	STORM SPOTTER TRAINING	PAST EVENTS	GIS	TORNADO HISTORY

EDUCATION	BEING PREPARED	ESTAR PREPARANDO