{"id":2749,"date":"2025-05-23T09:54:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T13:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.weatheramerica.com\/?p=2749"},"modified":"2025-06-27T04:15:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T08:15:34","slug":"weather-alabama-severe-storms-threaten-memorial-day-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/2025\/05\/23\/weather-alabama-severe-storms-threaten-memorial-day-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather Alabama: Severe storms threaten Memorial Day weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2750\" src=\"http:\/\/us.weatheramerica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/rain-in-alabama_2305.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2309\" height=\"1299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/rain-in-alabama_2305.jpg 2309w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/rain-in-alabama_2305-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/rain-in-alabama_2305-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/rain-in-alabama_2305-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/rain-in-alabama_2305-860x484.jpg 860w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/rain-in-alabama_2305-260x146.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2309px) 100vw, 2309px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>A marginal risk for severe weather on Saturday<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A <strong>Level 1 out of 5 risk<\/strong> for <strong>severe storms<\/strong> has been issued for <strong>central and northwestern Alabama<\/strong> this <strong>Saturday, May 25<\/strong>, by the <strong>NOAA Storm Prediction Center<\/strong>. This <strong>marginal risk<\/strong> category suggests <strong>isolated severe thunderstorms<\/strong> may develop, mainly <strong>in the afternoon and evening hours<\/strong>, posing risks of <strong>damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph<\/strong>, <strong>hail<\/strong>, and <strong>intense downpours<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Affected areas stretch from <strong>Florence<\/strong> and <strong>Decatur<\/strong> in <strong>north Alabama<\/strong> southeastward toward <strong>Montgomery<\/strong> and <strong>Auburn<\/strong>. Key cities like <strong>Birmingham<\/strong>, <strong>Tuscaloosa<\/strong>, <strong>Gadsden<\/strong>, and <strong>Talladega<\/strong> fall within this risk zone. As of Friday morning, <strong>Huntsville<\/strong>, which endured significant storm activity earlier this week, remains outside the primary threat area.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Storms may arrive from the northwest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the <strong>National Weather Service<\/strong>, there is a chance that a <strong>mesoscale convective system (MCS)<\/strong> could approach <strong>Alabama<\/strong> from the <strong>northwest<\/strong>. These storm complexes often bring <strong>organized thunderstorm activity<\/strong> that can escalate rapidly. However, the exact <strong>timing<\/strong> and <strong>location<\/strong> of the system remain uncertain, and the <strong>risk zones<\/strong> may shift as forecasts are updated.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>South Alabama and future threats<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In <strong>southern Alabama<\/strong>, no organized severe weather is expected on Saturday, though <strong>rain and scattered thunderstorms<\/strong> could still develop. The weekend outlook includes a <strong>low-confidence threat<\/strong> of <strong>additional severe weather<\/strong> on <strong>Sunday<\/strong> and <strong>Memorial Day Monday<\/strong>, though forecasters stress that conditions are still being monitored closely and that details are likely to evolve.<\/p>\n<p>Stay alert for updates, especially if you reside or plan to travel through <strong>central Alabama<\/strong>, where <strong>weather conditions may change quickly<\/strong> during this holiday weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A marginal risk for severe weather on Saturday A Level 1 out of 5 risk for severe storms has been issued for central and northwestern Alabama this Saturday, May 25, by the NOAA Storm Prediction Center. This marginal risk category suggests isolated severe thunderstorms may develop, mainly in the afternoon and evening hours, posing risks [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Weather Alabama: Severe storms threaten Memorial Day weekend - United States - Weather America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/2025\/05\/23\/weather-alabama-severe-storms-threaten-memorial-day-weekend\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Weather Alabama: Severe storms threaten Memorial Day weekend - United States - Weather America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A marginal risk for severe weather on Saturday A Level 1 out of 5 risk for severe storms has been issued for central and northwestern Alabama this Saturday, May 25, by the NOAA Storm Prediction Center. 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