Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall in the Eastern U.S. Tuesday; Hot Weather for Southern California

Severe thunderstorms are likely across portions of the Mid-South, Tennessee Valley, and lower Ohio River Valley Tuesday, including damaging winds and tornadoes, a few of which could be strong. Heavy to excessive rainfall, which may lead to flooding, is expected over the lower Ohio Valley Tuesday. An extended period of hot weather is forecast for parts of coastal southern California this week. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Mon, May 19, 2025 at 10:06:30 pm CDT

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Severe weather is possible between 4pm Tuesday and Midnight Wednesday across the TN Valley. 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 all 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!

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

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Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall in the Eastern U.S. Tuesday; Hot Weather for Southern California

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