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NWS Issues Sunday Thunderstorm Alerts Across Alabama and Oregon With Gusts Up to 50 mph, Marble-Sized Hail

Radar indicates cells capable of torrential rain, frequent lightning, localized flooding.

Overview

  • Etowah and St. Clair counties were warned until 4:15 p.m. CT of storms producing wind gusts up to 50 mph, with officials urging drivers to avoid flooded roads and seek sturdy shelter.
  • Jackson County received a 3:11–4:15 p.m. CT alert for pea-sized hail and gusts up to 40 mph as a storm near Skyline moved east at 20 mph.
  • Baldwin County was advised at 4:03 p.m. CT to expect marble-sized hail around 0.5 inches and gusts near 40 mph from a storm moving northwest at 10 mph.
  • Additional Alabama alerts covered Perry, Bibb, Chilton, Cleburne, Greene, Marion, Fayette, Winston and Walker counties, with gusts generally near 40 mph and the potential for downed limbs and unsecured debris.
  • In Oregon, Malheur County was alerted late morning for a radar-tracked storm capable of 0.5-inch hail and 40 mph gusts moving east near Mendi Suri.