Severe Thunderstorm Warning for DeKalb and Jackson Counties, AL
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NOAA issued it on August 21, 2026, 2 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Huntsville AL has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southeastern Jackson County and east central DeKalb County until 12:30 AM CDT August 21.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northeastern Alabama
- Issued
- August 21, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Huntsville AL
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northeastern Alabama.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Huntsville AL. Effective from 2026-08-20T23:27:00-05:00 until 2026-08-21T00:30:00-05:00. Severity: Severe. Urgency: Immediate. Certainty: Observed.
Affected Areas
Southeastern Jackson County in northeastern Alabama and east central DeKalb County in northeastern Alabama. Locations impacted include Scottsboro, Fort Payne, Rainsville, Henagar, Sylvania, Powell, Section, Ider, Pisgah, and Valley Head.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Move indoors immediately. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm.
Expected Conditions
At 11:27 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Section, or near Scottsboro, moving east at 10 mph. Hazard: 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail (0.88 inch). Source: Radar indicated. Impact: Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
Alert effective 2026-08-20T23:27:00-05:00, expires and ends 2026-08-21T00:30:00-05:00.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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