Weather Alerts For Henagar, AL

# HEADLINE -------------------- A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL DEKALB COUNTY THROUGH 400 PM CDT # SUMMARY -------------------- At 313 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sylvania, or near Rainsville. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. # DETAILS -------------------- HAZARD Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE Radar indicated. IMPACT Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE Fort Payne, Rainsville, Henagar, Sylvania, Fyffe, Powell, Geraldine, Ider, Valley Head, and Hammondville. ISSUED AT Monday, September 21, 2026 at 3:13 PM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Huntsville AL HEADER Special Weather Statement # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- DeKalb AL

Closest strike: 0.1 miles Stay Alert! Remain in a safe area until there has been no lightning within 10 miles of this location for 30 minutes. Please be aware that lightning activity can remain high even when a storm is moving away from your location. Even if rain has stopped, do not leave your safe area until WeatherBug indicates that lightning is more than 10 miles away from this selected location. IF OUTDOORS Avoid water, high ground, and open spaces. Avoid all metal objects including electric wires, fences, and machinery. Find a safe area in a building or in a fully enclosed vehicle with the windows completely shut. Unsafe places include underneath canopies, small picnic or rain shelters, convertibles, or near trees. IF INDOORS Avoid water and stay away from doors and windows. Avoid using a hard line telephone. Take off headphones. Turn off, unplug, and stay away from appliances, computers, power tools, and TV sets. Lightning may strike exterior electric and phone lines, inducing shocks to inside equipment.

There is a Marginal Severe Storm Risk for your location. Continue reading for today's outlook from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center. -------------------- National Severe Storm Outlook THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST INTO CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND OVER THE TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS SUMMARY Isolated damaging wind gusts remain possible this afternoon from parts of the Southeast into the southern and central Appalachians. An isolated risk for large hail and severe gusts is also forecast over parts of the Texas South Plains later today. 20z Update No changes were made to the existing outlook with this update cycle as the forecast remains on track. See MCD #2323 and the discussion below for additional information.