689  
WWUS54 KHUN 160748 RRA  
SVSHUN  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL  
148 AM CST SUN FEB 16 2025  
 
ALC049-160800-  
/O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250216T0800Z/  
DEKALB AL-  
148 AM CST SUN FEB 16 2025  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CST FOR  
NORTHEASTERN DEKALB COUNTY...  
 
AT 147 AM CST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR IDER, OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT PAYNE, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS  
LIKELY.  
 
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF  
NORTHEASTERN DEKALB COUNTY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...  
SULPHER SPRINGS, HAMMONDVILLE, VALLEY HEAD, AND MENTONE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST  
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A  
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER  
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  
 
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT  
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3453 8571 3465 8577 3471 8572 3475 8568  
3475 8567 3479 8564 3484 8559 3478 8557  
3459 8553  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0747Z 247DEG 43KT 3462 8560  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
 

 
 
KDW  
 
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