Damage updates on EF-2 tornado in Huntsville, plus your photos from Tuesday’s severe weather

We saw some destructive severe weather this past Tuesday, and our followers captured sightings and damage throughout the Huntsville metro area.

Here’s the latest, plus your photos of the storm in Huntsville, Madison, Athens and beyond.

Damage update: EF-2 tornado confirmed by NWS

Huntsville Utilities crews repairing power lines today, May 22, in the Monte Sano area (Huntsville Utilities)

One of the three tornadoes has been confirmed an EF-2 by The National Weather Service, traveling from Limestone County into Madison County.

Since then, Huntsville Utilities and local crews have been working around the clock to clear roads and restore power to 18,000 outages.

“Huntsville Utilities is grateful to have the assistance in the restoration efforts. Special thanks to Decatur Utilities and our local contractor, Gridco, for providing electric crews to assist with line work and to the City of Huntsville and Asplundh Tree Service for their diligence in helping to clear the lines and roadways of trees, limbs and debris.”

Amanda Tomczyk-Kemp, Huntsville Utilities

Yesterday (May 21), Huntsville Utilities reported:

• 1,496 customers without power
• 42 lines down
• 42 tree issues
• 19 poles down
• 5 poles damaged/leaning

As of today (May 22) at 4:30PM, Huntsville Utilities reported:

• 238 customers without power
• 16 lines down
• 0 tree issues
• 14 poles down
• 1 pole damaged/leaning

Still have debris from the storms? Check out these resources:

• Report debris, outages or lines down in Huntsville: Call Huntsville Utilities at 256-535-4448
• Cleanup hotline: County residents who need help cleaning up storm damage are encouraged to call the Crisis Cleanup hotline at 256-207-5832.
• Volunteer: Madison County VOAD is leading volunteer clean-up efforts—check their Facebook for updates.

Check out the latest update from NWS:

9:30 PM: Preliminary Storm Surveys – Tornadoes in Madison and Limestone Counties, and wind damage in many portions of Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence, and Limestone Counties. Additional surveying may necessitate changes to these tornado tracks. #HUNwx pic.twitter.com/Nhxml2qMMC

— NWS Huntsville (@NWSHuntsville) May 22, 2025

Athens

1-65 in Athens

Sandefer Road in Athens

📸 Will Gray

Madison

Old Madison Pike

Huntsville

MidCity

Dug Hill Road

Medical District

Toney Drive

Gurley

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