Strong thunderstorms continue over parts of NW Alabama at mid afternoon.
NWS/Huntsville has issued a Significant Weather Alert for Franklin, Lawrence and Morgan Counties until 3:30. This was based on a cluster of strong thunderstorms across South Franklin, Lawrence and SW Morgan Counties. The strongest storm was 10 miles SW of Moulton moving east at 15.
These storms feature frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, heavy downpours and gusts up to at least 40 mph.
DAMAGE REPORT
At 2:08 p.m., 5 miles NE of Harvest in Madison County, multiple trees were uprooted and power lines down at Pulaski Pike and Carters Grove Road.
In SE Alabama, a Significant Weather Alert continues in Bullock County until 3:00 p.m.
Significant Weather Alerts were also issued earlier for Shelby, Talladega and Lamar Counties until 2:45.
This means that any time this afternoon that a strong thunderstorm approaches your location, expect the possibility of some strong gusty winds, dangerous lightning and heavy downpours.
Over the south two-thirds of the state, including the Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Gadsden areas southward to the Florida border, the thunderstorms are more widely spaced. Up over NW Alabama, the storms have formed a line from NW Marion County to near Hartselle. Considerable lightning with these storms. They are all moving in E to ESE direction.
We will keep watch.
