Published on: June 25, 2007 at 4:19 PM

Showers thinning out late this afternoon especially across Central Alabama.

Very few showers within a 40-mile radius of Birmingham.

Scattered ones from South Fayette to West Cullman County. In NW Alabama a thunderstorm in progress along U.S. 78 near Hamilton. Melissa Wilson, 3340 Skywatcher reports lots of lightning and that thunder is almost continuous. Intermittent power outages. Temperature down to 82.

NWS/Birmingham has posted a Significant Weather Alert for that storm in Marion County.

The Marion County EMA Office reports 1.21 inches of rain as of 4:47 pm with the rain beginning to slacken!

Other showers over East Franklin County.

Lighter showers over East Central Alabama.

Everything moving slowly NW or N.