Published on: July 4, 2008 at 4:20 PM

Thunderstorms continue over Alabama this afternoon.

A new severe thunderstorm warning has just been issued for Pickens County. It is for a strong thunderstorm approaching Carrollton.

Other strong storms are up into SE Lamar County, along the Fayette/Tuscaloosa County line, in eastern Walker County near Dora and over Cullman County, centered near the City of Cullman.

The Cullman activity will be moving into Blount County shortly, mainly north of Oneonta.

To the southwest, strong storms over Lauderdale County MS are poised to move into southern Sumter County.

Other storms over East Alabama over southern Cleburne, Clay and Randolph Counties are moving into Georgia…and will affect Carrollton GA.

A nice mass of rain over Northwest Alabama especially over Franklin and northern Marion Counties.

So, Carrollton AL and Carrollton GA both getting storms today. A little rain on a few backyard barbecues and lake parties, but the good news is the rain won’t last very long in most spots. The storms will die down after sunset, and hopefully most area evening festivities will be unaffected.