Showers were increasing late tonight over part of West/Central Alabama and into the north part of the state. This was especially true from Tuscaloosa and Walker Counties northward into Winston and Cullman Counties. Some of those moderate to heavy showers were skirting the western edge of Jefferson County, some 20 miles NW of Birmingham.
Little or no lightning involved. Other showers were over SE Alabama.
The 33/40 Skywatcher for Coker, in West Tuscaloosa County, reports 0.39 rain. At Mobile Regional Airport, 1.42 inches fell between noon and 6:00 p.m.
There have been scattered reports of high wind late this afternoon and this evening due to an apparent gravity wave. Earlier this evening, wind gusts to 42 mph reported in Shelby County.
DAMAGE REPORT
High winds struck the Forest Hills area of Childersburg in East/Central Alabama around 9:49 tonight. Trees were reported down at the end of Hickory Street in Childersburg and power lines were down. Most of the state not reporting high winds at this hour.
