Radar indicates that the activity in northern Tuscaloosa County is intensifying.
We haven’t had any lightning so far, becuase the storms are not tall enough to produce the electrical charge separation necessary. But that may be changing in northern Tuscaloosa COunty east of highway 69, approaching the Warrior River and Jefferson County. We see tops to 30-35 feet here and the reflectivity values are increasing. This could help the storm produce lightning and damaging winds.
We will be monitoring.
This is moving into western Jefferson County.
Another developing storm was just southwest of Tuscaloosa.
The cells are moving ENE at over 70 mph while the line moves east at 30-35 mph.
Dewpoints over Central ALabama are approaching the middle 60s and could support more intense storms with all of the wind shear in place.
Look out for damaging winds and the possibility of an isolated tornado as the line approaches.
