A line of intense storms continues at this hour from west of Dodge City and The Colony up in Cullman County to Sumiton and Dora, to south of Parrish, to just east of Tuscaloosa to west of Eutaw.
Lots of heavy rain and hail just about to enter NW Jefferson County around West Jefferson and Adamsville.
Another storm was just south of that over Sumter County near Livingston.
Ahead of the line, an intense storm was 13 miles southwest of Pelham over NE Bibb County, moving NE. A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for southern Jefferson, western Shelby and extreme NE Bibb County til 5 p.m. It is moving toward Pelham and Alabaster. It does have an appendage on radar that is a little worrisome. This storm has the potential to produce a tornado before it crosses I-65.
NEW WARNING
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southern Greene, and western Hale, Sumter [AL] till 5:15 PM CDT. Intense storm just south of Livingston moving ENE at 25 mph in general direction of Greensboro.
Areas east of I-65 have more stable air and the storms should weaken as they move into that area.
More storms over Northeast Mississippi, but the good news is that the southern section from about Clay County MS south has weakened as the activity has moved into air worked over by the earlier storms.
The stronger storms will affect Marion County around 5:30. Franklin, Colbert and Lauderdale Counties will get them earlier, around 5 p.m.
A tornado watch continues until 9 p.m. for much of West Central Alabama.
