At 11:00 this morning, it was still pouring rain over several counties in NE Alabama. However, the overall size of the big family of storms has decreased and the intensity has started going downhill. The heaviest rain was over Cherokee County. Movement is toward the east and southeast. This may be our last update on this particular array of storms, but more storms may move across the area later today. It is likely that more than 4 inches of rain has fallen over NE Alabama so far this morning.
WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE
Another big cluster of thunderstorms was causing real problems over NE Oklahoma this morning. Numerous homes and roads have been flooded in several areas of that state. Tulsa Airport got 1.59 inches of rain in only 30 minutes. There were 25 water rescues in the Pryor area of NE Oklahoma.