Published on: May 16, 2009 at 4:34 PM

Two arcs of rain and storms are over North and West Alabama this afternoon.

The first, in the Tennessee Valley, extends from Madison across Morgan into Winston county…where it intersects the second, that arcs down through Walker, extreme western Jefferson County, eastern and southern Tuscaloosa, into Hale, Greene and Sumter Counties.

A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for southern Lawrence and southwestern Morgan Counties in North Alabama.

It finally stopped raining in Coker, but not before Skywatcher Ronald Hughes measured 3.53 inches of rain from a nearly stationary thunderstorm.

Strong storms still extend from Eutaw up to Moundville. They are moving ESE toward the Centreville/Brent area.

A line of storms extends back across North Central Mississippi ahead of a cold front. This activity will push into West Alabama around 7 p.m.