Intense thunderstorms continue eastward across North/Central Alabama causing all kinds of problems from lightning strikes to wind damage to flash flooding. The initial shorter line of storms now moving into St. Clair and Shelby Counties; the second even stronger line extends from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham to Oneonta moving ESE.
* NWS has posted a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Calhoun, Shelby, Etowah, St. Clair and Talladega Counties until 12:45.
* Broowood in Tuscaloosa County reporting tree down blocking Covered Bridge Road.
* House-shaking thunder in NE Trussville. The downpour has slackened from the first line. No unusually strong winds as the first line moved through, but the lightning is scary.
* Trees down blocking roadway on Cimmarron Drive in the Bessemer area.
* Trees down across US-31 and Highway 60 at Hayden in Blount County.
* 1 inch of rain already at Pleasant Grove in West Jefferson County and still pouring.
* The southbound lane of Highway 79 in Blountsville has been blocked by a falling tree.
* Centerpoint Fire Department, Station #4 on Clay/Palmerdale Road in Clay, has been struck by lightning. The firemen on duty reported a faint smell of smoke but found no problem.
* Tree down on Virginia Drive in Hueytown. Both lanes of the street are blocked.
* Trees down on Highway 79 near Locust Fork and reports of power outages in Cleveland.
* In Pleasant Grove, a tree has been uprooted at 908 Third Avenue and the tree is on fire.
* In the NW part of Manchester in Walker County, ham radio reports wind damage with a tree down on a camper in the community of Thatch. It is at Highway 195 and Gordon Road intersection. No injuries.
* A bit of good news–there is improving weather behind the second batch of thunderstorms over on the west side of the state in places like Marion, Lamar, Fayette, Pickens and the west part of Tuscaloosa County.
