Rain and heavy thunderstorms covers a large part of middle Alabama this morning.
The heaviest rain extends from eastern Tuscaloosa through Bibb and into Chilton county and from southwestern Jefferson back through northern Shelby County.
Intense lightning from Coaling in Tuscaloosa County to south of West Blocton in Bibb county to Jemison and back up to near Columbiana in Shelby County.
A fair amount of lightning too from the West Jefferson and Lake View areas of western Jefferson County back through the southern part of Metro Birmingham.
The northwest to southeast oriented band was shifting slowly southward.
The rain and storms should continue pushing southward today into South Central Alabama. Behind this activity, there should only be a slight chance of a storm this afternoon. Conditions should be excellent for tonight’s Southern League All Star game at Regions Park.
3.09 inches of rain at the Birmingham Airport, erasing the deficit we had built over the past few days. 1.44 of that fell between 5 and 6 a.m. 4.02 inches here in Trussville this morning and yesterday.
