Several thunderstorms have become quite stronmg this afternoon.
NWS/Birmingham has issued a Significant Weather Alert for Fayette County in West Alabama and Chilton County in Central Alabama. Two separate thunderstorms. Both moving slowly NW. The Fayette storm was in Central Fayette County east of Fayette at 3:20 pm and the Chilton County storm was near Clanton. Movement slow to the NW. Latest radar pix show that the Fayette County storm has weakened just a bit.
UPDATE…SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NWS updated the Chilton County storm to a Severe Thunderstorm Warning at at 3:20 pm, in effect until 3:45 for Central Chilton County. It was located near Thorsby and moving NW at 10. Moving toward Isabella and Thorsby.
May have damaging winds in excess of 60 mph.
Lots of lightning with these storms. Can’t be too careful. Scroll down to see the report of five men getting struck at Oak Grove in West Jefferson County.
HAIL IN CALHOUN COUNTY
A late report from the public advises that nickle-size hail has been falling in the Websters Chapel community for about five minutes as of 3:31 pm.
There are some other strong storms scattered around the state but these are two of the strongest.
