Thunderstorm developed over the Birmingham area late this afternoon and dumped some locally heavy rain over South Jefferson and North Shelby. These amounts as of 6:30 pm:
0.76 Inverness from 3340 Skywatcher Alston Keith
0.61 Downtown Birmingham at the SkyCam atop the Daniel Building
0.73 3340 Weather office, Riverchase (rain has now stopped)
Moderate to heavy rain reported in Vestavia for 30 to 40 minutes.
ELSEWHERE
* Some of the heaviest rain in the state at 6:30 extended from Perry County southeastward to near Selma and into Lowndes County. Moving SE.
* A moderate storm over SW Clay County
* Moderate storms over NW Alabama over the Marion-Fayette County line and over Lamar County soputh of Vernon.
* Extreme North Alabama mostly free of showers, although onbe over South Jackson County.
