Some notes on the Alabama weather situation as of 6:10:
A thunderstorm was developing south of The Colony along I-65 north of Warrior…it will move east. Other showers were forming over southern Cullman County in the same general area. Blount County may see showers and a little thunder over the next hour.
A large shower developed north of the Birmingham Airport. It rained at the Airport for about 38 minutes. Irondale and Roebuxk Plaza are experiencing this shower. It is headed toward Leeds, but it has peaked. The temperature dropped from 89F at the Birmingham Airport to 81F in the hour.
Pulse storms were over Northwest Alabama. They were strongest and most numerous along US-43 from south of Tuscumbia to west of Phil Campbell.
Storms over West Alabama have organized into a line from Hale into southern Greene and Sumter Counties. This activity is pushing southeast now.
Moderate showers are over Bibb County back into Tuscaloosa County. More showers and storms are in eastern Mississippi.
Back in Texas, a tornado warning was in effect until 6 for Harris and Chambers Counties in the Houston area for a tornado reported by law enforcement. A new tornado warning has just been issued for Galveston County because of a storm capable of producing a tornado on the island.