* NWS/Huntsville cancelled the Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Madison County, however the Flash Flood Warning continues until 9:00 p.m. In a special statement, the NWS reported a cluster of slow-moving thunderstorms still producing flash flooding across a large part of South Madison County. Storm spotters indicate 1.50 to 2.50 inches of rain has already fallen from South Huntsville to Owens Crossroads. The Madison County EMA reports 4 to 6 inches of flowing water on some main highways in South Huntsville. The Flash Flood Warning mainly includes these areas:
South Huntsville
Owens Crossroads
Hampton Cove
Big Cove
Whitesburg
Additional rain amounts of 1/2 to 1 inch are possible across South Madison County as another cluster of showers and storms moves through between now and 9:00 p.m.
SOME RAIN REPORTS (Incomplete List)
0.61 at Ross Bridge Resort in Hoover
1.83 at Childersburg (Alabama Power)
2.03 Childersburg (33/40 skywatcher)
0.95 at Weiss Dam
0.30 at Sylacauga
0.44 at Birmingham Airport
0.43 at Decatur
0.42 at Cullman (skycam)
0.15 at Mt. Cheaha (skycam)
OTHER REPORTS
* The Power Company reported power lines down near Adamsburg in DeKalb County at 6:35 p.m.
* The electric company in Morgan County reported thunderstorm wind damage at Priceville at 6:45 p.m. Power lines down between Priceville and Valhermoso Springs near Highway 40.
* The EMA Office in Huntsville reported flash flooding at 6:51 p.m. Water was covering the road outside the Huntsville Hospital Emergency Room. Water also covered the road at the intersection of Pratt and Church Street.
* Madison County EMA reported nickel-size hail at 6:54 p.m. on South Memorial Parkway on Hobbs Road in South Huntsville.
* Huntsville EMA reported flash flooding just before 7:00 p.m. with 6 inches of water over the road on Weatherly Road and South Parkway near Lowes.
GREATER BIRMINGHAM AREA
Virtually all of the showers and thunderstorms have ended in Jefferson and Shelby Counties. Tuscaloosa and Walker Counties are mostly free of showers and nothing going on in St. Clair County. This does not mean that others could not develop.
