A long line of thunderstorms contnues pushing across Alabama this afternoon.
The line extends from east of Guntersville to west of Oneonta in Blount County to near Morris. Then there is a small break, but the line becomes solid and more intense again over western Jefferson County, back into NE Tuscaloosa County, and then SW over Tuscaloosa, Hale and SE Sumter Counties.
The line is moving east at about 20 mph while the individual storms move NE at 40 mph.
Some of the storms have become severe. Winds gusted to 57 mph at Graysville in western Jefferson County. Strong winds are just off the surface with many of the storms also, and damaging winds could occur with no warning.
Current warnings include…
Severe thunderstorm warning for Jefferson County until 2:30 p.m.
The storms over the southern part of Jefferson County are intensifying. They will affect areas from Mulga down to McCalla and points NE into Hoover and the Birmingham Metro area all the way to Trussville between now and 3 p.m.
Some sun is breaking out ahead of the line and could lead to further intensification.
Tornado watch continues for much of the area until 8 p.m.
Stay tuned for the latest information throughout the afternoon…
