The NWS/Birmingham has issued a Significant Weather Alert for Jefferson County until 12:15.
This is based on a thunderstorm in West Jefferson County 7 miles NW of McCalla. It was moving NE at 20.
Winds could gust up to 45 mph. Radar shows that thunderstorms are becoming more numerous from just north of Northport in Tuscaloosa northeastward into West Jefferson County. They are producing locally heavy amounts of rain.
The 33/40 skywatcher, Jared Trussell, in South Hueytown reports a heavy shower in progress.
The Storm Prediction Center has issued another Severe Thunderstorm Watch that extends further eastward across much of Tennessee. It comes down to the Alabama/Tennessee border.
