Those thunderstorms continue moving toward the SE. At 1:35 p.m., most of them were lined up from SW Marshall County down across Blount County to near Birmingham and into NE Tuscaloosa County. Behind those, some other storms were over Eastern Winston County and extreme North Walker County. The strongest storms were between Cleveland and Oneonta in Blount County.
The National Weather Service in Huntsville has issued a Significant Weather Alert for Cullman, DeKalb, Jackson and Marshall Counties until 2:00 p.m. because of those thunderstorms. This is because of frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, heavy downpours and some strong gusty winds. A Significant Weather Alert is short of an actual warning.
A weak front, which has pushed into extreme North Alabama, was triggering the storms. It is bringing in some slightly drier air to the area.
By 1:00 this afternoon, official temperatures had reached 100 at Birmingham Airport and as high as 103 in Montgomery. Anniston had been as high as 99, Auburn 100 and 101 in Tuscaloosa.
It was only 87 in Huntsville where the thunderstorms passed nearby.
A Heat Advisory continues in effect for the entire area for the rest of today.
