There are still a lot of pockets of very heavy rain across Central and North Alabama, but a number of communities are getting at least a temporary break.
The latest Flash Flood Warning is in effect until 1:45 p.m. and it covers these areas:
Walker County
SE Marion County
Extreme South Winston County
Fayette County
Lamar County
North Tuscaloosa County
Additional showers and thunderstorms across the area may produce addtional rain amounts of 1 to 2 inches in some locations. At 12:30 p.m., a radar check showed the heaviest rain in these areas:
Marion County, including the Hamilton area
Walker County, mainly the NW part NW of Jasper
Cleburne County in East Alabama
Clay County in East Alabama
Green County in West/Central Alabama
Some of those areas are getting extremely heavy rain.
LIGHTNING
That has been a real concern all day today. The worst lightning at 12:30 was over Marion County in NW Alabama and also NE Alabama in Cleburne County.
Early today lightning struck a warehouse in downtown Haleyville. The resulting fire totally destroyed it.
RAIN AMOUNTS
The list below is not all inclusive. Some of this is rain from last night, others the rain so far today, and still others a composite. It is interesting to note that the ABC 33/40 Skywatcher for Simmons Mountain in Springville reported the rain was falling at the rate of 5.19 inches per hour last evening. Multiple trees were uprooted very near his home.
2.56 inches at Birmingham Airport
1.05 Anniston
1.55 Shelby County Airport
0.21 Cullman Airport
0.09 Huntsville
1.13 Tuscaloosa
1.29 Pinson
1.68 NE Trussville
