It is pouring rain over much of Shelby County late this afternoon. NWS posted a Significant Weather Alert for Shelby County until 6:00 p.m. The most intense thunderstorm was near Indian Springs and near Pelham moving south. These forms will affect Chelsea, Saginaw, Columbiana and Calera. Rain is extremely heavy from near the Jefferson/Shelby County line southward to the Shelby/Chilton County line. If you are traveling south on I-65, you will encounter some very heavy rain.
At the Inverness skycam, 1.73 inches of rain has been recorded. This includes heavy rain this afternoon and the overnight downpours.
CHECKING ELSEWHERE IN ALABAMA
Other strong thunderstorms and very heavy rain included most of Winston County in NW Alabama. In the West/Central part of the state, it was pouring rain over South Hale County and West Perry County. Extensive rain continues over Sumter and Choctaw Counties. All of that is moving generally south.
LATE SKYWATCHER REPORT
From Greg in Meadowbrook, “A strong thunderstorm is winding down in Meadowbrook. I have observed numerous cloud-to-ground lightning strikes. Rain amount since midnight 2.13 inches with 1.64 falling before 7 o’clock this morning.”
