Radar activity is in three general areas this afternoon…
1. Over the northwestern counties of Franklin, Colbert, Lawrence, Marion and Winston…moving into Lamar County. Strongest storms are just NE of Double Springs.
2. Over the Tennessee Valley of North Alabama…strongest cells west of Scootsboro…west of Huntsville and north of Decatur.
3. Showers in a band across South Central Alabama from Marengo, Perry and Dallas Counties through Elmore, Coosa, Montgomery, Bullock, Russell and Chambers Counties.
4. Building storms over East Alabama in the I-20 category. Developing storm east of Anniston.
Watch out for lightning and the possibility of downburst winds with the strongest storms.
3 p.m. temperature at the Birmingham Airport was 89F. With increased sunshine, still might keep 90F streak intact.
