A line of showers and some strong thunderstorms is working its way into West Alabama at this hour.
A storng storm is passing into NW Pickens County. It still has a tornado warning on it in Mississippi’s Lowndes County, but the NWS in Birmingham has chosen to issue a significant weather alert for Lamar and Pickens Counties, one step short of a severe thunderstorm warning. It goes until 3 p.m.
The strongest part of teh storm was over Ethelsville and Macedonia along highway 82 in Pickens County. It is moving NE toward SE Lamar County around Millport and Kennedy and toward Fayette County. It shows good organization on radar with a good inflow notch.
There was an unofficial report of a funnel cloud at Ethlesville.
The airmass over Central Alabama is warm, but dry, with dewpoints in the 50s. If the dewpoint could manage 60, we might have real problems.
Lots of damage and power outages in the Jackson area. We are also hearing reports of widespread wind damage in Mississippi’s Newton County.
A tornado watch is in effect further south from Sumter… Greene… Hale… Perry… Dallas… Autuaga… Elmore… Bullock and Barbour Counties. It goes until 8 p.m.
Monitor these storms as they approach you rarea as they could be severe.
