Heavy thunderstorms continue across Central Alabama late this morning. They are dumping lots of torrential rain and producing very sharp lightning and thunder.
Winds gusted to 43 mph at the Birmingham Airport at 11:15 a.m.
Doug Bennett in Leeds reports 35 mph.
There could be some strong wind gusts with the storms as they push east through St. CLair County.
John Talbot reported a tree down, power pole snapped in Hueytown a little earlier as well.
Eric Hood in Chelsea reports just over an inch of rain. Nearly one quarter of an inch of rain in 24 minutes at the Birmingham Airport through 11:17. Certainly a lot more since then.
An areal flood advisory has been issued for eastern Jefferson as well as parts of Shelby, St. Clair and Blount Counties.
