Storms are intensifying rapidly and will likely become severe over Calhoun County.
They are currently exiting eastern St. Clair County and extend from Ragland to Ohatchee. Lots of lightning and torrential rain as well as gusty winds. Will affect the Anniston/Oxford areas is it moves ESE at 20 mph.
A severe thunderstorm warning conitnues for NE Jefferson, extreme S Blount and western St. Clair Counties for a severe storm in that area. John Talbot reports Minor FD just got sent on a tree blocking Hwy 269 @ Arabia Ave (earlier damage.) Tree limbs were also blown down at Maytown.
Late note: quarter sized hail just reported at Centerpoint. The NWS observed a 70 dbz hail spike on the VIL indication in that same area just a few minutes ago. So much for the storms not behing hail producers.
JB Reports small hail…1/4 mile visibility and 40 mph winds.
Tops on this storm now go a mile in the atmosphere!
Other storms are forming from Shelby into NE Bibb then back through Hale…Greene and Sumter Counties.
All of the storms are proflific lightning producers also.
Take cover as any storm approaches this afternoon.
Severe weather is likely all across Central Alabama as storms form in a very unstable airmass.
