Published on: June 25, 2008 at 4:36 PM

Scattered thunderstorms continue mainly over Central and South Alabama late this afternoon. Some of the storms are strong dumping locally heavy rain and dangerous lightning.

The storms are moving fairly slow giving them time to give some communities beneficial rain.

NWS is Mobile posted a Severe Thunderstorm Warning untikl 4:45 pm for these South Alabama locations:

* SE Conecuh County
* NW Covington County

The severe thunderstorm was about 15 miles west of Andalusia and moving north at 17. It may have nickle size hail and wind gusts to 60. Not to mention very dangerous lightning.

NWS/Mobile also issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for:

* Central Wilcox County, including Camden until 5:15. The storm was near Camden and was almost stationary. It may also have nickle size hail and damaging winds over 60. Continuous cloud to ground lightning was occurring in this storm.

Over North Alabama there were scattered thunderstorms in these locations:

* Winston County
* Lawrence County
* East Franklin County
* NW Tuscaloosa County

They, too, were moving northward.