Storms are developing rapidly in the deeper moisture over eastern Alabama near an eastward moving surface trough. The activity extends from Cherokee County, where a severe thunderstorm warning is in effect, through Calhoun and Cleburne Counties, then into Clay, Randolph, Coosa, Tallapoosa, Chambers, Elmore, Autauga and Dallas Counties and on into Southwest Alabama.
These storms will become quite strong and even severe this afternoon. Watch out for deadly lightning, strong winds and very heavy rainfall.
We will be watching radars over Northwest Alabama into Northeast Mississippi, where the airmass will get quite unstable as temperatures soar well into the 90s. Thunderstorms will eventually get started here as the surface heating overcomes the effects of sinking air behind the trough.
Later, the cold front over Tennessee will spark thunderstorm development as it approaches Alabama by this evening.
It will be an active afternoon and evening. Stay close to a reliable source of weather information and keep an eye on the sky. Go inside a sturdy structure if a storm approaches your location.
