Thunderstorms continue to increase in number and grow stronger across Alabama this afternoon. Quite a few more thunderstorms than yesterday afternoon at this time.
The NWS continues a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for South/Central Tuscaloosa County until 3:30. The storm could have winds over 60. It was located near Cottondale and moving NW at 11 mph.
Elsewhere, the strongest storms were near the Tennessee Valley, mainly in these areas:
….Jackson County, especially the east and south part
….Morgan County with the strongest ones near the Tennessee River
….Winston County with the strongest storms SE of Muscle Shoals
….Marion County, mainly over the west part.
….Lamar County, mainly over the extreme north.
A Significant Weather Alert was in effect for a number of the stronger storms.
Down in Central and South Alabama, the storms were more widely separated and not as strong.
33/40 SKYWATCHER REPORTS:
*Melissa in Hamilton: Marion County has received 1 inch of rain in only the last 18 minutes. The wind was gusting to at least 40 mph. The cedar tree in her front yard was bent double and it is a fairly stout tree. She lost power during the worst of it. The wind was blowing the rain so hard she could not see out the windows unless the wind slackened for a second.
* Mike Wilhelm reports from his worksite in Decatur that heavy rain was continuing.
* At 2:46 p.m., Michael Haynes, 33/40 watcher for East Anniston reports nearly continuous lightning and thunder.
