Published on: August 7, 2008 at 1:09 PM

* Bud Bean, 33/40 Skywatcher in Northport, reports the temperature plunged from 94 to 76 in minutes with 0.28 of an inch of rain.

* NWS/Huntsville continues a Significant Weather Alert for DeKalb County until 1:15.

* Etowah County EMA reports wind damage at 12:08 p.m. with trees down at 4020 Owl’s Hollow Road. The 12:08 p.m. time was estimated.

* Radar, at 1:07 p.m., shows some storms crossing into NW Jefferson County from East Walker County. However, the strongest storms are still west of the Birmingham area extending from near Eutaw to Moundville and Tuscaloosa and over the NE corner of Pickens County and a large part of Lamar County.

* Thunderstorms to the NE were also numerous from Etowah and Calhoun Counties northeastward into NW Georgia.

* NWS/Birmingham continues the Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Lamar and Pickens Counties in West Alabama until 1:30.