The center of tropical depression Fay is approaching Hattiesburg MS late on this Sunday morning.
In the circulation around the low, feeder bands curve across Alabama. These will be the focus for showers and storms with heavy rain.
The main bands extende from Autauga to Tuscaloosa County, from Elmore up to Cullman County and from Cleburne up to Madison County.
A large amount of dry air at mid levels rotated into Alabama overnight. This is allowing a great deal of sunshine which is heating the atmosphere and making it more unstable. This will lead to some strong updrafts. With good helicity in the atmosphere, tornadoes will be possible this afternoon. They will be generally small and short lived, but still something to contend with. Tornadoes will be most likely south of I-20, where surface winds are backed the most.
A tornado warning continues for Bullock County and Macon County for a radar indicated tornado near Union Springs.
Temperatures are exceeding the expected afternoon highs. Most areas will get well into themiddle and upper 80s.
