Published on: August 18, 2009 at 7:52 PM

* From Alabaster at 7:49 pm: Rain has now accumulated to 1.67 inchesd with heavy thunder and heavy rain still in progress. Just had a power surge also

* Helena Police Department reports street flooding at the intersection of highways 261 and 91 in Helena.

* From Margaret in St. Clair County. The thunder is so loud that the house is shaking.

* Lightning and thunder has diminished in NE TRussville

* In NW Alabama, NWS/Huntsville has issued a Significant Weather Alery until 8:30 for Colbert, Franklin and Lauderdale County