Showers over Jefferson County are weakening at this hour.
A large area of rain continues over Blount and Cullman counties.
To the northwest, a large area of showers and storms is over Northwest Mississippi. Flash flood warnings are in effect for Tate and DeSoto Counties southwest of Memphis.
This development is in response to a disturbance digging through the Arklatex. I think it is helping to trigger more showers over into Northeast and East Central Mississippi. More showers and forming over West Central Alabama’s Hale, Perry, Marengo, Dallas and Wilcox Counties.
Showers and storms will continue to develop throughout the day with rain chances remaining high.
A flash flood watch remains in effect for the northern two thirds of Alabama until midnight tonight.
Any prolonged rainfall could cause flooding, especially in areas that have received heavy rain since last week.
