That rather broad zone of scattered showers and thunderstorms now extends all the way from Choctaw County in SW Alabama northeastward to near Demopolis, Greensboro, Birmingham, Gadsden and Ft. Payne. Some of the heavier storms were SW of Demopolis and over SW Hale County. Others were over Southern Talladega County near Sylacauga. NWS/Birmingham has issued a Significant Weather Alert for Shelby and Talladega Counties until 1:15. One of the stronger thunderstorms was near Alabaster moving east at 20.
In the Birmingham metro area, the heaviest storms have shifted into South Jefferson County and West Shelby County. It was raining rather heavily all along I-65 through most of Shelby County.
Those showers and storms are in a broad zone, not a distinct line. The main line of thunderstorms, in connection with an approaching cold front, was over West Tennessee and into Kentucky.
SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
The Storm Prediction Center, in their updated outlook, now includes a Slight Risk of severe weather this afternoon and tonight more to the south including:
North Louisiana
North half of Mississippi
North Alabama from about Tuscaloosa-Birmingham-Gadsden northward
Extreme NW Georgia
NE into Western New York State
An Enhanced Moderate Risk is posted for:
North Kentucky
Almost all of Ohio
West half of Pennsylvania
Extreme West New York State, including Buffalo
LATE RAIN REPORT
33/40 Skywatcher in South Hueytown reports 0.90 so far today as of 12:42 pm!
