Published on: February 18, 2009 at 12:45 AM

Some thunderstorms in Extreme North Alabama producing heavy rain from about Florence eastward to near Huntsville (Tennessee Valley)

Lots of lightning West Tennessee, North and NW Mississippi.

NWS/Nashville issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of Montgomery and Stewart County in Middle Tennessee because a storm producing quarter size hail was moving NE at 70 mph! They are moving extremely fast.

All of Alabama under a risk of severe weather today (Wednesday) Over part of Central and South Central Alabama the risk is described as “moderate” with the possibility of a few strong tornadoes. Best chance of that is probably this afternoon.

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