That long line of intense thunderstorms, that has pestered and frightened Alabamians far and wide over the north and west part of the state all day, continues to move eastward. The main line of storms now extends from Scottsboro to west of Ft. Payne and Gadsden to Central St. Clair County through Eastern Shelby County and down into Chilton and Dallas Counties.
There is still some locally heavy rain over parts of West Alabama.
The hardest hit counties seem to have been Marion, Lamar, Walker, Fayette and Tuscaloosa, especially Walker and Tuscaloosa. A large number of trees were down. Some automobiles were overturned on I-22 and in a bank parking lot in Jasper some automobiles were overturned.
There may have been a few injuries (not totally confirmed) from cars being overturned on I-22.
Heavy rain has also been a real problem. Some roads were washed out in North Blount County before daybreak and a bridge was washed out in Boaz. Three inches of rain fell in a short time over North Blount County. Some parts of North Blount County have received 10 inches of rain in a little over a week.
The Severe Thunderstorm Watch that was in effect for the north half of Alabama until 10:00 a.m. was replaced by a Tornado Watch that goes until 6:00 p.m. This watch includes numerous counties.
