Published on: August 13, 2010 at 6:26 PM

Showers and storms are going generally downhill across Alabama early this evening.

Storms are strong in the Pelham/Alabaster area of Shelby County. It is moving northwest toward the Helena and McCalla areas. These storms will likely intensify further when they encounter an outflow boundary moving south near I-459.

Some heavy rain continues at this hour is over southern Lamar and Pickens Counties in West Alabama. Decent storms are over Autauga County moving up toward Chilton County.

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