Showers and storms have been widely scattered across the area this afternoon. Most areas have been dry.
Across Central Alabama at 6 p.m…one concentration of showers and storms extended from southern St. Clair County into north ern Shelby County from south of Pell City back to near Vincent. Not much if any lightning with this big shower. To the west, a little stronger shower extended from south of Leeds back to just east of Chelsea.
Another shower was between the Shelby County Airport and Columbiana. And stronger showers were from between Wilton to Montevallo back to north of Randolph. This storm will intensify as it moves across NW Chilton County northwest of Jemsion.
In Blount County, a heavy shower was near Blountsville. Another was north of Gadsden between Crossville and Alabaster then up into Jackson County.
Across the I-20 corridor, temperatures were near 90. It was 73 at the Shelby County Airport, where light rain was falling.
Showers and storms will be on the increase through the weekend and into Monday across Alabama.
We will be watching the radar through the evening hours and have a new forecast package up for you by 10.
