Showers and thunderstorms were increasing this afternoon over West/Central and SW Alabama. Some storms with heavy rain were lined up from near Greensboro all the way south to near Demopolis, Camden and Monroeville. They were moving toward the NNE.
Other heavy showers were over Perry and Eastern Bibb Counties and an isolated heavy one over North Sumter County.
Tuscaloosa County was getting a break from showers for a time. Scattered ones are in the central part of that county now, but they were light to moderate and moving NE. Some moderate to heavy showers were approaching the Birmingham area.
Further north, rain was more widespread across North/Central and NE Alabama with the heaviest in DeKalb and Cherokee Counties.
FOOTBALL WEATHER
The Alabama/North Texas game in Tuscaloosa has been mostly rain free, but a few showers are now in the area.
In Auburn for the West Virginia game tonight at 6:45, it will be advisable to take some rain gear. Very few showers around that area now, but there will be a slight risk of some during the game.
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES
* The NWS/Huntsville maintains a Flash Flood Watch for extreme North Alabama until 7:00 this evening.
* NWS/Birmingham posted a Flash Flood Watch until midnight tonight for numerous counties across the central part of the state, including all of the Birmingham metro area.
