Showers and thunderstorms were still in progress early this afternoon over East and SE Alabama. The strongest thunderstorms were over the Extreme SE.
The showers and storms extended all theway from Cherokee County in NE Alabama southward to Coffee and Dale County in the SE. Very heavy rain was occurring over Tallapoosa and Chambers County. Most of the lightning was also over SE Alabama.
Drier air was replacing the rain over Central and West Alabama and the sun was out in a lot of places.
* NWS in Tallahassee issued a couple of Tornado Warnings for SE Alabama late this morning and early this afternoon. At 12:18 pm, law enforcement reported a tornado near Enterprise. No details.
* In the Greater Birmingham area, lightning struck a home in the Altadena area at 6:15 this morning. The Birmingham News reported that three Rocky Ridge firemen were injured and taken to the hospital after a deck collapased during the fire.
