Published on: May 16, 2009 at 2:45 PM

Strong storms over western Alabama have turned a little more southeasterly this afternoon.

Storms over Lamar, Fayette and Pickens Counties are turning toward Tuscaloosa at this hour. They would arrive in the city a little after 4 p.m.

An isolated storm on the west side of Tuscaloosa has already dumped 0.65 inches in a short while on Ronald Hughes at Coker. He says the current rainfall rate per hour is 6.19!