Published on: August 7, 2008 at 12:57 PM

* Good soaking rain underway in Jacksonville in NE Alabama.

* 33/40 Skywatcher reports 0.32 rain at Coker in West Tuscaloosa County.

* NWS/Huntsville issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for East/Central Jackson County in NE Alabama. The storm was 12 miles south of Bridgeport moving east at 20 toward Flat Rock and Higdon.

* NWS/Birmingham continues the Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Lamar and Pickens Counties until 1:30.

BIRMINGHAM METRO AREA
Nothing strong in Jefferson and Shelby Counties at the moment, but storms were increasing over much of Walker and Tuscaloosa Counties. It is possible that a Severe Thunderstorm Warning will be needed for Jefferson County a little later.

The strongest storms in West Alabama were moving into Lamar County from East Mississippi. There were also strong storms over West Tuscaloosa, Greene and Sumter Counties.