At 5:48 p.m., the NWS/Birmingham issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for NE Cherokee County in NE Alabama. The storm was located 7 miles north of Cedar Bluff or about 10 miles SE of Ft. Payne. It was moving very little.
Looking elsewhere around the state, scattered thunderstorms were across Central Alabama from Tuscaloosa County over to Chilton County and south to Montgomery. They were moving toward the south. A small storm was over North Jefferson County and widely spaced ones over the rest of Alabama.
COMMENTS FROM OUR READERS AND OBSERVERS
NORTH OF GUIN: No rain since May 1. No grass and the pasture is as dry as a bone. Had to move our farm animals to our family’s pasture 20 minutes away.
ASHVILLE: Only a sprinkle today. 9.87 inches of rain this year so far. Only 0.31 in the last six weeks.
Some of the heavier rain today was over Central and South Talladega County. The Sylacauga area received over an inch of rain and had some temporary flooding. The Sylacauga area also received hailstones as big as quarters.
