Thunderstorms are dumping heavy amounts of rain in the Birmingham metro area. In North Shelby County, the 33/40 Skywatcher at Inverness reported 1.10 inches. An estimated 1 to 1-1/2 inches has fallen in the Highland Lakes and Greystone area.
NWS/Birmingham has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Central Shelby County until 9:00 p.m. including the Chelsea area. Doppler radar detected flash flooding from thunderstorms over the Highway 280 area near Chelsea, Highland Lakes and Double Oak Mountain. Other areas affected will be Laurel, Meadowbrook and Lake Purdy. The thunderstorms extend northeastward along the Jefferson/Shelby County line to near Leeds and to just east of Trussville.
