FIRST, A LOOK AT RADAR
Jefferson County still getting a pounding west and SW of the downtown area and out toward the NE part of the county. The heaviest rain seems to be around Tarrant and Center Point and also in the Hueytown area. The storms do not look quite as strong as earlier. It is pouring rain by the buckets in St. Clair County, especially in places like St. Clair Springs, Odenville and Wattsville. Amazingly, the thunderstorms have variable movement and very slow. Some of the storms are practically stationary; others are moving at only about 5 mph.
SPECIFIC REPORTS FROM ALL SOURCES
* The official 6:00 p.m. observation at Birmingham Airport indicated that moderate rain was still occurring with thunder and lightning, but the wind had diminished to 8 mph. They received 1.60 inches of rain in just the last hour between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m.
* ABC 33/40 Skywatcher, John Talbot, in the Concord/Hueytown area reports rain still heavy at 6:11 p.m. John is especially helpful because he relays a lot of reports from all over by monitoring police and fire department frequencies.
* The NWS cancelled the Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Jefferson and St. Clair Counties at 6:31 p.m.
* NWS continues Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Calhoun, St. Clair and Talladega Counties until 6:45.
* Trussville Fire Department reported that Paradise Road was blocked at 6:29 p.m.
RAIN REPORTS
We are anxious to see those. The official station reports won’t be in until around 7:30, but we will make a check of all of the skycams and 33/40 skywatcher reports and try to give a comprehensive list. Some of the amounts are going to be very impressive. It is a costly way to get much needed rain. The clean up from falling trees, broken tree limbs and power lines is a real problem.
