Here is a rundown of the radar at 5 p.m.:
Showers are thunderstorms are concentrated in these areas…
…strong storm with heavy rain over northern Calhoun County between Gadsden and Anniston…straddling US-431 where AL 204 turns off to Jacksonville. Areal flood advisories just issued for parts of Etowah and Calhoun Counties…
…these storms are backbuilding along the Cooosa RIver toward Lake Logan Martin. New storms are firing north of I-59 just north of Springville…heavy rain mainly along US-22.
…developing storms over Jefferson County just west of the Birmingham Airport and in the Fairfield area. Intense rainfall now in the Fultondale area of northern Jefferson County.
…developing waves of showers over Shelby and Chilton Counties that will move north northwestward into the Birmingham metro area eventually.
…over Tallapoosa, Chambers and Elmore Counties. Heaviest weather is just southwest of Dadeville, moving northwest in the general direction of Alex City.
…near Carbon Hill and Eldridge in northwestern Walker County.
…storms in Dallas and Lowndes Counties will move toward Perry, Bibb and Hale Counties.
Be on the lookout for storms with very heavy rain and some deadly lightning in your area. Be alert to the potential for flooding. Slow down and look for ponding on roads.
