* Tom Rounder reports from Trace Crossings that it is unbelievable how much rain they got in the past hour. It is never ending; coming down in sheets. Loud, loud thunder as well. That report was at 2:17 p.m.
* NWS continues Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Chambers, Lee and Tallapoosa Counties until 2:30.
* Dime-size hail on Highway 227 near Lake Guntersville State Park.
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
The NWS/Birmingham continues a Flash Flood Warning for South/Central Jefferson County and West/Central Shelby County until 5:15 this afternoon. This includes Vestavia Hills, Hoover, Bessemer, Homewood, Pelham and Helena. A slow-moving thunderstorm was dumping heavy rain over the area. Lipscomb may also be effected. NWS believes that additional rain amounts of up to 3 inches are possible on top of over 2 inches that has already occurred.
