Published on: February 28, 2009 at 4:57 AM

A strong line of storms is over West Alabama this morning along a cold front south of a surface low.

They are moving across northern Hale southern Tuscaloosa and western Bibb counties at this hour.

The NWS Birmingham has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for all of Bibb, NW Chilton, southern Greene, northern Hale, extreme Southwest Jefferson, NW Perry, much of Shelby and SE Tuscaloosa Counties till 5:45 AM CST

Winds of 40-45 mph were reported in Suncanville with this line. Penny size hail was reported just south of Tuscaloosa in the Stokes community at 440 a.m.