Here are some reports from the west of Alabama.
MEMPHIS REGION
…Storm Chaser Jeff Piotrowski reports major damage in Stuttgart, AR. This is 90 miles SW of Memphis. This storm was near Almyra at 816. Damage has also been reported at DeWitt. It has a 10 out of 10 on the Baron BTI system. Never seen it. Storm tops to 50,000 feet. Incredible lightning.
…Also from Stuttgart…law enforcement reports TORNADO at 08:07 PM CDT — elderly woman trapped in her residence. numerous trees down across stuttgart.
…A dangerous potentially tornadic storm is crossing the river near Robinsonville south of Memphis.
…Another dangerous storm passing south of Wynne AR. This is about 50 miles west of Memphis.
LITTLE ROCK
…Tornado warning for Johnson, Pope and Logan Counties. Strong rotation near Clarksville AR. Same strom produced a tornado at Watalula at 8 p.m.
SHREVEPORT
…strong rotation 25 miles NNW of Texarkana in Sevier County…
CLOSER TO HOME…
Lien of thunderstorms along the warm front from the Florence area to near Moulton…to south of Decatur…to Gadsden to Heflin. This activity is lifting northward.
The activity over SE Arkansas and western Tennessee is going to be dropping east southeastward over the next several hours. It is impact northern Mississippi and get into northern Alabama around midnight.
These storms will have plenty of instability to feed on and the shear will increase as the upper system approaches, so we are in for a rough night.
It will also be a long night as a powerful squall line will move through the state during the predawn hours. It will produce widespread wind damage and possibly tornadoes.
A tornado watch is in effect until 2 a.m. for much of North and Central Alabama.
A SIDE NOTE
…There is a major tornado outbreak killing people across the U.S. and The Weather Channel is showing Epic Conditions. Sigh…
