Most of Alabama was rain free at 2:15.
Showers were over West Alabama in Fayette, Lamar, Pickens, Greene, Tuscaloosa and Hale Counties.
A shower was just east of Birmingham in the Moody area. Others were north of Gadsden.
A few showers were in the Montgomery area.
The best instability is over East Central Alalbama…thunderstorms are over Elmore County and over Chambers and Randolph Counties. The best chances of thunderstorms this afternoon will extend from East Central Alabama back through Chilton to Montgomery Counties and into Southwest Alabama.
The Talladega area is looking pretty clear for now.
The Birmingham downtown area looks like it will escape the showers over West Alabama, as they appear to be weakening.
Additional showers and storms will develop with the eheating of the day and thanks to a dying cold front over Northwest Alabama. The best chances of thunderstorms this afternoon will extend from East Central Alabama back through Chilton to Montgomery Counties and into Southwest Alabama. Some of them could be strong, but no significant problems are anticipated.
Temperatures were approaching 80F across much of Central Alabama.
A few showers or storms could develop overnight as the front starts moving back north, but most areas will remain dry.
Tomorrow will feature a good chance of showers and storms and some of them could become severe.
