FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES:
* Part of the Adamsville area in NW Jefferson County has lost power in the vicinity of Minor High School.
* Trussville Fire Department reports tree down on a power line on John Street and the tree is trying to catch fire.
* Rainbow City reports thunderstorm and wind damage at 5:06pm with multiple trees uprooted.
* Sardis City in Etowah County reports multiple trees blown down at 5:31 p.m.
* Mountainboro in NW Etowah County reports trees and power lines down at 2551 Mountain View Drive.
* Lightning hit a tree and knocked it down at 68th Street and First Avenue South.
* Center Point Fire Department reports visibility only about 1 block because it is raining so hard.
* 0.77 rain reported by the Rainbow City 33/40 Skywatcher so far today.
* Based on visibility, we believe that some parts of the city almost surely received 2 inches of rain in 30 to 45 minutes this afternoon. We will run a list of rain amounts not later than 7:30 tonight.
