LATE UPDATE: This storm has produced over 700 lightning strikes between 330 p.m. and 400 p.m.!
Strong thunderstorms are blowing up over eastern Shelby County as the area is caught in between powerful outflow boundaries.
Storms are quite strong noew from south of Leeds and Moody back into Shelby County to west of Harpersville and Vincent down to near Chelsea. Look for very heavy rains, strong and possible damaging winds and deadli lightning.
Strong storms are still over Cherokee County also.
Scattered storms continue over much of North and Central Alabama at this hour.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 8 p.m. for parts of northern and eastern Alabama.
