An upper level disturbance is approaching the Alabama border near Meridian, Mississippi this afternoon.
A band of showers and storms extends across Pickens and Tuscaloosa Counties at this hour. The strongest storm is just north of the city of Tuscaloosa. It has lots of lightning and heavy rain as well as some hail. It is moving northeast at just over 20 mph.
An area of rain extends southward across much of Pickens, Greene and Sumter Counties.
Showers and storms continue to be widespread over East Alabama over parts of St. Clair, Etowah, Talladega, Calhoun, Cleburne, Cherokee, Randolph and Chambers Counties.
The heavuest storm is just south of the Anniston Airport.
No warnings in effect at this time.
The passage of the disturbance should spell an end to overnight storms, but an easterly wedge is forecast to setup overnight, perhaps causing some drizzle or light rain.
