Published on: April 13, 2009 at 8:27 PM

A line of broken thunderstorms is moving eastward across West Alabama this evening.

A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for Pickens County.

Dime to penny size hail was reported at 7:38 p.m. in far western Lamar County near the Mississippi State line…about 7 miles SSW of Vernon.

The storms are lined up from near Double Springs Winston County to near Brilliant and Winfield to west of Fayette to near Macedonia/Reform to near Carrollton and Aliceville.

The storm prompting the warning is the one near Carrollton. This storm is capable of producing strong winds and some hail.

There are no severe watches in effect for Alabama at this time.

There has been an overall weakening of the storms in the past few minutes.