That line of showers and thunderstorms continues to move SE across North/Central Alabama.
At 5:20 p.m., the line extended from North Walker County to south of Cullman across North Blount County to DeKalb County. The strongest storms were over DeKalb and North Cherokee County.
The NWS/Birmingham posted a Significant Weather Alert for Cherokee County in NE Alabama until 6:00 p.m. Thunderstorms were growing stronger 6 miles NW of Gaylesville or about 7 miles NW of Cedar Bluff and moving east at 10 mph. This storm will affect the following communities:
Cedar Bluff
Gaylesville
New Moon
Fullerton
Earlier these storms produced wind gusts to 50 mph at Huntsville Airport and 52 mph at the Decatur Airport. Over on the west side of the state, the strong storm that was over South Lamar County moved down into North Pickens County, but it is not as strong as earlier. Some of these showers and storms could reach the Birmingham area by around 6:00 p.m., but overall the storms will weaken in an hour or so.
