Let’s get you updated as of 3:45…
First, we have a report of a small plane crash in western Jefferson County near the Tuscaloosa County line. Occurred on Lock 17 Road. We are told there are no injuries, thankfully. Concord and Brookwood Fire Departments responded. Report came from our Skywatcher John Talbot in Hueytown.
A ;ate report from John says that the pilot landed the plane on a road…a good piece of flymanship.
Could have been weather related with some bad storms in the western part of the county in the last hour.
Now…
Birmingham Metro Area…
Strong storm over eastern sections of the city. An inch of rain so far downtown at our Skycam site. Strongest part passing between Mountain Brook and Irondale, headed ESE. Very heavy rain. Lots of deadly lightning. Chuck Biddinger has his force field up over Roebuck. Northeast sections may get very little. Darn it.
East Alabama…
Big storm in Clay, northern Tallapoosa. Ashland getting it hard.
Persistent storm south of Pell City, about to cross lake. Get in safe shelter around Lake Logan Martin.
Nice little storm between Childersburg and Winterboro…passing north of Sycamore.
West Alabama…
Strong storms from Guin to Winfield down into Fayette County. Will head ESE in general direction of Kansas and Carbon Hill, maybe passing just south of them. Other storms south of Fayette then across northern Tuscaloosa County. They will eventually affect SW Jefferson if they hold togther. They have already puffed out a large outflow boundary that is headed south. This will be a focus for development over the next hour across Tuscaloosa, Shelby and Bibb Counties into Talladega County.
Brian Peters reported 0.43 in Helena in shower around 1 p.m.
Downtown Skycam now 1.08 inches.
Watch out ofr the lightning. Heavy rain will also reduce visibility. There could be some wind gusts to about 35 mph.
