Published on: November 22, 2007 at 12:24 AM

We are into the first hour of Thanksgiving and stronmg thunderstorms continue to roam across North Alabama.

At 12:30 am, the line of intense thunderstorms extended from Huntsville to west of hrtselle and then SW to Fayette and Double Springs.

Some of the stronger storms were:

Huntsville area
Winston County
NW Walker County.

The line continues to move eastward along a sharp cold front. Little change in intensity and little or no decrease in lightning return from the storms. ABC 33/40 skywatchers report vivid lightning.

At one time rain was falling at the rate of 3 inches per hour along US 72 in Limestone County. 0.80 had been measured.