Here are some more counties removed from the tornado watch…Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, Jefferson and St. Clair.
The tornado Watch continues for Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton, Clay, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, Talladega and Tallapoosa Counties.
The thunderstorms are pushing further south and generally going downhill. There are still a few decent ones in the following locations…across Tuscaloosa County, into Shelby, Clay, Coosa, Talladega, Tallapoosa, then into souther Chambers and Lee Counties.
A single severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for Barbour, Bullock and Russell Counties in Southeast Alabama.
The actviity will continue to push southward and diminish. You still could see some action in the tornado watch area…but it looks unlikley. Still…people in the tornado watch area should monitor the weather until their counties are cleared.
It will get quite windy today thanks to the strong low that caused all the bad weather. A Lake Wind Advisory will be in effect today starting at 10 a.m. for Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Marion, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston Counties. It goes until 7:00 PM CDT. Winds will average 12-22 mph out of the northwest later today.
The Tennessee Valley Counties have their own Lake Wind Advisory.
Happy Mother’s Day to all you moms! It will be a day spent cleaning up a mess from Oklahoma through Missouri into Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia. At least 19 fatalities have been reported. So far none in Alabama.
Thanks for sticking with us through the night.
