At 727 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Half and inch to one inch of rain has fallen on already saturated ground. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
We are already starting to see showers and thunderstorms moving across the Tennessee Valley this morning, with intense rainfall and plenty of lightning over portions of Franklin and Lawrence counties.
ACTIVE WEATHER: Showers and a few thunderstorms are moving northeast across Alabama early this morning as a warm front lifts northward; heaviest rain is over the northwest part of the state. The middle of the day should be fairly quiet, but we have potential for strong to severe thunderstorms over the northern half of the state late this afternoon and early tonight. SPC has defined a slight risk (level 2/5) of severe storms as far south as Millport, Birmingham, and Jacksonville… a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) is up down to Greensboro, Clanton, and Roanoke.
Flash Flood Watch issued for Colbert, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, and Morgan counties.
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