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The main line of storms have pushed down to the I-85 corridor in the southeastern parts of Central Alabama, but those are staying behaved at the moment.
As of 10:10 am, the line of rain and storms has pushed through much of Central Alabama and is now approaching the I-85 corridor in the southeastern parts of the area.
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NWS Birmingham has canceled the Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Bibb, Calhoun, Cherokee, Hale, and Shelby counties, and continues the watch until 10:00 am for Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, and Talladega counties.
NWS Birmingham continues the Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 10:00 am for the following counties in Central Alabama: Bibb, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Hale, Randolph, Shelby, and Talladega. The watch has been canceled for Etowah, Greene, St. Clair, and Sumter counties.
The latest update from the Storm Prediction Center is out and there has been an increase in area to the Slight Risk for severe storms (level 2 of 5). The Slight Risk now includes locations inside a line from Cedar Bluff to Pelham to Montevallo to Dadeville to Valley.
At 750 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Maylene, or 8 miles northwest of Montevallo, moving east at 40 mph.
At 737 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Ragland to Coosa Island, moving east at 55 mph.
The line of rain and storms that is stretching across the and just south of the I-59 corridor as of 7:33 am continues in a trend of generalized weakening as cloud cover over the area out ahead of the line will limit and rise in instability, along with wind shear that will begin to weaken as well.
At 713 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Barber Motorsports Park, or near Leeds, moving east at 60 mph.
NWS Birmingham continues the Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, and Tuscaloosa counties until 10:00 am. The watch has been canceled for Pickens and Walker counties.
Here are the latest counties in the tornado and the severe thunderstorm watch over Alabama.
At 613 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cordova, moving east at 50 mph.
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