Housekeeping Items

Our line has definitely weakened a bit in the past few minutes from Gadsden to the south.

Severe thunderstorm warning continues for Jackson and northern DeKalb Counties til 245 pm and much of the rest of DeKalb county til 230 p.m…but this activity is into Cherokee County now or is much weaker.

instability is best from south and east of Birmingham, but the better shear is departing to the north quickly. It is good not to have the two working in tandem.

Still, eastern sections from Fort Payne down to Alabaster, then south to Clanton and points east continue to have a threat for severe weather this afternoon. The tornado watch has been canceled for Bibb, Blount and Jefferson Counties. Anywhere behind the line is safe now.

The tornado watch continues until 5 for Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Etowah, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega and Tallapoosa Counties.

Some reports…

…emergency mngr reports NON-TSTM WND DMG at 01:20 PM CST — power lines blown down along 20th ave north in Birmingham

…Emergency mngr reports NON-TSTM WND DMG at 01:22 PM CST — power lines were blown down in Center Point.

…Florence [Lauderdale Co, AL] emergency mngr reports NON-TSTM WND DMG at 11:20 AM CST — a tree fell on a house at the intersection of Pine street and Tuscaloosa street.

…Athens…Limestone Co… law enforcement reports TSTM WND DMG at 12:10 PM CST — Athens police department reported a tree knocked down at the intersection of east street and Forrest street.
…5 miles SSE of Huntsville [Madison Co, AL] emergency mngr reports TSTM WND DMG at 12:13 PM CST — a tree was blown down on Valley view road, south of Lilly Flag road.

…Ardmore [Limestone Co, AL] law enforcement reports TSTM WND DMG at 12:20 PM CST — a tree was blown down on a house in the Ardmore community.

…Hazel Green [Madison Co, AL] amateur radio reports TSTM WND DMG at 12:26 PM CST — damage to a tin roof near ready Section road and Steven Green road was reported.

…Huntland [Franklin Co, TN] emergency mngr reports TSTM WND DMG at 12:31 PM CST — a portion of the roof was blown off the Huntland high school gymnasium.

…Dellrose [Lincoln Co, TN] amateur radio reports TSTM WND DMG at 12:45 PM CST — numerous reports of trees down on the western side of the county.

…Crane Hill [Cullman Co, AL] emergency mngr reports TSTM WND DMG at 01:15 PM CST — trees were blown down along County Road 222 in the southwestern portion of the county.

…Brookside [Jefferson Co, AL] emergency mngr reports NON-TSTM WND DMG at 01:24 PM CST — a few trees were blown down near Republic Road in Brookside.

…Palmerdale [Jefferson Co, AL] emergency mngr reports NON-TSTM WND DMG at 01:24 PM CST — a large tree was blown down and blocking a road near highway 75 in Palmerdale.

…Fultondale [Jefferson Co, AL] emergency mngr reports NON-TSTM WND DMG at 01:26 PM CST — a large light pole was blown down on interstate 65 south near Mount Olive Road.

Gadsden [Etowah Co, AL] emergency mngr reports NON-TSTM WND DMG at 01:50 PM CST — a tractor trailer was blown off the road and overturned in South Gadsden.

So…all in all…another pretty lucky day. Not so in Oklahoma…where the death toll stands at 8 confirmed fatalities in Carter County.

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