Quick Progress Report Notes

* That long line of intense thunderstorms that bugged us all night has begun to weaken considerably.

* By the time the line of storms reached Birmingham, vivid lightning was the main problem. Jefferson and surrounding counties came under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning and a Flash Flood Warning.

* At 7:15 this morning, that line of storms had already scooted eastward through the immediate Birmingham area and was over near the Jefferson/St. Clair County line.

* The line of storms extends now from East Cullman County into extreme East Jefferson County and through Eastern Shelby County. Only the extreme east part of Jefferson County is now under the gun–places like Trussville where there is vivid lightning and house-shaking thunder, West of downtown Birmingham, the storms have weakened greatly and mostly over.

* This line of storms has had a long history of producing very large hail. We will be interested in getting follow up reports from NW Walker County, where it was described as a major hail event.

* Final note: So if you live west of I-65, most of the rough weather is over. All the thunderstorms are not completely gone, but the main line has passed.

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