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Showers and thunderstorms will continue to track northeast across Central Alabama through the early evening hours.  The storms should remain below severe limits, but expect frequent cloud to ground lightning. and heavy rain.  Most of the activity should diminish after sunset.  The thunderstorm coverage will not be as extensive tonight as [...]

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We’re monitoring a good coverage of thunderstorms this afternoon. The heaviest rainfall is associated with storms located over Hale, Sumter, and Marengo Counties. Elsewhere, we’re monitoring more widely scattered downpours over central and eastern Alabama, mainly south of I-20. One of the main hazards out there today will continue to be the dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning. [...]

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It is time for a radar update. Spotty showers and thunderstorms are developing across our area. At the time of this update the greatest concentration of rain and storms was located across the Black Belt. Other heavy downpours were located between Sumiton and Gardendale, north of Marvel, north of Columbiana, north of Rockford, and right [...]

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It’s another day with a chance of scattered showers.  However, I don’t believe we will see the intense rainfall like we saw yesterday in Tuscaloosa and Anniston.  Flash flood warnings were issued in parts of downtown Tuscaloosa last night as severe thunderstorms developed.  Anniston saw over 2-inches of rainfall in a 36-hour period.  Look for scattered [...]

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The first picture of the cloud to ground lightning was sent in by viewer David Turner. This was taken over the T/A and Wilco Truckstops in the eastern part of Tuscaloosa County in Cottondale (Fred Hunters Territory). The second image displaying the cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning was one of many pics shared by viewer Nathan [...]

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This is a picture of 13th street in Tuscaloosa on the far south end of the UA campus near the railroad tracks and Shelby Park. This picture was taken around 11:00 p.m. and it shows the flash flooding that occurred because of torrential rains associated with last nights thunderstorms. Tuscaloosa Police have portions of the [...]

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For the second night in a row thunderstorms continue to rumble well into the night across Alabama. A flash flood warning is in place for Tuscaloosa County through 1:00 a.m. and a severe thunderstorm warning is in place through 10:30 p.m. There is lots of lightning associated with the storms west of I-65 tonight. The [...]

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Expect rain and storms to continue through the early evening.  The most active storms will remain north of I-20 and continue tracking to the north.  The primary threats will be small hail, gusty winds, and frequent lightning.  The sky will be cloudy tonight with lows around 75.  Areas that received rain [...]

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From the National Weather Service Huntsville -  one person was killed and four injured from a lightning strike at Honeycomb Campground in Guntersville.  This happened between 4:30-4:35pm yesterday. 
The main danger with Summertime thunderstorms is cloud to ground lightning.   A couple of simple tips that will keep you safe – if you hear thunder go inside and wait [...]

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