More pictures from today's storm that moved through Talladega County this afternoon. A rare July tornado warning was in effect. These images are from ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Brandon Robinson...

Here are some pictures of the storm that prompted a tornado warning for Talladega County late this afternoon... thanks to ABC 33/40 Skywatcher Stephan Frank for sharing the images:

Line of very strong thunderstorms at 8 o'clock tonight was down in SE Alabama. From east of Montgomery over to Tuskegee and Auburn. Moving SE.

Lots of lightning and downpours of rain.

NWS had Lee County under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 8 PM.

Rain lingers 50 to 80 miles behind the line of storms.

SELECTED RAINFALL FROM TODAY
0.52 at Birmingham Airport (peak wind gust 55 MPH at 4 PM)
0.48 at Muscle Shoals
0.63 in Pinson
0.58 in NE Trussville
0.42 in Albertville
0.31 in Huntsville
0.94 at Crumly Chapel
0.48 at Alabaster
1.50 at Steele (North St. Clair County)

Up in the Tennessee Valley, where the clouds and storms got an earlier start, the high was only 81 in Decatur and Huntsville.

The line of strong thunderstorms that moved down across much of North and Central Alabama this afternoon was pushing into the SE part of the state this evening.

At 7 PM, the main line of storms was mainly along the Prattville-Wetumpka-Dadeville line and then to north of Lafayette.

Moving toward the SE.

Still lots of fresh lightning strokes in these storms. Gusty winds and quick downpours.

A steady rain lingers far behind the line as far north as the Tuscaloosa-Cullman-Gadsden area.

Another strong thunderstorm SE of Meridian was moving SE toward North Choctaw County in SW Alabama.

Some early rainfall amounts from today:

1.18 inches at Bankhead Lock and Dam (NE Tuscaloosa County)
1.07 at Blue Pond (Cherokee County)
1.20 at Lay Dam
1.24 at Manchester (Walker County)
1.11 at Oneonta
1.45 at Steele (North St. Clair County)
0.24 on Rex lake Road, Leeds area

Lots of big thunderstorms across Alabama this afternoon, but as the afternoon heating has abated, they are slowly coming under control.

At 6 PM, a long broken and uneven line of strong thunderstorms extended all the way across Central Alabama roughly from Livingston to Clanton, Rockford, Ashland and Heflin.

Scattered strong thunderstorms were in progress will south of the main line ocer South Central and Southeast Alabama.

Some of the strongest storms were:

+ Along the Bibb-Perry County line
+ Central and North Chilton County
+ Western Clay County into Cleburne

All the thunderstorms moving toward the south and southeast.

TUSCALOOSA-BIRMINGHAM-ANNISTON-GADSDEN AREAS

The strongest storms now well south of those cities. However, a steady rain and some thunder lingers behind across places like Jefferson and Cullman County.

Tornado Warning posted for Talladega County late this afternoon by NWS, Birmingham. No confirmed report of it touching down. A significant tornado in mid-summer in Alabama is extremely rare.

Scattered straight line wind damage over several counties. No major damage.

50 MPH seemed to be the wind gust of choice this afternoon.

We will post some rainfall amounts after the reports are complete after 7 PM.

The Tornado Warning for Talladega County will expire at 5:15 p.m. It will be replaced by a severe thunderstorm warning for Clay County. Goes until 5:45 p.m.

A line of storms is pushing southeastward across Central Alabama. Let's take a tour...

Signiificant weather alert now for much of Central Alabama...

Talladega/Clay...storm that showed rotation and produced a funnel cloud in Talladega County is passing into Clay County. It will pass near Ashland and Lineville.

The rotation occurred at the leading edge of a gust front, or the tremendous outflow of air rishing out of a thunderstorm. These types of tornadoes are called "gustnadoes."

Calhoun/Cleburne..strong storms over much of Calhoun, moving into Cleburne County...strongest near Jacksonville...

Storng storms moving across Shelby and into Bibb County...but they have weakened some.

Very strong storms over Greene moving into Hale Counties...strongest near Boligee...

Strong storms over northern Chilton County, northwest of Jemison...

Storms are moving out of Tuscaloosa County.

Moderate rain and occasonal thunder is over northern Jefferson County but most of the storms have moved out of the county. 0.43 inches at the BHM airport so far. 0.31 here.

Trained weather spotter reports a funnel cloud at 5:01 near Waldo in Talladega County....

Tornado warning for Talladega County until 5:15 p.m.

It is moving east southeast toward Ashland and Lineville in Clay County.

Clay County should be alert...

TORNADO WARNING for Talladega County...thanks to that inpressive wind producing thunderstorm that is moving out of St. Clair County.

Pretty intense storm just southwest of Talladega, moving southeast. It will pass near or just south of Waldo and near Chandler Springs.

Take cover NOW Talladega County...

This thunderstorm complex has a history of producing wind damage, including tree and power line damage. Winds gusted to 55 mph at the Birmingham Airport as it passed.

A big tree was reported down on Camp Oliver Road in the Bessemer area.

Two reports of trees and power lines down in Ashville and Springville.

Reports of tree down and on fire in Clay.

It's a severe thunderstorm warning and it goes until 445 p.m. It is for the Central Part of the County.

The strongest storms are north and east of the City of Tuscaloosa, although rain and thunder is over much of the county.

In St. Clair County, where a warning is in effect, activity extends from west of Ashville down to Odenville and Branchville. It is moving east and southeast. It is associated with very strong winds. Winds gusted to 55 mph at the Birmingham Airport as this system passed.

Another intense cell is north of Gainesville along the Tombigbee River. Watch out for that storm.

All of these pusle type storms will be able to produce strong gusty winds. It they build up a huge amount of precipitation in the atmosphere, it can crash to Earth and spread out in the form of a powerful microburst. That is waht was happening across the Birmingham matro area.

Otherwise, beneficial rains are occurring over a wide area. We are thankful for them.

The stroms over Central Alabama are producing some nasty wind gusts this afternoon.

Winds just gusted to 55 mph at the Birmingham Airport.

I have been observing sustained winds of 35-40 mph from time to time in Trussville, with gusts over 40.

Winds have blown over awnings at the Barber Motorsports Park where an event is being held.

There are numerous reports of trees down over Walker, Winston and northern Jefferson Counties.

The acitivity is moving into St. Clair County. A severe thunderstorm warning has just been issued for St. Clair County. Significant weather alerts are in effect all along the rest of the line as it moves east and southeastward.

Take cover as these dangerous storms approach your area. Minor wind damage is possible, along with torrential rains. Very heavy rain my location now in Trussville. One hour rainfall rates are around 1 inch with the line, with some localized higher amounts.