The weather sure has calmed down across Alabama early this evening. At 7:30, there were almost no thunderstorms in the state.
The strong storms that were over NE Alabama late this afternoon, causing some flash flooding and a bit of wind damage, have all migrated into Georgia.
Looks good for tonight's fireworks unless some storms form suddenly. We doubt that very much.
A few notes on what happened:
Late this afternoon in Etowah County four lanes of US-431 were closed in the Attalla for 45 minutes due to flooding. Well over 2 inches of rain fell in several parts of the Gadsden area.
Also in NE Alabama in Cherokee County, off US-411 5 miles west of the Georgia border, several trees were uprooted in a yard. One tree fell on a house, another one beside the house tearing down a power line. Still another falling tree drove a ladder through the windshield of a car. A shed was also torn down.
In extreme North Alabama earlier this afternoon, quarter-size hail was reported in the Anderson community in Lauderdale County. Quarter-size hail was also reported in the SE part of Huntsville in Madison County.
The strong storms that were over NE Alabama late this afternoon, causing some flash flooding and a bit of wind damage, have all migrated into Georgia.
Looks good for tonight's fireworks unless some storms form suddenly. We doubt that very much.
A few notes on what happened:
Late this afternoon in Etowah County four lanes of US-431 were closed in the Attalla for 45 minutes due to flooding. Well over 2 inches of rain fell in several parts of the Gadsden area.
Also in NE Alabama in Cherokee County, off US-411 5 miles west of the Georgia border, several trees were uprooted in a yard. One tree fell on a house, another one beside the house tearing down a power line. Still another falling tree drove a ladder through the windshield of a car. A shed was also torn down.
In extreme North Alabama earlier this afternoon, quarter-size hail was reported in the Anderson community in Lauderdale County. Quarter-size hail was also reported in the SE part of Huntsville in Madison County.