5:00 O'clock Update

Here is a review of what is going on with the main thunderstorms at 5 pm:

NW ALABAMA
Strong storms with locally heavy rain in scattered spots from Fayette County northward to Colbert County

SOUTH ALABAMA
Main storms over Wilxox and Monroe County

SE ALABAMA
A band of thunderstorms extends from Elba northeastward to Phenix City. A number of the storms producing locally heavy rain.

ELSEWHERE
We are concerned by a line of thunderstorms in East Central Mississippi moving ESE toward West Alabama's Lamar and Pickens County.

GREATER BIRMINGHAM
No real strong storms within a 50 mile radius of the city at 5 o'clock.

Because of a low pressure area aloft, the thunderstorms are moving in various directions in different parts of the state.