Rain Shifting East--Evening Update

At 7:20 this evening, most of the rain in Alabama had shifted into the east half of the state.

It was mostly east of the Birmingham-Centreville-Selma area. Some of the heaviest was over Chambers County in the Lafayette area.

Lightning has greatly diminished except in Extreme SW Alabama.

Today's rainfall amounts so far:

0.90 at Birmingham Airport
0.77 at Shelby County Airport
0.74 at Decatur
0.53 in Huntsville
0.93 at Muscle Shoals
0.70 at Ashville
0.94 at Bankhead Lock & Dam
0.75 at Gorgas
0.70 at Hollins (Clay County)
0.54 at Oneonta
0.51 at Jasper
0.79 at Steele
1.10 at Holt (East edge of Tuscaloosa)
Slightly over one inch in Bluff Park (Birmingham area)

Based on radar estimates, some of the heaviest rain fell in NW Alabama over the SE corner of Marion County and the SW corner of Winston County between Natural Bridge and Winfield. Possibly around three inches in that area.

Look for Bill Murrays complete discussion and 7-day forecast later this evening.