How It Looks at Noon

BRIEF NOTES AT 12:15 PM:

.....Those showers and thunderstorms over NE Alabama now weaker and moving slowly east and NE but still producing moderate to heavy rain in some areas.

.....In Etowah County, we have an estimate of around two inches of rain in about two hours on the ridge above Noccalula Falls just off Scenic Highway. Doppler radar from Birmingham estimates up to 1.90 inches in the area. Hytop Doppler estimates as much as 2.60. Radar estimates should not be taken as the final word but the estimates are useful.

.....Locally heavy amounts also in scattered spots across Central and East St. Clair County.

.....Lightning over NE Alabama has diminished. (There never was very much) Lightning was reported on the official observation from Fort Payne Airport.

.....Still only a few sprinkles in a few spots around Jefferson County.

.....A nice dry day across West Alabama with lots of sunshine