My Home County

Severe Thunderstorm Warning extended for Hale County, where I grew up, until 6:45 pm. Nows includes the entire county...not just the north part as in the earlier warning.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning also in effect until 6:45 for NE Greene County.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been cancelled for a number of counties in the northern part of the watch area. They are:

Clay....Randolph...Walker...Fayette...Shelby...Jefferson...St. Clair...Lamar....and Talladega Counties.

Checked with Moundville Police around 5:45. They reported very heavy rain at that time with strong winds. At least one tree down in Moundville.

0.72 rainfall reported at the ABC 33/40 WeatherNet site in East Tuscaloosa.
0.56 rainfall for Riverchase at 3340 main studios.

3340 Weather Watcher at Taylorville south of Tuscaloosa reports 1.02 inches of rain. For a time the rain was coming down at the rate of 5.63 inches an hour!
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on May 20, 2005, 5:29 pm
Well here in Alabaster the rain has stoped and the sky is partly cloudy, my rainfall is 0.28. Not much rain but the wind got to 25 M.P.H.

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