HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO MONROEVILLE… One of the stronger storms currently in progress across the region is happening near Monroeville and Mexia in the middle of Monroe County. This storm is producing quite a bit of lightning and heavy rain as it moves eastward.
STORMS UNDER SEVERE LIMITS FOR NOW… Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms remain under severe limits as of 4:16PM. Storms are drifting east and producing heavy rain in isolated spots across our region.
I’ll keep watching radar trends.
Other than the severe storm rolling through southern Barbour County in southeast Alabama, storms have remained below severe limits so far. Heavy downpours are happening near Straughn, Gantt, Paul, Melrose, Toddtown, Megargal, and Appleton as of 3:20PM. pic.twitter.com/py9tnjfnKu
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) June 20, 2019
MORE STORMS POPPING UP… Scattered showers and thunderstorms continue to bubble up and drift eastward across much of south Alabama this afternoon. Storms are not happening in every locale, but where rain is happening, it’s heavy rain in most cases. There also have been cloud-to-ground lightning strikes observed in some of the stronger storms.
I’ll keep monitoring radar trends over the next few hours and bring you updates here in the RedZone Weather app as needed. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch continues for all of our inland south Alabama counties until 9PM.
Just because the Watch is not a Tornado Watch doesn't mean you can downplay it. Folks, straight-line winds ? can cause as much damage as a tornado?! All it could take is 1 tree on your house to change your life. PLEASE take Severe Thunderstorm Watches/Warnings seriously! #alwx
— NWS Birmingham (@NWSBirmingham) June 20, 2019
