At 606 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lay Lake, or near Columbiana, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include. Weogufka, Unity, Marble Valley, Moriah, Lay Lake, Strickland Crossroads, and Paint Creek.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 223 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 30 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ALABAMA AUTAUGA BARBOUR BIBB BULLOCK CHAMBERS CHILTON CLAY COOSA DALLAS ELMORE FAYETTE GREENE HALE JEFFERSON LAMAR LEE LOWNDES MACON MARENGO MONTGOMERY PERRY PICKENS PIKE RUSSELL SHELBY SUMTER TALLADEGA TALLAPOOSA TUSCALOOSA WALKER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALABASTER, ALEXANDER CITY, ALICEVILLE, ASHLAND, AUBURN, BIRMINGHAM, BRENT, CARROLLTON, CENTREVILLE, CLANTON, COLUMBIANA, DEMOPOLIS, EUFAULA, EUTAW, FAYETTE, FORT DEPOSIT, GREENSBORO, HOOVER, JASPER, LANETT, LINDEN, LINEVILLE, LIVINGSTON, LOWNDESBORO, MARION, MILLBROOK, MONTGOMERY, MOUNDVILLE, OPELIKA, PELHAM, PHENIX CITY, PRATTVILLE, ROCKFORD, SELMA, SULLIGENT, SYLACAUGA, TALLADEGA, TROY, TUSCALOOSA, TUSKEGEE, UNION SPRINGS, UNIONTOWN, VALLEY, VERNON, WETUMPKA, AND YORK.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 223 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 30 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ALABAMA AUTAUGA BARBOUR BIBB BULLOCK CHAMBERS CHILTON CLAY COOSA DALLAS ELMORE FAYETTE GREENE HALE JEFFERSON LAMAR LEE LOWNDES MACON MARENGO MONTGOMERY PERRY PICKENS PIKE RUSSELL SHELBY SUMTER TALLADEGA TALLAPOOSA TUSCALOOSA WALKER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALABASTER, ALEXANDER CITY, ALICEVILLE, ASHLAND, AUBURN, BIRMINGHAM, BRENT, CARROLLTON, CENTREVILLE, CLANTON, COLUMBIANA, DEMOPOLIS, EUFAULA, EUTAW, FAYETTE, FORT DEPOSIT, GREENSBORO, HOOVER, JASPER, LANETT, LINDEN, LINEVILLE, LIVINGSTON, LOWNDESBORO, MARION, MILLBROOK, MONTGOMERY, MOUNDVILLE, OPELIKA, PELHAM, PHENIX CITY, PRATTVILLE, ROCKFORD, SELMA, SULLIGENT, SYLACAUGA, TALLADEGA, TROY, TUSCALOOSA, TUSKEGEE, UNION SPRINGS, UNIONTOWN, VALLEY, VERNON, WETUMPKA, AND YORK.