Continuous Severe Thunderstorms Threaten Central Alabama

The National Weather Service (NWS) said it received reports of wind damage in several central Alabama counties as severe storms swept through the state and much of the southeastern United States on Sunday morning, April 19. The NWS Birmingham issued flash flood threat for most of the Alabama and warned of a potential three to five inches of rain. On Sunday afternoon, local media reported apparent wind damage to trees, buildings, homes, and cars in central Alabama. Severe storms were forecasted to continue through Monday morning, the NWS said. The central Alabama town of Clanton was especially hard-hit, with an approximate three inches of rain measured by Sunday afternoon and another few expected during the evening Video filmed in Clanton by local resident Lorie Elam Seales shows a darkening shelf cloud early Sunday morning as the storm approached the area. Credit: Lorie Elam Seales via Storyful Via news.com.au — Australia’s #1 news site https://www.news.com.au