Severe Weather In Jefferson County + High School Football Poll

Hello again Trussville! I'm back with your daily news digest. Hopefully everyone stays safe amid this nasty weather. Seems like we've had more rain in the last two months than we had all year last year (more on that below). Today in the news, aside from the weather (which you'll read about below also), The Alabama Sports Writers Association football poll was released tpday and there's a new no. 1 ream in Class 6A, and it happens to be undefeated Clay-Chalkville. Read more in the digest below.

First, today's weather:

Heavy t-storms this afternoon. High: 79 Low: 68.

Here are the top stories in Trussville today:

1. All of this rain has the National Weather Service issuing a flash flood watch for most of central Alabama, including Jefferson and St. Clair counties, and has prompted a tornado watch until later Tuesday night. (Birmingham Patch)
2. A 46-14 blowout of previously unbeaten Jackson-Olin on Friday night catapulted Clay-Chalkville into the No. 1 spot in 6A in the latest Alabama Sports Writers Association football poll. (TrussvilleTribune)
3. Total 2021 rainfall in Birmingham is already above the city's normal annual average, and the rain is far from done. (WIAT - CBS42.com)
4. A man was found shot to death in a home in Bessemer Tuesday night. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is trying to find suspects and a motive. (Birmingham Patch)
5. UAB experts say COVID-19 may be waning in Alabama, but the threat is still not over. (WVTM13)

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Trussville Patch Notebook

• 3 Halloween cinema parties that you don't want to miss—including The Rocky Horror Masquerade Ball. (Bham Now)
• Trussville’s Zeke Smith was honored as an Auburn Distinguished Engineer. (Facebook)
• The 4th Annual Trussville Marching Invitational is THIS Saturday, October 9. @tcsfoundation looks forward to hosting these bands for their competition and enjoying exhibition performances by the HTHS Marching Husky Band. (Instagram)
• The Trussville Tribune's selected MVP of last Friday’s area games is Khalid Johnson of @claychalkvillefootball!(Instagram)
• Trussville Public Library's ACT Prep Class is October 16th & 17th. In person. Click the link in their bio to register. (Instagram)

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