Published on: January 8, 2008 at 8:50 PM

Strong thunderstorms, with plenty of lightning now moving into the Birmingham area and the line of storms extends down to just east of Tuscaloosa.

Much vivid lightning and heavy downpours of rain but so far no formal warning.

These storms will probably be out of both Tuscaloosa and jefferson County by 10 PM or so.

Overll, the storms have weakened some and the line is not nearly as solid.

The ABC 33/40 Skywatcher for Gorgas reports 1.51 inches of rain tonight.

Sharp cloud-to-ground lightning now in NE Trussville