Published on: May 16, 2009 at 12:05 AM

Intense storms over eastern Jefferson County at the midnight hour, from Irondale to Trussville to Pinson.

They are producing frequent, heavy lightning and steady moderate to heavy rain.

They are slowly beginning to weaken now but will be loud and wet for a little while longer.

But looking to the south, more storms were building once again from Alabaster to Medowbrook. These storms were moving northeast toward Lake Purdy and Leeds again.

M ore storms were moving from NW Chilton into southern Shelby county, approaching Montevallo and Calera. Others were approaching Columbiana.

Moderate rain covers much of Coosa through Tallapoosa and Chambers Counties in East Alabama.