Published on: January 29, 2010 at 10:20 PM

Some elevated thunderstorms have formed late this evening in the warm advection pattern ahead of a surface low over West Central Alabama tonight.

Lightning was observed from the Shelby County Airport. Lightning data has detected a few flashes near Columbiana.

The elevated thunderstorms will spread northeast into Talladega, Clay, Calhoun and Cleburne Counties.

Additional showers and storms will likely form to the southeast of a line from Calera to Anniston.

Some heavier rain is over Southeast Alabama.