Published on: January 5, 2008 at 6:58 PM

An upper level shortwave is moving across Northwest Mississippi tonight. There is sufficient moisture across northern Mississippi to fuel the development of some elevated storms as the cooler air aloft associated with the trough creates instability.

The storms may hold together enough to make it into Northwest Alabama before 9 p.m.

The heaviest activity is 25 miles southwest of Tupelo where some lightning is showing up.

Over North Alabama, light showers are moves rapidly eastward from St. Clair County, through Blount, Cullman, Morgan and Madison Counties. Ahead of that, some showers are from western Jackson down into Marshall County. Additional showers were over Talladega, Clay and Coosa Counties.