Published on: July 26, 2008 at 10:32 AM

Showers and storms are becoming plentiful across Alabama this morning ahead of an approaching upper level disturbance.

At 10:30, showers and a few storms were…

…in East Alabama over parts of southern Etowah, Calhoun, Cherokee and Cleburne Counties.

…over Blount and Marhsall Counties…this activity is on the increase…

…over western and northwestern Jefferson County…much of Jefferson and Shelby Counties will see rain in the next couple of hours….

…over West Alabama from Lamar and Fayette Counties through Tuscaloosa and into Greene, Sumter and Hale Counties…more actitivity is back in eastern Mississippi around Columbus…

Switching over to the Columbus NEXRAD…stronger storms were over southern Tennessee and northeastern Mississippi around Corinth. These will affect Northwest Alabama later and may become a fairly strong complex of storms for us this afternoon ahead of the disturbance.

There will be good coverage of storms today across Central Alabama. Be on the alert for approaching storms or storms developing in your area. Torrential rains will be likely along with deadly lightning. There will also be the potential for strong gusty winds.