Published on: July 6, 2008 at 6:38 AM

Showers and storms are breaking out over West Central Alabama this morning.

At 6:35, the heaviest storms were over Greene County, about to move into Hale County. A significant weather alert was in effect. Additional storms were over Lowndes County, MS, about to move into Pickens County. Columbus MS was reporting a thunderstorm with heavy rain.

Moderate showers covered much of Lamar and Fayette County, with heavy rain around Fayette.

Showers were forming across Walker County, with the heaviest rain around Saragossa, or between Jasper and Carbon Hill on US-78. Showers were moving into western Jefferson County.

Acyivity was moving southeast. Some of it will affect the Birmingham metro between now and 9 a.m.