Published on: July 12, 2008 at 9:02 AM

Showers are starting to pop up quickly over the northeastern quarter of Alabama on this Saturday morning.

They extend generally from Madison and Jackson Counties down through Marshall, Cullman and Blount Counties and on into NE Jefferson County. They are even now popping up as far south as Columbiana in Shelby County.

A little lightning from a shower that briefly pulsed up southeast of Huntsville along US-431 and up in northern Jackson County along the Tennessee border.

Look for some lightning up in northern Cullman County shortly, from a cell passing north of Vinemont. Northeast Jefferson stuff may be getting a little heavier too, and could put down some lightning also.

Movement is southeast at about 10 mph.

Showers will continue generally east of I-65 and north of US-280 through the morning hours. Activity is expected to be hit or miss the rest of the day, driven by heating and left over boundaries from yesterday’s actviity.