Showers cover the northwestern quarter of Alabama and northeastern Mississippi late this morning.
They are over the area north of I-59 and west of I-65 generally.
Heavy storms are over northwestern Tuscaloosa back through Pickens County over to near Columbus MS.
This activity is moving east northeast in the general direction of the Birmingham Metro area. It is riding along an instability boundary that extends just south of the Birmingham area.
With a few breaks in the clouds, instability will slowly increase mainly in areas south of Birmingham.
Some showers are west of Mulga over western Jefferson County.
The heaviest rain should reach the Birmingham area between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m.
There is a good deal of lightning with the storms. They are not expected to become severe, but small hail and gusty winds may occur.
