Bullock, Lee, and Macon Counties Added to Tornado Watch
The tornado watch will continue until 2 a.m.
The tornado watch will continue until 2 a.m.
If you are in the tornado watch, remain weather aware until your county is cleared.
The rotation has weakened…but could spin back up…
This confirmed tornado will move near Riderville, Plantersville, and Parnell.
The rotation has really tightened up on the storm in eastern Perry County. It is about to cross into extreme northern Dallas County. Then into southwestern Chilton County.
The prefrontal trough is pushing eastward across West Central and North Central Alabama tonight. The back end of the severe weather threat is the line of showers and storms that extends from Jackson through western Marshall, western Blount, western Jefferson, and eastern Tuscaloosa counties.
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
Despite ongoing rain and storms in North and Central Alabama, the potential for severe weather, including tornadoes and damaging winds, continues into late night, with conditions improving in some areas according to the latest updates from the National Weather Service.
The latest update indicates that a cluster of strong thunderstorms over west-central Alabama may intensify in the next hour or two, posing a risk of a few tornadoes and wind damage.
As of now, the rain and storms in North/Central Alabama are relatively well-behaved, with most of the rainfall occurring along and south of the I-20 corridor in a few clusters.
There is currently an enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms in several areas, including far eastern Ohio and portions of the Tennessee Valley and Southeastern states.
The National Weather Service has issued Tornado Watch 82 until 2 AM CDT Wednesday for 33 counties in Central Alabama, and 4 counties in North Alabama.
Strong to severe storms are currently impacting North Alabama, bringing significant weather hazards. Meanwhile, portions of Central Alabama are experiencing steady rain and non-severe storms. Thankfully, the rest of the region remains relatively calm.
A severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Hazel Green, moving northeast at 40 mph. Funnel clouds have been previously reported with this storm.