THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 22 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ALABAMA AUTAUGA BIBB BLOUNT CALHOUN CHEROKEE CHILTON CLAY CLEBURNE COOSA DALLAS ETOWAH JEFFERSON MARENGO PERRY SHELBY ST. CLAIR TALLADEGA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALABASTER, ANNISTON, ASHLAND, BIRMINGHAM, BRENT, CENTRE, CENTREVILLE, CLANTON, COLUMBIANA, DEMOPOLIS, GADSDEN, HEFLIN, HOOVER, JACKSONVILLE, LINDEN, LINEVILLE, MARION, MOODY, ONEONTA, PELHAM, PELL CITY, PRATTVILLE, ROCKFORD, SELMA, SYLACAUGA, TALLADEGA, AND UNIONTOWN.
* AFFECTED AREAS: AUTAUGA, AL … BIBB, AL … BLOUNT, AL … CALHOUN, AL … CHEROKEE, AL … CHILTON, AL … CLAY, AL … CLEBURNE, AL … COOSA, AL … DALLAS, AL … ETOWAH, AL … JEFFERSON, AL … MARENGO, AL … PERRY, AL … ST. CLAIR, AL … SHELBY, AL … TALLADEGA, AL