Live Severe Weather Updates to Help Alabamians Stay Aware

Townsquare Media is providing live severe weather updates to help keep Alabamians aware of current conditions.

Tornado Watch Information

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Tornado Watch for Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Jefferson, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, and Tuscaloosa counties until 4:00 p.m.

This means that conditions are favorable for a tornado.  Stay weather aware and know your safe place and shelter plan if a tornado warning is issued.

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The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning [wind: 60 MPH (RADAR INDICATED), hail: <.75 IN (RADAR INDICATED)] for Bibb, Blount, Hale, Jefferson till 12:45 PM CST

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> EXPIRED < The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning [wind: 60 MPH (RADAR INDICATED), hail: <.75 IN (RADAR INDICATED)] for Pickens [AL] till 11:15 AM CST

> EXPIRED < The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning [wind: 60 MPH (RADAR INDICATED), hail: <.75 IN (RADAR INDICATED)] for Fayette, Lamar, Marion [AL] till 10:45 AM CST

> EXPIRED < The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning [wind: 60 MPH (RADAR INDICATED), hail: <.75 IN (RADAR INDICATED)] for Fayette, Walker, Winston [AL] till 11:45 AM CST

> EXPIRED < The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Tornado Watch for Fayette and Winston counties until 1:00 p.m.

> EXPIRED < BMX cancels Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Tuscaloosa [AL]

> EXPIRED < The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Tornado Watch for Walker County until 1:00 p.m.

8 a.m. Update from James Spann

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a TORNADO WATCH until 1 p.m.

This means that conditions are favorable for a tornado.  Stay weather aware and know your safe place and shelter plan if a tornado warning is issued.

Counties under the tornado watch: Fayette, Lamar, Marion, Walker, and Winston.

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Today, there is the potential for severe thunderstorms and windy conditions. Also, the timing of this severe weather threat has been pushed back a few hours as well.

James Spann, ABC 33/40, and Townsquare Media Tuscaloosa Chief Meteorologist said that the “SPC has now defined an "enhanced risk" (level 3/5) of severe thunderstorms for the northeast corner of the state, from Gadsden and Weiss Lake north to Fort Payne and Scottsboro. A "slight risk" (level 2/5) extends as far south as Camden and Eufaula, and the rest of South Alabama is in a "marginal risk" (level 1/5).”

Timing

At this time conditions indicate that this will be a fast-paced weather system and the updated timing is from 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Spann mentions that “the severe threat is somewhat conditional; there is a layer of warmer air aloft acting as a capping inversion, which is a limiting factor. And, the shear is so strong that it might prevent sustained updrafts. But, if storms can overcome these factors they will be capable of producing strong, potentially damaging straight-line winds and a few tornadoes.”

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Gradient Winds

Don’t forget there is a wind advisory for our area until 9 p.m. and there is the possibility of gradients winds outside of thunderstorm activity.

Click here for the updated information on the Wind Advisory for our area.

Wind Advisory: Gusts Up to 50 MPH Expected in Alabama on Friday

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