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NWS Issues Tornado WATCH for West Alabama until 4 p.m.
The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Tornado Watch for much of West Alabama.
This watch includes all of Tuscaloosa County and surrounding communities, and will be in effect until 4 p.m. See the official message from the NWS here:
TORNADO WATCH 144 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE:
AUTAUGA
BIBB
BLOUNT
CALHOUN
CHEROKEE
CHILTON
CHOCTAW
CLARKE
CLAY
CLEBURNE
COOSA
CULLMAN
DALLAS
DEKALB
ETOWAH
FAYETTE
GREENE
HALE
JEFFERSON
LAMAR
MARENGO
MARSHALL
MORGAN
PERRY
PICKENS
SHELBY
ST. CLAIR
SUMTER
TALLADEGA
TUSCALOOSA
WALKER
WASHINGTON
WILCOX
WINSTON
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