Tornado Watch Issued for Several Central Alabama Counties

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Tornado Watch until 6 pm on Thursday, February 3, 2022.

The Watch is in effect for the following counties:

Autauga
Bibb
Chilton
Dallas
Greene
Hale
Jefferson
Lowndes
Marengo
Perry
Pickens
Shelby
Sumter
Tuscaloosa

Also, added into this Tornado Watch are the following counties until 6pm:

Barbour

Bullock

Chambers

Clay

Coosa

Elmore

Lee

Macon

Montgomery

Pike

Randolph

Russell

St. Clair

Talladega

Tallapoosa

WATCH = BE ALERT

I want you to remember the phrase BE ALERT when you hear WATCH associated with any severe weather. The National Weather Service notes that a “Tornado Watch is issued when a severe thunderstorm and tornadoes are possible in and near the watch area. It does not mean that they will occur. It only means they are possible.” Severe Thunderstorms are defined by having “winds of 58 miles per hour or higher and/or hail one inch in diameter or larger.”

(Source) For more information from the National Weather Service, click here.

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Tornado Watch Issued for Several Central Alabama Counties, Including Tuscaloosa

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