Real-time Updates for Severe Weather in West Alabama Tuesday, May 20th

A band of severe storms is expected to impact West Alabama Tuesday evening and remain a threat overnight. As the National Weather Service in Birmingham hones in on threats, we'll provide real-time weather updates that affect our readership and listening area.

Look out for here for ongoing updates about watches and warnings as they are issued - we'll send any severe thunderstorm or tornado warnings in our coverage area to our mobile app audience, too.

NWS ISSUES SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WALKER COUNTY

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Walker County in central Alabama...

* Until 1000 PM CDT.

* At 916 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Oakman, or
  near Jasper, moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Jasper, Sumiton, Cordova, Dora, Parrish, Sipsey, Rocky Hollow,
  Burnwell, Beloit, Lynns Park, Barney, Empire, Gamble, and Boldo.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for central
Alabama.

NWS ISSUES TORNADO WATCH FOR 21 ALABAMA COUNTIES

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued its first Tornado Watch for our listening area on Tuesday evening.

The watch is in effect in a number of West Alabama counties, including Bibb, Fayette. Greene. Hale, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa and Walker Counties.

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 309
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
646 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025

ALC007-009-015-019-027-029-055-057-063-065-073-075-093-107-115-
117-119-121-125-127-133-210600-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.A.0309.250520T2346Z-250521T0600Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 309 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL ALABAMA

BIBB                  BLOUNT                CALHOUN              
CHEROKEE              CLAY                  CLEBURNE             
ETOWAH                FAYETTE               GREENE               
HALE                  JEFFERSON             LAMAR                
MARION                PICKENS               SHELBY               
ST. CLAIR             SUMTER                TALLADEGA            
TUSCALOOSA            WALKER                WINSTON              

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALABASTER, ALICEVILLE, ANNISTON, 
ASHLAND, BIRMINGHAM, BRENT, CARROLLTON, CENTRE, CENTREVILLE, 
COLUMBIANA, EUTAW, FAYETTE, GADSDEN, GREENSBORO, HALEYVILLE, 
HAMILTON, HEFLIN, HOOVER, JACKSONVILLE, JASPER, LINEVILLE, 
LIVINGSTON, MOODY, MOUNDVILLE, ONEONTA, PELHAM, PELL CITY, 
SULLIGENT, SYLACAUGA, TALLADEGA, TUSCALOOSA, VERNON, AND YORK.

$$

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RADAR-INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR MARION AND LAMAR COUNTIES

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MARION AND NORTHEASTERN LAMAR COUNTIES...

At 826 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Weston, or near
Hamilton, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Hamilton, Guin, Detroit, Henson Springs, Byrd, Marion County Public
Lake, Rankin Fite Airport, and Pikeville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for northwestern
and west central Alabama.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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LAT...LON 3414 8813 3417 8790 3400 8788 3401 8817
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 268DEG 39KT 3411 8806 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

For ongoing coverage of the threat until it passes, stay connected to the Tuscaloosa Thread.