Published on: May 3, 2009 at 1:36 PM

Tornado near the Hoover Met on I-459…this is a tornado emergency for the southern part of the Birmingham area…

Will move northeast toward the Galleria and US-31 in Hoover…then northeast toward 280.

Be alert…in Liberty Park…and eventually Leeds…and Moody…

Rotating wall cloud seen at Galleria…

Take cover now!