The tornado watch has been extended eastward to include Talladega, Calhoun, Clay, Cleberne, Cherokee and Randolph Counties.
It is canceled for Marion and Lamar, as well as Fayette, Pickens and Winston Counties.
It continues until 2 a.m. for Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa and Walker Counties in Central Alabama as well as Cullman, Marshall, Limestone, madison and Jackson Counties in North Alabama.
All along this line, 50-60 mph winds are likely.
The storms are expected to slowly weaken as it moves into eastern Alabama, but it is still packing a punch.
1/2 inch of rain in 8 minutes in Coker according to Ronald Hughes.
Temperatures are dropping quickly behind the line It fell to 62F in Tuscaloosa in about 5 minutes with a sustained wind to 40 mph at our Skycam in downtown Tuscaloosa.
