The NWS has issued a severe thunderstorm watch now for Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Fayette, Jefferson, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Winston [AL] till 9:00 PM CDT.
Here are the Alabama Counties.

