The NWS has extended the severe thunderstorm watch to include Blount, Calhoun, Chilton, Etowah, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair and Talladega Counties till 10:00 PM CDT.
The watch continues for Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marion, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston Counties till 10:00 PM CDT.