Published on: May 8, 2008 at 2:19 PM

A Tornado Warning is in effect for Fayette, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, Walker [AL] till 3:00 PM CDT.

Communities in danger include…Northern Tuscaloosa…Western Jefferson County towns such as Wyndham Springs, Oak Grove up to Graysville and down to Bessemer.

Doppler radar indicates strong rotation 7 miles N of Samantha in northern Tuscaloosa County.

NEW Tornado Warning for southern Blount, northern Jefferson (north of Gardendale and SE Walker Counties. From Sumiton and Sayre over to Bagley…then moving toward Warrior.

From the northern storm in Cullman County…spotter on Lake Dam Road reports funnel cloud. Tornado warning continues for Cullman until 3 p.m.