Published on: May 2, 2009 at 6:20 PM

Cell 1…in Fayette County…big cell between Fayette and Newtonville…crossing highway 171…has hook and Doppler rotation…moving a little south of east…will pass near New Lexington…big hail core now…2.5 inch hail possible…will pass north of Samantha…

Cell 2…about 5 miles WNW of Oakman…into Walker County now…slow moving storm along just north of Highway 18…toward Oakman and Marketa…eventually toward Parrish.

There is an intensifying storm following on the heels of this one…

Tornado warning in effect for Fayette, Walker and northern Tuscaloosa.

Tornado watch til 9 pm for most of North Alabama.