Published on: January 26, 2012 at 10:00 AM

We still believe the highest risk of severe weather remains over South and Southeast Alabama, but we will also be watching East-Central Alabama just in case…

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 18 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 26 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL ALABAMA

AUTAUGA BIBB CHILTON
COOSA DALLAS ELMORE
LOWNDES MONTGOMERY PERRY
SHELBY ST. CLAIR TALLADEGA

IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA

CALHOUN CHAMBERS CLAY
CLEBURNE LEE MACON
RANDOLPH RUSSELL TALLAPOOSA

IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA

BARBOUR BULLOCK PIKE

IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA

HALE MARENGO

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…ALABASTER…ALEXANDER CITY…
ANNISTON…ASHLAND…AUBURN…BRENT…CENTREVILLE…CLANTON…
COLUMBIANA…DEMOPOLIS…EUFAULA…FORT DEPOSIT…GREENSBORO…
HEFLIN…JACKSONVILLE…LANETT…LINDEN…LINEVILLE…
LOWNDESBORO…MARION…MILLBROOK…MONTGOMERY…MOODY…
MOUNDVILLE…OPELIKA…PELHAM…PELL CITY…PHENIX CITY…
PRATTVILLE…ROANOKE…ROCKFORD…SELMA…SYLACAUGA…TALLADEGA…
TROY…TUSKEGEE…UNION SPRINGS…UNIONTOWN…
VALLEY AND WETUMPKA.