Published on: March 23, 2013 at 6:43 PM

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A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for all the counties in the Birmingham CWA until 2 AM. Strong and severe thunderstorms are developing and moving into West Alabama. The main threat from these initial storms will be very large hail, but as we head through the night, a damaging wind event may develop.

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
61 UNTIL 2 AM CDT SUNDAY WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH 58. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS

IN ALABAMA THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL ALABAMA

DALLAS LOWNDES MONTGOMERY

IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA

BARBOUR BULLOCK PIKE

IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA

MARENGO SUMTER

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…DEMOPOLIS…EUFAULA…
FORT DEPOSIT…LINDEN…LIVINGSTON…LOWNDESBORO…MONTGOMERY…
SELMA…TROY…UNION SPRINGS AND YORK.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
61 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 31 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL ALABAMA

AUTAUGA BIBB BLOUNT
CHILTON COOSA ELMORE
JEFFERSON PERRY SHELBY
ST. CLAIR TALLADEGA WALKER

IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA

CALHOUN CHAMBERS CLAY
CLEBURNE LEE MACON
RANDOLPH RUSSELL TALLAPOOSA

IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA

CHEROKEE ETOWAH

IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA

MARION WINSTON

IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA

FAYETTE GREENE HALE
LAMAR PICKENS TUSCALOOSA

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…ALABASTER…ALEXANDER CITY…
ALICEVILLE…ANNISTON…ASHLAND…AUBURN…BIRMINGHAM…BRENT…
CARROLLTON…CENTRE…CENTREVILLE…CLANTON…COLUMBIANA…
EUTAW…FAYETTE…GADSDEN…GREENSBORO…HALEYVILLE…HAMILTON…
HEFLIN…HOOVER…JACKSONVILLE…JASPER…LANETT…LINEVILLE…
MARION…MILLBROOK…MOODY…MOUNDVILLE…ONEONTA…OPELIKA…
PELHAM…PELL CITY…PHENIX CITY…PRATTVILLE…ROANOKE…
ROCKFORD…SULLIGENT…SYLACAUGA…TALLADEGA…TUSCALOOSA…
TUSKEGEE…UNIONTOWN…VALLEY…VERNON AND WETUMPKA.