Alabama Counties in Tornado Watch

April 6, 2005, 12:00 pm
Posted by J.B. Elliott in Severe Weather
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Tornado Watch continues until 7 o'clock this evening for 31 of Alabama's 67 counties. All of the counties are over the central and south--actually about the south half. Here is a list:

Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, Elmore, Escambia, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Lowdnes, Macon, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Perry, Russell, Sumter, Washington and Wilcox.

The severe weather situation in Central Mississippi has been very serious today including several strong and long-track tornadoes. Scan down and see the posts by Jason Simpson and James Spann for more information on those.

The Storm Prediction Center has the entire state of Alabama under a severe weather risk this afternoon and tonight. For most areas it is a slight risk. However, a moderate risk continues for about the south half of Mississippi and the SW part of Alabama.

A Flash Flood Watch also continues for most of the state. Here in Central Alabama, there is still a chance that we could receive 1 to 3 inches of rain later today, overnight, and into Thursday.
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Posted by  
on April 6, 2005, 1:02 pm
Looks like the storms in MS are refiring, Does this mean we will get more later on? Or fall apart.

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Posted by  
on April 6, 2005, 1:19 pm
NWS placed Hale and Greene counties under Tornado Warning...

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Posted by  
on April 6, 2005, 1:36 pm
Is there a tornado headed towards Tuscaloosa? I am at work so I dont have a tv or a radio.

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Posted by Clay  
on April 6, 2005, 1:39 pm
Heather,

Currently, the tornadic storm is heading to Moundville, moving towards you there. You may want to alert your co-workers, but there is not a formal warning yet.

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Posted by  
on April 6, 2005, 1:44 pm
Heather,

It's headed toward Moundville, North of Duncanville. Making a bee line for Coaling. James is saying that it's going south of the city of Tuscaloosa.

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Posted by  
on April 6, 2005, 1:45 pm
tusc county under a tornado warning.

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Posted by  
on April 6, 2005, 1:47 pm
I work downtown, but my husband is at home (we live in a mobile home) on Hwy 82 E. (towards duncanville) he worked last night so he was asleep, I just called and woke him up and told him to either go to my grandmothers or to my dads, but my dad lives down 69 South and my grandmother lives about 1/4 mile from us so it will be safer for him to go there.
Thanks

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Posted by  
on April 6, 2005, 1:55 pm
How far away from Bham is the storm? Is it even heading our direction??

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Posted by  
on April 6, 2005, 2:01 pm
James said it could be effecting the B'ham metro area (if it stays together) within an hour or hour and half.

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Posted by  
on April 6, 2005, 2:20 pm
Weakening storm. Not nearly as strong as it was when it first came into the picture. About to move into the Vance area, then onto I-20/59. Western Jefferson Co. could soon be put under a tornado warning.

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Posted by  
on April 6, 2005, 2:33 pm
Does anyone know how long it will be before we get another round? I see there are more storms an warning in MS.

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Posted by Tyler  
on April 6, 2005, 2:33 pm
Do They Think The Storms Could Be Able To Go Up Into Northern Alabama Like Etowah? And Be Severe?

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Posted by Carol in Rainbow City  
on April 6, 2005, 2:58 pm
Tyler, I'm late getting this information, but I believe all of Alabama has a slight severe risk and the more south you go the more risk of severe weather. It's raining, thunder and lightning in RBC now, but nothing severe going on and nothing severe headed our way, right now.

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Posted by kevin in McCalla  
on April 6, 2005, 3:03 pm
As a Youth Minister I am encouraging all church staff's to keep an eye on these dangerous storms coming out of Mississippi. Especially churches in the warm sector where conditions are unstable. I am going to keep someone in the church office tonight near a weather radio.

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Posted by Tyler  
on April 6, 2005, 3:11 pm
Carol Ty For The Info, I Live In Northern Etowah, And Its Doing The Same Here Right Now. And I Have A ? As The Warm Front Moves More North Towards Us Would The Risk Git Bigger?

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Posted by  
on April 6, 2005, 3:22 pm
NEW TORNADO WATCH WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY FOR WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT. TIME WILL BE FROM ABOUT 5/6PM TO 2AM THURSDAY MORNING. A WARM FRONT IS MOVING NORTHWARD NOW. THE FRONT IS ABOUT 20 MILES SSW OF BIRMINGHAM NOW. STAY TUNE MORE INFO SHORTLY.

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