From The Tribune staff reports
A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Alabama and Mississippi until 4 PM CDT:
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 919 AM CDT TUE MAY 4 2021 ALC001-007-009-015-019-021-027-029-037-047-055-057-063-065-073- 075-091-105-107-115-117-119-121-125-127-133-042100- /O.NEW.KBMX.TO.A.0144.210504T1420Z-210504T2100Z/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 144 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 26 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ALABAMA AUTAUGA BIBB BLOUNT CHILTON COOSA DALLAS JEFFERSON PERRY SHELBY ST. CLAIR TALLADEGA WALKER IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA CALHOUN CLAY CLEBURNE IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA CHEROKEE ETOWAH IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA WINSTON IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA FAYETTE GREENE HALE LAMAR MARENGO PICKENS SUMTER TUSCALOOSA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALABASTER, ALICEVILLE, ANNISTON, ASHLAND, BIRMINGHAM, BRENT, CARROLLTON, CENTRE, CENTREVILLE, CLANTON, COLUMBIANA, DEMOPOLIS, EUTAW, FAYETTE, GADSDEN, GREENSBORO, HALEYVILLE, HEFLIN, HOOVER, JACKSONVILLE, JASPER, LINDEN, LINEVILLE, LIVINGSTON, MARION, MOODY, MOUNDVILLE, ONEONTA, PELHAM, PELL CITY, PRATTVILLE, ROCKFORD, SELMA, SULLIGENT, SYLACAUGA, TALLADEGA, TUSCALOOSA, UNIONTOWN, VERNON, AND YORK.