Tornado Watch Issued For Tuscaloosa County Until Midnight

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Tuscaloosa County and most of west Alabama until midnight Saturday

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The watch area includes the following counties: Fayette, Marion, Tuscaloosa, Greene, Pickens, Walker, Lamar, Sumter and Winston. The watch also includes the cities of Northport and Tuscaloosa, in addition to the University of Alabama campus.

Meteorologists say severe storms are possible later in the afternoon through the overnight hours, bringing the potential for damaging winds, isolated tornadoes, and large hail.

Tuscaloosa County EMA offers a free emergency notifications service - TuscALERT — that sends updates on severe weather directly to your phone, email or mobile device. Click here to sign up for TuscALERT.

Click here for a map of storm shelters across the Tuscaloosa metro. The Tuscaloosa County EMA website also provides regular updates on when shelters open during severe weather events.

This is a developing story. Be sure to follow us here for live updates as severe weather moves over West Alabama.