Live Severe Weather Updates: Tuscaloosa, West Alabama

Stay up to date on all the latest severe weather coverage in Tuscaloosa and West Alabama. Here is where you find all the current weather information for Thursday, February 17, 2022.

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Current Weather Information

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued the following information:

They have canceled Tornado Watch for Fayette and Winston County

They have continued the Tornado Watch until 8:00 pm for Greene, Hale, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, and Walker.

They have continued the Tornado Watch until 9:00 pm for Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Etowah, Jefferson, Marengo, Perry, Shelby, St. Clair, and Talladega.

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Wind Advisory for ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. This goes into effect on Thursday, February 17, 2022, from 6 am until Midnight.

The counties included in the Wind Advisory: Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Marion, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston.

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued an areal flood advisory until 11:30 pm for Blount, Fayette, Jefferson, Lamar, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, and Walker counties.

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The National Weather in Birmingham has issued the following:

Canceled Tornado Watch for Lamar, Marion

Continues Tornado Watch for Fayette, Greene, Hale, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston until 8 pm.

Continues Tornado Watch for Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Etowah, Jefferson, Marengo, Perry, Shelby, St. Clair, and Talladega until 9 pm.

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National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Warning for Tuscaloosa and Bibb County until 545pm,

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National Weather Service has canceled the Walker County Tornado Warning at 4:50 pm.

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From Alabama Power, there are currently 3.200 customers out of power outages in Tuscaloosa, Fayette, Pickens, Hale, Greene, and Marengo.

Customers can call 800-888-2726

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The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Tornado Warning until 5:15 pm for Greene County and Walker County goes until 5:00 pm.

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At 4:40 pm National Weather Service has canceled the Tornado Warning for Sumter County.

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The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Tornado Warning until 5:15 pm for Greene and Sumter County.

Also, continues for Walker Tornado Warning until 5 pm

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At 4:27 pm The National Weather Service canceled the Tornado Warning for Fayette and Tuscaloosa county.

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The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Tornado Warning

It is in effect on Thursday, February 17, 2022, until 5:00 pm.

For the following counties:

Fayette, Tuscaloosa, and Walker

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The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Tornado Watch.

It is in effect on Thursday, February 17, 2022, until 8:00 pm.

For the following counties:

Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston.

It is in effect on Thursday, February 17, 2022, until 9:00 pm.

For the following counties:

Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Etowah, Jefferson, Marengo, Perry, Shelby, St. Clair, and Talladega.

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The National Weather Service has canceled the Pickens County Tornado Warning at 4:06 pm.

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The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Tornado Warning.

It is in effect on Thursday, February 17, 2022, until 4:45 pm for Tuscaloosa County.

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The Pickens County storm system is moving northeast at 65 mph.

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Update from the National Weather Service has canceled the Tornado Warning for the following counties:

Fayette until 4:00 pm - NWS canceled at 3:41 pm

Lamar until 4:00 pm - NWS canceled at 3:41 pm

Marion until 4:00 pm - NWS canceled at 3:41 pm

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Reported at 3:38 pm a "dangerous storm" is approaching Pickens County

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The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Tornado Warning.

It is in effect on Thursday, February 17, 2022.

For the following counties:

Fayette until 4:00 pm - NWS canceled at 3:41 pm

Lamar until 4:00 pm - NWS canceled at 3:41 pm

Marion until 4:00 pm - NWS canceled at 3:41 pm

Pickens until 4:15 pm

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Reported at 3:18 pm a "dangerous storm" is approaching Fayette County

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Reported at 2:58 pm a "dangerous storm" is approaching Lamar County

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The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Tornado Watch.

It is in effect Thursday, February 17, 2022, until 8 pm

Here are the Townsquare Media Radio Station coverage areas that are included in the Tornado Watch are:

Fayette

Greene

Hale

Lamar

Pickens

Sumter

Tuscaloosa

Walker

All counties in the Tornado Watch:

COLBERT              CULLMAN             FAYETTE
FRANKLIN             GREENE              HALE
LAMAR                LAUDERDALE          LAWRENCE
LIMESTONE            MADISON             MARION
MORGAN               PICKENS             SUMTER
TUSCALOOSA           WALKER              WINSTON

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With the threat of severe weather on Thursday, February 17, 2022, schools across West Alabama are making plans on how they will each handle the day. Click here to stay up to date on all the latest information on your affected school zones.

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Wind Advisory Information

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Wind Advisory for ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. This goes into effect on Thursday, February 17, 2022, from 6 am until Midnight.

This advisory was issued Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at 4:20 am.

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