Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Tuscaloosa County Through Monday Evening

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The National Weather Service forecast office in Birmingham has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Tuscaloosa County until 7 p.m. Monday.

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The watch was issued at 11:26 a.m. and covers 18 counties across the region.

Counties included in the watch are Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Fayette, Jefferson, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston.

The NWS predicts a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms for Tuscaloosa County after 1 p.m.

Some of the storms could be severe and meteorologists say new rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch.

Residents are urged to have multiple ways to receive weather alerts, identify a sturdy shelter location and stay updated on changing conditions.

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 other storm shelters across the Tuscaloosa metro.

The Tuscaloosa County EMA website also provides regular updates on when shelters open during severe weather events.

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