Tornado Warning Extended For SE Tuscaloosa County Until 4:15 PM

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Birmingham has extended a Tornado Warning for portions of southeast Tuscaloosa County until 4:15 p.m. Thursday.

This includes the communities of Coaling, Lake View and Vance. The warning area does not include the City of Tuscaloosa, the University of Alabama campus or the City of Northport. Those in the direct path of this storm are asked to seek shelter immediately.

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The NWS says periods of heavy rainfall are possible through Thursday night along and north of Interstate 85. What's more, additional rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are forecast, with locally higher amounts.

The NWS then said this may result in localized flooding of low lying or poor drainage areas. What's more, strong to severe thunderstorm are possible this afternoon across portions of west Alabama.

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