JeffCoALert
A Tornado Watch has been issued for your area in Jefferson County
Headline
Tornado Watch issued May 6 at 2:39PM CDT until May 6 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Description
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 187 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 30 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
AUTAUGA BIBB BLOUNT
CALHOUN CHEROKEE CHILTON
CLAY COOSA DALLAS
ELMORE ETOWAH FAYETTE
GREENE HALE JEFFERSON
LAMAR LOWNDES MARENGO
MARION MONTGOMERY PERRY
PICKENS SHELBY ST. CLAIR
SUMTER TALLADEGA TALLAPOOSA
TUSCALOOSA WALKER WINSTON
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALABASTER, ALEXANDER CITY,
ALICEVILLE, ANNISTON, ASHLAND, BIRMINGHAM, BRENT, CARROLLTON,
CENTRE, CENTREVILLE, CLANTON, COLUMBIANA, DEMOPOLIS, EUTAW,
FAYETTE, FORT DEPOSIT, GADSDEN, GREENSBORO, HALEYVILLE, HAMILTON,
HOOVER, JACKSONVILLE, JASPER, LINDEN, LINEVILLE, LIVINGSTON,
LOWNDESBORO, MARION, MILLBROOK, MONTGOMERY, MOODY, MOUNDVILLE,
ONEONTA, PELHAM, PELL CITY, PRATTVILLE, ROCKFORD, SELMA,
SULLIGENT, SYLACAUGA, TALLADEGA, TUSCALOOSA, UNIONTOWN, VERNON,
WETUMPKA, AND YORK.
Instructions
Additional Details
| Type | Alert |
| Phenomena | Tornado |
| Severity | Watch |
| Event Code | TOA |
| Area | Autauga, AL; Bibb, AL; Blount, AL; Calhoun, AL; Cherokee, AL; Chilton, AL; Clay, AL; Coosa, AL; Dallas, AL; Elmore, AL; Etowah, AL; Fayette, AL; Greene, AL; Hale, AL; Jefferson, AL; Lamar, AL; Lowndes, AL; Marengo, AL; Marion, AL; Montgomery, AL; Perry, AL; Pickens, AL; St. Clair, AL; Shelby, AL; Sumter, AL; Talladega, AL; Tallapoosa, AL; Tuscaloosa, AL; Walker, AL; Winston, AL |
| Sent | Wednesday, May 6, 2026 2:39 PM CDT |
| Expires | Wednesday, May 6, 2026 11:00 PM CDT |
| Sender | NWS Birmingham AL |
| Id | urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2511b177d0fa43483199c23ee57feb9aad42e56c.001.1 |