The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for much of Alabama, including Chilton County.

The watch was issued about 8 p.m. Monday will be in effect until 3 a.m. Tuesday.

Check ClantonAdvertiser.com for severe weather updates.

The text of the NWS-issued watch is below.

 

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

 

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

MUCH OF ALABAMA

NORTHWEST GEORGIA

SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE

 

* EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FROM 800 PM

UNTIL 300 AM CDT.

 

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…

SEVERAL TORNADOES AND A COUPLE INTENSE TORNADOES LIKELY

WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY

SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2

INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE

 

THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 90 STATUTE

MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF MC

COMB MISSISSIPPI TO 60 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF HUNTSVILLE

ALABAMA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE

ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

 

REMEMBER…A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR

TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH

AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR

THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS

AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

 

DISCUSSION…BROKEN LINE OF SUPERCELLS EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL MS INTO

NORTHERN AL. THESE STORMS HAVE PRODUCED NUMEROUS TORNADOES THIS

EVENING…AND WILL TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THROUGH THE

EARLY MORNING HOURS. WHILE THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD TORNADOES IS

DIMINISHING…ISOLATED STRONG TORNADOES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR

SEVERAL MORE HOURS. DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL WILL ALSO BE LIKELY IN

THE STRONGER STORMS.

 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL

3 AM CDT TUESDAY WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF TORNADO WATCH 108.

THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

 

WALKER

WINSTON

FAYETTE GREENE PICKENS

SUMTER TUSCALOOSA

 

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…ALICEVILLE…CARROLLTON…EUTAW…

FAYETTE…HALEYVILLE…JASPER…LIVINGSTON…TUSCALOOSA AND YORK.

 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH IN

EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING 22 COUNTIES

 

AUTAUGA BIBB BLOUNT

CHILTON COOSA DALLAS

ELMORE JEFFERSON LOWNDES

PERRY SHELBY ST. CLAIR

TALLADEGA

CALHOUN CLAY CLEBURNE

RANDOLPH TALLAPOOSA

CHEROKEE ETOWAH

HALE MARENGO

 

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…ALABASTER…ALEXANDER CITY…

ANNISTON…ASHLAND…BIRMINGHAM…BRENT…CENTRE…CENTREVILLE…

CLANTON…COLUMBIANA…DEMOPOLIS…FORT DEPOSIT…GADSDEN…

GREENSBORO…HEFLIN…HOOVER…JACKSONVILLE…LINDEN…

LINEVILLE…LOWNDESBORO…MARION…MILLBROOK…MOODY…

MOUNDVILLE…ONEONTA…PELHAM…PELL CITY…PRATTVILLE…

ROANOKE…ROCKFORD…SELMA…SYLACAUGA…TALLADEGA…

UNIONTOWN AND WETUMPKA.

 

TORNADO WATCH REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR

THE FOLLOWING 2 COUNTIES

 

MARION

LAMAR

 

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…HAMILTON…SULLIGENT AND VERNON.