Tornado Watch Alabama | Effective 03/16/2026 00:19

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 2:19AM CDT until March 16 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 12:19am
Expires: 
March 16, 2026 - 2:00am
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 60 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ALABAMA AUTAUGA BIBB CALHOUN CHEROKEE CHILTON COOSA DALLAS ELMORE ETOWAH HALE JEFFERSON LOWNDES MARENGO MONTGOMERY PERRY SHELBY ST. CLAIR TALLADEGA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALABASTER, ANNISTON, BIRMINGHAM, BRENT, CENTRE, CENTREVILLE, CLANTON, COLUMBIANA, DEMOPOLIS, FORT DEPOSIT, GADSDEN, GREENSBORO, HOOVER, JACKSONVILLE, LINDEN, LOWNDESBORO, MARION, MILLBROOK, MONTGOMERY, MOODY, MOUNDVILLE, PELHAM, PELL CITY, PRATTVILLE, ROCKFORD, SELMA, SYLACAUGA, TALLADEGA, UNIONTOWN, AND WETUMPKA.
Area Description: 
Autauga, AL; Bibb, AL; Calhoun, AL; Cherokee, AL; Chilton, AL; Coosa, AL; Dallas, AL; Elmore, AL; Etowah, AL; Hale, AL; Jefferson, AL; Lowndes, AL; Marengo, AL; Montgomery, AL; Perry, AL; St. Clair, AL; Shelby, AL; Talladega, AL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Birmingham AL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov