Live Coverage of Alabama Tornadoes

Radar images from AccuWeather's Exclusive SmartWARN® system at 4:45pm of the storm southwest of Birmingham:
Incredible hook echo just left of center image.
Strong tornado (blue-red-yellow) indicated in the same location on
the Doppler wind data. 


4:35pm: Tornado warning for Downtown Birmingham 4:30pm. Tornado currently in SW Shelby Co., moving northeast.
Update 4:33pm. Highway blogged north of Brent by Debris. Circulation on eastern Bibb Co. line.


ORIGINAL POSTING:

Apparently, a tornado has struck Tuscaloosa ("tremendous number of damage reports" from Tuscaloosa County) and Tuscaloosa County.  My friend meteorologist James Spann is doing live streaming here. There is a tornado warning for Jefferson Co., Alabama (part of Birmingham Metro).

Extreme danger currently 5 mi. north of downtown Brent, AL.

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