A possible tornado caused damage north of Birmingham on Monday night.
The National Weather Service in Birmingham canceled tornado warnings for Jefferson and St. Clair counties from 11:30 pm as storms continue to hit parts of the state.
Some of the storms were still strong. A tornado alert has been issued for parts of Calhoun, Cleburne and Cherokee counties and will be in effect until 12:45 pm:
As of 12:18 pm, the storm was located near Pleasant Gap, or near Piedmont, and was moving east at 45 mph.
This is a tornado indicated by radar, according to the meteorological service.
This storm is the same one that caused significant damage in parts of Jefferson County.
Damage has been reported east of Interstate 65 in northern Jefferson County, according to reports by the National Weather Service in Birmingham. Damage reports are also arriving in the Fultondale area north of Birmingham.
Then there is the tornado clock. The Storm Prediction Center said the tornado clock covers parts of northern and central Alabama and will be in effect until 1 am Tuesday.
The clock was expanded to the east at the end of Monday and now includes several additional counties:
However, some counties in northern Alabama were removed from surveillance as of midnight.
Meteorologists said some tornadoes will be possible, as well as scattered gusts of up to 70 mph. Hailing up to 1.5 inches will also be possible.
The National Weather Service asked alabamians to find a way to receive weather alerts during the night:
Alabama counties on the tornado clock are: Bibb, Blount, DeKalb, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Marshall, Pickens, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Tuscaloosa and Walker.
The counties that were removed from the clock until midnight are Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Jackson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Morgan and Winston.
The threat of bad weather is not over yet:
The Storm Prediction Center continues to highlight the risk of bad weather tonight in Alabama. This is the update just before 7pm:
The Storm Prediction Center updated and expanded the area of mild risk to severe weather in northern and central Alabama. A small risk means that severe dispersed storms are possible.
Yellow areas have a slight risk, which is Level 2 of 5 and means that severe dispersed storms are possible. The area of light risk was expanded to the east and south in the last update.
Parts of central and southwest Alabama have a marginal risk, meaning that severe isolated storms will be possible.
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