A TORNADO WATCH until 7 p.m. for the following counties, including Dallas:

AUTAUGA BIBB BLOUNT

CALHOUN CHAMBERS CHEROKEE

CHILTON CLAY CLEBURNE

COOSA DALLAS DEKALB

ELMORE ETOWAH GREENE

HALE JACKSON JEFFERSON

LEE LOWNDES MACON

MARENGO MARSHALL MONTGOMERY

PERRY RANDOLPH RUSSELL

SHELBY ST. CLAIR SUMTER

TALLADEGA TALLAPOOSA TUSCALOOSA

WALKER

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT MUCH OF CENTRAL ALABAMA

FROM THE MORNING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE MAIN THREATS WITH

THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL…ALTHOUGH

ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. THE SEVERE THREAT WILL

SLOWLY PUSH SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING…AND

EVENTUALLY WILL BE CONFINED TO AREAS ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF

INTERSTATE 85 AND HIGHWAY 80 THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD.