Even though the shear is trying to pull away, temperatures have warmed into the upper 70s in Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, with 70s in Gadsden and Anniston. This is causing very unstable air, and multiple dangerous storms right now. We have already had at least one tornado touchdown in Cullman County, and two possible others.
The most dangerous storms now are near Oneonta, Fultondale, and Bankhead Lock and Dam. On their current paths they will affect areas including Altoona and Steele; Pinson, Clay, Center Point, and Trussville; and Oak Grove, Sylvan Springs, Hueytown. The only one officially under a tornado warning as of 520 pm is the one in Blount County, but all these are supercells with tornado potential.
Dr. Tim Coleman
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