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Tornado Watch Removed For Jefferson County
The National Weather Service removed its tornado watch for Jefferson County as the wave of storms move east.
BIRMINGHAM, AL — The National Weather Service removed the tornado watch for Jefferson County just before 11 p.m. Wednesday, after nearly 12 hours under a watch or warning during the day.
For more than six hours Wednesday, the NWS had at least one active tornado warning in the state. By 6:30 p.m., all tornado warnings had expired. However, tornadoes in Autauga, Chilton and Elmore counties were spotted just after 8 p.m., and a watch was kept in effect for Jefferson County.
Counties just removed from the Tornado Watch: Autauga, Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, Lowndes, and Shelby. Yellow-shaded counties remain in the Tornado Watch. Once this line of storms passes your location, the severe threat is over. pic.twitter.com/1TQhyhXIpF
— NWS Birmingham (@NWSBirmingham) March 18, 2021
The first tornado of the day in Jefferson County was spotted near Dora around 2:30 p.m.. Another tornado was spotted in north Jefferson County near Blount County, moving toward Morris around 3 p.m., and another was reported in west Jefferson County near Tuscaloosa County just before 4 p.m.
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The storms caused more than 20,000 power outages throughout the state Wednesday, and more than 2,000 in Jefferson County.
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