Tornado watch affecting Alabama until Sun. evening
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We have declared today, April 6, 2025, a First Alert Weather Day.
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Another round of torrential rain and flash flooding was expected to hit Saturday in parts of the South and Midwest already heavily waterlogged by days of severe storms that in some cases spawned deadl...
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As of 7:00 a.m., forecasters had issued a tornado watch for central Alabama, including Demopolis, Prattville, and Talladega, among dozens of other cities.
First Alert AccuTrack shows a partly cloudy sky across Central Alabama with a few isolated showers and storms lifting northward west of I-65. An isolated strong or severe storm can’t be ruled out in our northwest counties,
About 22 million people are at risk for severe storms Sunday, stretching from central North Carolina southwestward to the central Gulf Coast, according to the Storm Prediction Center.
As severe storms sweep across Central Alabama, residents are urged to prepare for potentially hazardous weather conditions, including a tornado watch. On Sunday morning, forecasters from the National Weather Service (NWS) have issued multiple warnings impacting various counties.
A possible tornado hit Dothan, Alabama, Monday afternoon, heavily damaging Dothan Preparatory Academy and injuring several students. Dothan City School officials confirmed to WDHN that 5 students sustained minor and moderate injuries when the severe weather hit the school.
A tornado outbreak is expected to rip parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, and Illinois on Wednesday. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a rare ‘high risk severe weather outlook, warning millions in the Midwest and South.