ALL STORM SHELTERS IN CHEROKEE COUNTY OPEN WHEN A TORNADO WATCH IS ISSUED. 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 187 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 30 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL ALABAMA

AUTAUGA               BIBB                  BLOUNT               
CALHOUN               CHEROKEE              CHILTON              
CLAY                  COOSA                 DALLAS               
ELMORE                ETOWAH                FAYETTE              
GREENE                HALE                  JEFFERSON            
LAMAR                 LOWNDES               MARENGO              
MARION                MONTGOMERY            PERRY                
PICKENS               SHELBY                ST. CLAIR            
SUMTER                TALLADEGA             TALLAPOOSA           
TUSCALOOSA            WALKER                WINSTON              

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALABASTER, ALEXANDER CITY, 
ALICEVILLE, ANNISTON, ASHLAND, BIRMINGHAM, BRENT, CARROLLTON, 
CENTRE, CENTREVILLE, CLANTON, COLUMBIANA, DEMOPOLIS, EUTAW, 
FAYETTE, FORT DEPOSIT, GADSDEN, GREENSBORO, HALEYVILLE, HAMILTON,
HOOVER, JACKSONVILLE, JASPER, LINDEN, LINEVILLE, LIVINGSTON, 
LOWNDESBORO, MARION, MILLBROOK, MONTGOMERY, MOODY, MOUNDVILLE, 
ONEONTA, PELHAM, PELL CITY, PRATTVILLE, ROCKFORD, SELMA, 
SULLIGENT, SYLACAUGA, TALLADEGA, TUSCALOOSA, UNIONTOWN, VERNON, 
WETUMPKA, AND YORK.