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| Birmingham -- A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER EXISTS OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM ALICEVILLE...TO TUSCALOOSA...TO BIRMINGHAM...TO GADSDEN. IN ADDITION TO THESE CITIES...OTHER CITIES IN THIS HIGH RISK AREA INCLUDE CARROLLTON...FAYETTE...WINFIELD...HAMILTON...JASPER... ONEONTA...AND SPRINGVILLE. IN THIS AREA SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM IN THE LAMAR...MARION AND WINSTON COUNTIES AND THEN MOVE TO THE INTERSTATE 20/59 CORRIDOR AROUND BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PM. SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. THIS AREA IS UNDER THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SUPERCELLS WITH TORNADOES.

A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER EXISTS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM LINDEN...TO CLANTON... TO LINEVILLE. SOME ADDITIONAL CITIES IN THIS MODERATE RISK AREA INCLUDE LIVINGSTON...DEMOPOLIS...BRENT...CALERA...EUTAW... ALABASTER...ANNISTON...SYLACAUGA...AND TALLADEGA. SUPERCELLS CANNOT BE RULED OUT IN THIS MODERATE RISK AREA...BUT THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO IS FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO EVOLVE INTO A LINE CONTAINING EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS AND MOVE ACROSS THE MODERATE RISK AREA. IMPACT WITHIN THE MODERATE RISK AREA WILL LIKELY BEGIN BETWEEN 6 AND 9 PM. SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT.

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• Homewood schools close at 1:30 PM
• Birmingham area Catholic schools close at 1 PM
• Jefferson County Schools closing at 1 PM. After-school Daycare and Field trips are cancelled.
• Birmingham City Schools will dismiss early today. All elementary, K-8 and middle schools will close at 1 PM. High Schools will dismiss at 1:30 PM. After-school activities and events have been cancelled for today.
• Vestavia Hills Schools close at 1 PM. All After-school events are cancelled.
• Hoover City Schools close at 1 PM
• Highlands School will close at 12 PM
• Indian Springs School will close at 1 PM
• Mountain Brook City Schools will close at 1 PM
• Tarrant City Schools close at 1 PM
• Saint Clair County Schools close at 11 AM
• Pell City Schools Close at 1 PM
• Jasper City Schools close at 11:30 AM
• Walker County Schools will dismiss at 11:30 AM
• Shelby County Schools close at 1 PM
• Talledega Schools close at 1 PM
• Trussville City Schools close at 1 PM
• Victory Christian School closes at 1 PM
• Winston County Schools close at 12:30 PM
• Advent Episcopal School will dismiss at 1 PM
• Alabama School of Fine Arts will close at 1 PM
• Cullman City Schools will close at 1 PM
• Cullman County Schools will close at 12:30 PM
• Coosa County Schools will close at 12:45 PM
• Bibb County Schools will close at 1 PM
• Blount County Schools will close at 1 PM
• Etowah County Schools will close at 1 PM
• Gadsden City Schools will close at 1 PM
• Cornerstone School will dismiss at 1 PM
• Our Lady of Lourdes evening service is cancelled
• Birmingham Southern College closes at 2 PM
• University of Alabama at Birmingham is OPEN. All classes will be held. All faculty and staff report as usual.