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UPDATE: An updated projection from the National Weather Service has added the majority of Chilton County to the enhanced risk category.

By JOYANNA LOVE | Managing Editor

The National Weather Service in Birmingham has included Chilton County in a multi-county hazardous weather outlook for Wednesday night and Thursday.

Current information has an enhanced likelihood storms expected to reach western and northern Chilton County, including Maplesville, Jemison and Thorsby, around 7 p.m. on Thursday. The westernmost portion of the county could see sever weather prior to this.

Enhanced risk means damaging winds up to 70 mph and tornadoes are possible as well as quarter size hail. The National Weather Service has also stated that heavy rainfall could cause localized flooding.

“Everyone needs to stay weather aware, and make sure you have your severe weather plan ready to go if a warning is issued for your location,” National Weather Service in Birmingham stated in a post on its social media page.

One way to receive weather local weather alerts is through the Chilton County 911 app.

A severe weather plan needs to include knowing where to go if the weather gets bad. A basement or interior room of a traditionally built house or building is the safest place in a tornado.

Anyone living in a mobile home or trailer should seek alternate shelter in the basement or interior room of a building or one of the county’s storm shelters.

Storm shelters are located in the following communities:

• Verbena: 3885 U.S. Highway 31, Verbena
• Isabella: 1960 County Road 29, Maplesville
• Enterprise: 6162 County Road 24, Clanton
• Enterprise Fire Station #2: 3255 County Road 49, Clanton
• Maplesville: 189 Railroad Street, Maplesville
• West Chilton: 250 County Road 42, Jemison
• Gap of the Mountain: 468 County Road 55, Clanton
• Higgins Ferry Park, 11161 County Road 28, Clanton
• East Chilton: 5640 County Road 28, Clanton
• Union Grove: 10896 County Road 51, Clanton
• Plantersville: Pecan Road next to Noodie’s Barbecue (710 Pecan Road, Plantersville)
• Fairview Fire Department: 9597 County Road 37, Clanton
• Clanton City Park: 309 5th Avenue North
• West End: 411 14th Street South, Clanton
• Lomax: 3824 Old Henry Road, Clanton
• Chilton County Transit: 520 Enterprise Road, Clanton (behind building)
• San Bentley Park: 355 Alabama Avenue, Thorsby
• Collins Chapel Fire Department: 13195 County Road 29, Clanton
• Union Grove Fire Station: 10896 County Road 51, Jemison
• Cedar Grove Fire Station #1: 2245 County Road 37, Thorsby
• New Convert: 861 County Road 380, Maplesville

A map of all of the county’s shelters is available here .