The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for 22 counties, including Chilton, in Alabama until 10 p.m. Tuesday.

The text of the alert issued is below:

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WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 118

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL

356 PM CDT TUE APR 29 2014

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 118 IN

EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 22 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL ALABAMA

BIBB BLOUNT CHILTON

JEFFERSON PERRY SHELBY

ST. CLAIR TALLADEGA WALKER

IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA

CALHOUN

IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA

CHEROKEE ETOWAH

IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA

MARION WINSTON

IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA

FAYETTE GREENE HALE

LAMAR MARENGO PICKENS

SUMTER TUSCALOOSA

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…ALABASTER…ALICEVILLE…ANNISTON…

BIRMINGHAM…BRENT…CARROLLTON…CENTRE…CENTREVILLE…

CLANTON…COLUMBIANA…DEMOPOLIS…EUTAW…FAYETTE…GADSDEN…

GREENSBORO…HALEYVILLE…HAMILTON…HOOVER…JACKSONVILLE…

JASPER…LINDEN…LIVINGSTON…MARION…MOODY…MOUNDVILLE…

ONEONTA…PELHAM…PELL CITY…SULLIGENT…SYLACAUGA…

TALLADEGA…TUSCALOOSA…UNIONTOWN…VERNON AND YORK.