From the NWS in Birmingham:
Tornado Watch
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 570 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 602 PM CST WED DEC 29 2021 ALC009-019-055-057-075-093-127-133-300400- /O.CON.KBMX.TO.A.0570.000000T0000Z-211230T0400Z/ TORNADO WATCH 570 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ALABAMA BLOUNT CHEROKEE ETOWAH FAYETTE LAMAR MARION WALKER WINSTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CENTRE, FAYETTE, GADSDEN, HALEYVILLE, HAMILTON, JASPER, ONEONTA, SULLIGENT, AND VERNON.
From the NWS in Huntsville:
Tornado Watch
WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 570 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 620 PM CST WED DEC 29 2021 ALC043-049-059-071-079-083-089-095-103-TNC051-103-127-300400- /O.CON.KHUN.TO.A.0570.000000T0000Z-211230T0400Z/ TORNADO WATCH 570 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA CULLMAN LIMESTONE MADISON MORGAN IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA DEKALB JACKSON MARSHALL IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA FRANKLIN AL LAWRENCE IN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE FRANKLIN TN LINCOLN MOORE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBERTVILLE, ARAB, ATHENS, BOAZ, COWAN, CULLMAN, DECATUR, DECHERD, ESTILL SPRINGS, FAYETTEVILLE, FORT PAYNE, GUNTERSVILLE, HUNTSVILLE, LYNCHBURG, MOULTON, RAINSVILLE, RED BAY, RUSSELLVILLE, SCOTTSBORO, SEWANEE, TOWN CREEK, AND WINCHESTER.
Several Georgia Counties are also affected:
Tornado Watch
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 570 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 350 PM CST WED DEC 29 2021 TORNADO WATCH 570 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS GAC055-083-115-295-300400- /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0570.211229T2150Z-211230T0400Z/ GA . GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE CHATTOOGA DADE FLOYD WALKER