City of Tuscaloosa Storm Shelter Locations [UPDATED]

City of Tuscaloosa officials are monitoring the potential for severe weather later today and are offering shelter locations in the event a tornado warning is issued.

Should this be the case at anytime today, the following shelter locations will be open to the public:

TUSCALOOSA

• University Place Elementary School, 2000 1st Avenue
• Tuscaloosa Career & Technology Academy, 2800 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
• Tuscaloosa Magnet School, 315 McFarland Blvd. East

BROOKWOOD

• 15689 Highway 216, 205-556-1300

COKER

• 11549 Eisenhower Drive, 205-333-8181

COALING

• 15150 Highway 11 N.
• 11281 Stephens Loop, 205-507-0200

ECHOLA

• 17658 County Road 21, 205-339-9319

VANCE

• 17058 Tingle Tangle Rd.
• 18344 Highway 11 N.

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA

Campus shelters are available to students, faculty and staff who feel safer on campus than in their off-campus residences. A map of the shelters is available by clicking here.

• North Campus Storm Shelter
• East Campus Storm Shelter
• Magnolia Parking Deck BARA

Our Townsquare Media Tuscaloosa group of radio stations will continue to monitor weather and safety reports. Please stay tuned to your favorite station and keep checking back here for any updates.

You can also sign up for Tuscaloosa’s emergency alert system by clicking here or by calling Tuscaloosa 311 at 205-248-5311.