By NEAL WAGNER / City Editor

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for southwest Shelby County until 9:15 a.m.

The NWS located a storm capable of producing a tornado at about 8:45 a.m. near Calera, and the storm was moving northeast at 45 miles per hour.

The warning affects Columbiana, Calera, Wilsonville, Harpersville, Vincent, Montevallo, Sterrett and Wilton.