The rest of the central Alabama and all of south Alabama have no severe weather risk and may not get any rain at all today and tonight, according to the weather service. It will also be windy today, and wind advisories have been issued for a large part of the state (the counties in brown below):

But, and there always seems to be a but in Alabama, the state is in the middle of severe weather season, which stretches from March through May. So severe weather outbreaks in the period are not only possible, they are likely. Contact Montgomery Advertiser reporter Marty Roney [email protected].

The 36-hour period from Friday evening into Sunday morning will be the most dangerous, as an additional 6 to 12 inches of rain will fall over already-drenched areas.

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Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms pass through Alabama overnight into Monday morning bringing locally heavy rainfall and frequent lightning. Some storms will be intense after midnight threatening severe wind gusts over 60 miles per hour, large hail, and tornadoes. Check the video for the latest forecast.

The Storm Prediction Center is highlighting a significant threat for severe storms northwest of Alabama today. A rare high risk (pink) -threat level 5 out of 5 - has been issued for eastern Arkansas,

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A tornado outbreak is expected to rip parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, and Illinois on Wednesday. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a rare ‘high’ risk severe weather outlook, warning millions in the Midwest and South.

Two students were transported to the hospital after a suspected tornado ripped the roof off a school in Alabama. The Dothan Fire Department confirmed that 'a severe weather event' impacted the area surrounding Dothan Preparatory Academy in Dothan at around 12:30 p.