NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has expanded a Level 3 out of 5 (or enhanced) risk for severe weather for most of north and part of central Alabama tonight (areas in orange in the map at the top of this post). A large part of south, central and east Alabama will also have a Level 3 risk on Monday.

The National Weather Service is predicting a wave of severe weather for this morning through the afternoon. All modes of severe weather will be possible, including tornadoes, damaging winds with gusts up to 70 mph,