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.

A powerful storm system is set to sweep through Alabama late Sunday night, bringing with it a threat of severe weather. According to ABC 33/4

"The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe limits, and have exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight for central, northwestern and west central Alabama," says the National Weather Service.

A severe thunderstorm warning and tornado threat looms over eastern and central US which is expected to bring powerful thunderstorms, hail and rainfall over the weekend. Storms will continue moving through northeastern Oklahoma.