Rain and storms are moving north northeastward tonight across southern Mississippi and Southwest Alabama.
They are associated with a warm front that is moving up from the Gulf Coast.
The activity will move up into Central Alabama over the next few hours, reaching the Tuscaloosa/Birmingham/Anniston areas around midnight and beyond.
Two severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect across South Mississippi at this hour. Tornado watches cover much of southern Louisiana, southern Mississippi and Southwest Alabama. The tornado threat will continue over the southern sections of these states overnight as a strong low level jet moves eastward.
There could be severe weather over Southwest Alabama tonight and tomorrow morning over South Alabama (generally south of a line from Eutaw to Marion to Selma to Union Springs.
In addition to the potential for severe weather, five inches of rain could fall overnight over South Alabama, including some prolific hourly amounts of as much as two inches per hour. This could cause some significant flooding overnight into Friday morning.
Here in Central Alabama, rain and thunder will be the primary weather elements overnight. No widespread severe weather is expected, although an isolated severe storm is not out of the question. Always a good idea to make sure the Weatheradio is set to alert you during the night.
