Published on: February 24, 2012 at 8:30 AM

The map below shows the cool, dry air blowing into North Alabama…

To the south ahead of the boundary, storms continue, and a tornado watch is in effect for much of South Alabama until 3:00. Counties will be cleared away from the north as the dry air moves south…

Clearly the biggest severe weather threat is to the east, where the NWS Atlanta has issued a number of tornado warnings within the past 30 minutes…