More strong storms possible today and Sunday in Alabama

More rounds of strong to severe storms will be possible both today and Sunday in Alabama.

Not everyone will get rain or a storm, but where they do form they could become intense, according to the National Weather Service, with damaging wind gusts capable of knocking down trees and power lines. Heavy rain will also be possible.

Severe storms on Friday knocked down trees and took out power in parts of northeast Alabama, according to reports to the weather service.

NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has all of north and most of central Alabama in a Level 1 out of 5 (marginal) risk for severe weather today (see today’s outlook at the top of this post).

A marginal risk means that isolated severe storms will be possible. Storms will be the most likely during the afternoon or evening.

There could be a few more storms around on Sunday, and the Storm Prediction Center has a Level 2 (slight) risk in place for parts of south and central Alabama:

A Level 2 risk means that isolated severe storms will be possible.

Much of the rest of the state will also have a Level 1 risk on Sunday.

Temperatures will be very warm today and Sunday, and heat advisories will be in place today for the Alabama counties in orange:

The heat index, or “feels like” temperature, could reach as high as 110 degrees in parts of south and west Alabama today.

Here are the forecast high temperatures for today:

Hang in there. Slightly cooler temperatures are expected to reach parts of north and central Alabama starting on Monday, with more reasonable highs in the 80s and low 90s expected.

South Alabama is expected to remain on the hotter side, however.

Here are Monday’s forecast highs: