The risk for severe weather for all of Alabama is increasing, according to the National Weather Service.

NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has expanded a Level 3 out of 5 or “enhanced” severe weather risk to include nearly all of the state.

A Level 3 risk means that numerous severe storms will be possible.

Just the northeast corner of the state and areas along the immediate coast were left in a Level 2 risk area, which means that scattered severe storms will be possible.

Tornadoes, including some strong ones, damaging winds and heavy rain will all be possible with a quick-moving line of storms expected to cross the state from west to east starting later tonight and lasting into Sunday morning.

Forecasters were particularly concerned about the threat for damaging straight-line winds, which could be near hurricane-force in some storms.

The SPC continued to highlight an area in central and south Alabama that had a higher probability of seeing those damaging wind gusts:

The storms could reach Alabama’s western border by 9 or 10 p.m. and quickly track to the east.

Northwest Alabama will likely get the first storms, and they could reach southwest Alabama later tonight or early Sunday.

The National Weather Service on Saturday evening noted that a tornado watch had been issued to the west of Alabama and said one that included this state would be possible later tonight.

Forecasters urge all Alabamians to have a reliable way of receiving severe weather warnings overnight.

The storms are expected to move out on Sunday, and colder and drier weather is expected on Sunday and Monday.

Here’s more from the National Weather Service:

NORTH ALABAMA

CENTRAL ALABAMA

SOUTH ALABAMA