Several rounds of strong to severe storms will be possible in parts of Alabama on Tuesday afternoon through early Thursday morning, according to forecasters.

The strongest storms could have winds capable of knocking down trees and power lines and hail. The storms expected on Wednesday into Thursday could also generate a tornado.

Storms were affecting parts of Alabama on Monday morning, but NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center is not including Alabama in a severe weather risk today. However, scattered non-severe storms will be possible through the day. Here’s the outlook for Monday:

OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY

However, isolated storms could become severe across a large part of Alabama on Tuesday, and the SPC has a Level 1 out of 5 risk in the forecast. A Level 1 (or marginal) risk means that isolated severe storms will be possible.

Here is the severe weather outlook for Tuesday:

The National Weather Service in Huntsville said the timing is still subject to change, but forecasters were betting on storms developing in west Alabama on Tuesday afternoon (as early as 1 p.m.) and pushing south and east through the evening hours.

Here’s the timing (remember this is subject to change) for storms in north Alabama on Tuesday:

Here’s the outlook for central Alabama from the weather service office in Birmingham, which has storms potentially getting started a bit sooner:

OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY

The potential for storms could ramp up a bit from late Wednesday into early Thursday, and the SPC has added a Level 2 out of 5 risk for severe weather for all of north Alabama and the northern part of central Alabama.

Here’s the outlook for Wednesday (mainly Wednesday night into Thursday morning):

A Level 2 out of 5 (or slight) risk means that scattered severe storms will be possible. Again the SPC thinks the greatest threat will be from damaging winds and hail.

However, the weather service in Huntsville also included the possibility of a tornado in the mix with Wednesday’s storms.

Forecasters think a large cluster of storms, or mesoscale convective system (MCS), will be ongoing in Arkansas and Missouri on Wednesday afternoon and will push eastward, potentially reaching Alabama late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.

The weather service has a bit more confidence in the forecast for Wednesday’s storms, however forecasters noted that the timing could change as the event gets closer.

The Storm Prediction Center is forecasting no severe weather threat for Alabama from Thursday through the weekend, and the weather service said cooler temperatures are to be expected.