Strong to severe storms will continue to be possible across Alabama tonight, according to the National Weather Service.

NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has maintained a Level 3 out of 5 — or enhanced — risk for parts of south and west Alabama.

The strongest storms could have damaging wind gusts capable of taking down trees and power lines, heavy rain, and a tornado or two.

As of 7:15 p.m. Wednesday there have been several (now canceled) tornado warnings for south Alabama, and flash flood warnings were in effect for many north Alabama counties.

A tornado watch continues for part of south and west Alabama until 10 p.m.:

And that’s not the only severe weather threat this week. Forecasters are also monitoring for another severe weather threat on Saturday as a strong cold front moves through.

The National Weather Service said more heavy rain will also be possible tonight, with an additional 1 to 2 inches possible in areas of the state over the next few days. Flood watches will continue for parts of north and central Alabama until early Thursday morning.

Here’s the rainfall forecast through Saturday morning:

North Alabama has gotten a lot of rain, and a flash flood warning will be in effect for southern Morgan and Marshall and Cullman counties until 10:15 p.m.

The National Weather Service said that as of 7:06 p.m. 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen and an additional 1 to 2 inches will be possible in the warned areas.

Another large flash flood warning will be in effect until 10:30 p.m. for the following counties: eastern Limestone, Madison, Morgan, DeKalb, Jackson, northern Marshall and southeastern Lawrence.

As of 7:27 p.m., between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen and an additional 1 to 2 inches will be possible in the warned area, the weather service said.

TONIGHT

A tornado watch will be in effect for parts of south and west Alabama until 10 p.m.

The Alabama counties in the watch are Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas, Escambia, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Sumter, Washington and Wilcox.

The Storm Prediction Center said a few tornadoes and “a couple intense tornadoes” will be likely in the watch area, which also includes part of Mississippi and Louisiana.

Wind gusts up to 75 mph will also be possible.

Forecasters said favorable conditions for severe or tornadic storms will increasingly expand north-northeastward across the region through the early evening.

The weather service added that any storms that develop could contain damaging winds and tornadoes, and there’s the potential for a strong tornado (EF2+).

The Storm Prediction Center is forecasting a Level 3 out of 5 risk for severe weather for parts of south and south-central Alabama, including Montgomery, Troy and Greenville.

Much of south and central Alabama today has a Level 2 risk tonight and parts of north Alabama and southeast Alabama will have a Level 1 risk. (See the severe weather forecast for Wednesday at the top of this post.)

A Level 3 (or enhanced) risk means that scattered to numerous severe storms will be possible. A Level 2 (or slight risk) means that scattered severe storms will be possible. A Level 1 (marginal) risk means isolated severe storms will be possible.

More rain is also expected statewide tonight, and it could cause river flooding and localized flash flooding.

Flood watches have been issued for parts of central and north Alabama and will last until 4 a.m. Thursday.

The north Alabama counties under a flood watch are Cullman, Marshall, Jackson and DeKalb.

The central Alabama counties under a flood watch are Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Perry, Pickens, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa and Walker.

SATURDAY

The weather service said another threat for severe weather will be possible on Saturday as a cold front moves through the state.

The Storm Prediction Center as added an enhanced risk for severe weather for part of west Alabama for Saturday in its latest forecast update. The rest of the state has a Level 2 risk.

The weather service said tornadoes, damaging winds and heavy rain will again be possible. The additional rain could also increase concerns about flooding.

The timing for Saturday’s storms looks to be from the afternoon through the overnight hours, according to forecasters.

Here’s more on today’s weather concerns from the weather service offices throughout the state:

NORTH ALABAMA

CENTRAL ALABAMA

SOUTH ALABAMA