Strong to severe storms and rain were moving across parts of Alabama on Monday, and a severe thunderstorm watch was in effect for the region.

The watch will be in effect until 11 a.m. and covers nearly all of south Alabama.

NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center said damaging wind gusts as high as 75 mph will be possible in the watch area, as well as large hail. Forecasters added that a “tornado or two” also can’t be ruled out.

The National Weather Service in Mobile has been issuing severe thunderstorm warnings on Monday morning and said some of the storms could have hail as big as tennis balls.

The SPC said clusters of storms are expected to intensify this morning along and north of a northward-moving warm front.

The SPC has the most southern part of Alabama, including Mobile and Baldwin counties, in a Level 3 out of 5 (enhanced) risk for severe weather today. A Level 3 risk means that numerous severe storms will be possible. (See today’s severe weather outlook at the top of this post.)

The rest of south Alabama has a Level 2 (slight) risk, which means that scattered severe storms will be possible.

Areas farther north into central Alabama have a Level 1 (marginal) risk and could have to deal with isolated severe storms.

The risk for isolated severe storms will continue into Tuesday, and the Storm Prediction Center has nearly the entire state in a Level 1 risk.

Here’s the outlook for Tuesday:

No severe storms are in the forecast after Tuesday for the rest of the week, but forecasters will be watching the end of the week for more possible rain and storms.