A confirmed tornado was reported Tuesday night in the Huntsville metro area as severe weather threatened much of Alabama, the National Weather Service reported.

Baseball size hail was reported in Lawrence County, in the Red Bank area south of Wheeler Dam, according to emergency management services.

Trees were down in Colbert, Lauderdale, Marshall, and Morgan counties from storms earlier in the day.

A tornado watch is in effect until 10 p.m. in Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall and Morgan counties.

Another is in effect until 1 a.m. Wednesday in Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston counties.

This article will be updated as more is known.

Here are photos and videos of the storm: