Fierce storms could bring strong tornadoes to Deep South

Tuesday night, expect showers and thunderstorms before midnight and possible a thunderstorm between midnight and 3 a.m. Some storms could be severe.

The National Weather Service predicts a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms with winds capable of producing tornadoes along the Gulf Coast from eastern Louisiana to Alabama today and tomorrow. While a slight risk seems to devalue or de-emphasize the threat, it still represents an elevated risk of severe weather, especially during the cool season.

The areas of greatest concern are along and south of the I-20 corridor.

It will be a wet Monday across the WAFB viewing area, but it is just the dress-rehearsal for a far more active weather day on Tuesday.

In preparation for the storms, schools in southern Louisiana and southern MS have closed. The biggest threat will come from Damaging winds potentially, but there is a Tornado risk involved with this one as well. A severe weather outbreak will hit the South Tuesday and then move into across the Southeast Tuesday night and the Carolinas Wednesday.

A powerful low pressure system will trigger the development of severe storms and possible tornadoes in the South this week.

Alabama is expected to be in the warm sector of the storm, where the ingredients will be in place for severe weather.

TUESDAY: A stalled frontal boundary will bring us rain showers through the day, so grab the rain gear.

There is a good chance that the storms may contain some supercell activity (Storms with rotation) and some blowing segments which have the potential for tornado development.