On Saturday at 7:47 p.m. a tornado watch was released by the National Weather Service in effect until Sunday at 3 a.m. for Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Lee, Macon, Pike, Randolph,

Storm chaser Aaron Jayjack reported live from eastern Mississippi after a rain-wrapped tornado led to hydroplaning cars.

A tornado warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 7:50 p.m. in effect until 8:30 p.m. for Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne and Talladega counties.

Jeff Smitherman, the director of an Alabama emergency management agency, joins ABC News live to discuss the high-risk alert for potential tornado outbreaks in Alabama and Mississippi.

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Alabama is facing two rounds of severe weather in the next two days. One will be tonight and the other will be on Saturday. The Saturday storms have the potential to be significant, and a Level 5 out of 5 risk has been added for part of the state in the latest update from NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center.

Round number one is occurring right now. We had a Tornado Warning issued for parts of Marion County. We are now tracking some strong storms including heavy rain, hail, gusty winds, and possible severe

An "outbreak" of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms is expected through Saturday night in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and other southern states.

A cross-country storm is strengthening as it moves over the central United States Friday and pounding the region with damaging hurricane-force wind gusts that are creating a blinding dust storm and fanning flames amid a “catastrophic” fire risk.