According to the weather service there have been 16 Level 4 risks forecasted two days out. The last time that happened in Alabama was April 10, 2024, and there was one confirmed tornado. There have been 35 moderate risks for Alabama in the Day 1 forecast, and the last one included just a sliver of west Alabama on Dec. 28, 2024.

Storm Chaser Heath Lollar said he and his crew will be on the ground in central Alabama Saturday feeding information to weather services when the anticipated storm hits.

Severe weather can, and does, happen any time in Alabama, but the period of March through May is considered to be when chances are greatest for severe weather. The weekend has a complicated forecast, with the cold front hooking up with two low pressure systems. Here's what to expect.

A severe weather outbreak is expected on Saturday in Alabama, according to the National Weather Service. NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has added a rarely-used Level 4 out of 5 risk for parts of central and south Alabama for Saturday. The rest of the state is not out of the woods either, and will have a Level 3 risk.

James Spann, ABC 33/40 and Townsquare Media Tuscaloosa Chief Meteorologist, said to expect a “HIGH-END SEVERE WEATHER THREAT: Alabamians will need to pay very close attention to

Much of central Alabama for Saturday has been placed under a level four out of five threat for severe weather, an almost unprecedented listing, on a scale where five is considered to be the highest chances for severe weather. The rating occurs about once a year, said Jason Davis, meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Birmingham.