Parts of the Deep South under threat of severe storms
ATLANTA -- Parts of the Deep South are under the threat of severe thunderstorms as a weather system moves into the region. The national Storm Prediction Center has placed most of Alabama, along with parts of eastern Mississippi and west Georgia, in a zone that will be at marginal risk of severe storms Monday.
A line of thunderstorms was already moving through central and eastern Louisiana and western Mississippi before dawn Monday. It was heading toward Alabama.
The National Weather Service in Birmingham said a brief tornado, quarter-sized hail and isolated damaging wind gusts would be possible in central Alabama from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m.Monday.
The weather service said isolated to scattered storms were also possible over Georgia Monday afternoon and evening with gusty winds being the main threat.
Severe weather also struck north Texas over the weekend, bringing strong winds, rain and hail, according to CBS Dallas-Fort Worth. Some cities in the area were placed under a tornado watch, although no funnel clouds were reported.