A strong storm system will hit Alabama next week with the threat of severe thunderstorms on March 4 and 5. The Storm Prediction Center has placed West Alabama under a slight risk for severe storms, a level 2 out of 5.

In an unusually early step, the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has issued a Level 3 out of 5 Enhanced risk for Tuesday.

A storm system is expected to produce severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph next week.

A strong spring storm during the first week of March could spawn a severe weather outbreak, including tornadoes, among its impacts in the South. Here is what you need to know in our latest forecast.