Alabama was bracing for Round 2 of severe weather on Saturday. Round 1 started early this morning and prompted two tornado warnings and multiple severe thunderstorm warnings but no damage has been reported so far.

We all hear the terms when there's a threat of severe weather. But what does each alert mean, and how does it affect you?

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

The National Weather Service has canceled a tornado warning in Northwest Alabama. The warning was previously issued for Lauderdale County, Colbert County, Franklin County, and Lawrence County. Tune into WAFF 48 for updates on the severe weather event.

A tornado watch was released by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 2:39 a.m. in effect until 10 a.m. for Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison and Morgan counties.

The National Weather Service issued multiple tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings early Saturday for areas in Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana and Texas.