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,

The watch, which had been anticipated, is in effect until 3 a.m. on Sunday and its issuance comes as a large area of deadly and dangerous weather moves across Alabama.

An interactive map from the National Weather Service shows potential tornado damage tracks across the United States. Zooming in, multiple areas have been identified across Alabama. WVTM 13 meteorologists are tracking a severe weather outbreak in Alabama through Saturday with the threat of hail, damaging winds and tornadoes.