ACTIVE PATTERN: Alabama’s weather will be active this week, which is to be expected in mid-March. The first round of storms will come later today and tonight; SPC has a “slight risk” (level 2/5) of severe thunderstorms defined for parts of Central and West Alabama, with a “marginal risk” (level 1/5) for most of the rest of the state. The main risk of strong/severe storms will come from about 4:00 until 10:00 p.m… storms will slowly weaken late tonight.