A winter storm that blanketed parts of the Midwest and Northeast with heavy snow and ice also unleashed severe weather, including tornadoes and damaging winds, across the South and Southeast on Wednesday.

Alabama meteorologists are warning about severe storms expected to last from Saturday night into Sunday morning. Experts stress that Alabamians need to remain "weather aware" as heavy rain, damaging winds and possible tornadoes are in the forecast this weekend.

Back-to-back storm systems will bring the potential for severe weather and flooding to the South over the next several days. Strong thunderstorms could produce damaging winds, large hail and isolated tornadoes,

The South is set to be hit by a series of powerful storm systems over the weekend, which will bring a risk of flooding, severe thunderstorms and tornados.

Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are a threat in the South this weekend as a dangerous threat of flooding rain spreads as far north as the Ohio Valley and central Appalachians. The South saw an initial bout of severe weather Wednesday that produced two reports of tornadoes,

A plume of moisture from the Gulf will surge across the South through Thursday. A few tornadoes, including the potential for a strong tornado, and damaging wind gusts are possible for areas from Louisiana into western Georgia.