"We’re absolutely going to see some kind of impactful weather, it’s just a matter of how widespread," NWS warns.

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?

REST OF SATURDAY: The threat for intense, long-tracked severe storms and tornadoes will exist across the WCBI coverage area through the afternoon hours. Most activity will begin exiting out of the coverage between 6-8p to the east into north and central Alabama.