A severe thunderstorm watch now covers much of west and part of south Alabama until 11PM.  The watch extends as far east as Lowndes, Crenshaw and Butler counties.   Threats: Damaging winds to 70 mph.  Ping pong size hail.   A couple of tornadoes are possible.   You need more than one reliable methods of receiving severe weather watches and warnings.   Our free weather app will send you instant push notifications for severe weather alerts. In the App store – search Rich Thomas Weather.  Make sure your Weather Radio is in the alert mode. Stay weather aware.