If all this uncertainty is getting to you though, you can now reassure yourself as [Ian Williams] has, with a threat level monitor which displays the UK’s current level of projected fear threat ...

The National Weather Service rates the severe weather threat level for some areas as a four out of five, with five being the highest. All forms of severe weather are possible, including tornadoes ...

Central Alabama is under a level four out of five threat for severe weather, a rare occurrence. Cities including Birmingham, Montgomery and Tuscaloosa are within the level four threat area.