Severe weather swept north Alabama Tuesday night, downing trees and powerlines and sparking tornado warnings, the National Weather Service reported. The Albertville Public Library was on fire, ...

The risk comes as NOAA Weather Radios across central Alabama will be offline due to a long-planned software upgrade.

The National Weather Service says there is a Tornado Emergency for Huntsville near Highway 72 and Jeff Road. Madison County is in a Tornado Warning until 6:45 p.m. Tuesday.