Update 10:28 a.m.: The National Weather Service has canceled the tornado watch for Lee County.
Two more rounds of severe weather are expected to move through Alabama from noon until 8 p.m. and from midnight to 7 a.m. Monday, April 19, according to the weather service.
7:42 a.m.: The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Lee County until 2 p.m.
The watch area also includes eastern Alabama, southwest and central Georgia and parts of the Florida Panhandle.
A tornado watch means conditions are favorable for the formation of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms.
The weather service said the storms moving through the area this morning bring a risk of damaging winds, a few tornadoes and isolated severe hail.
The Lee County EOC is activated in monitoring status for the duration of the Tornado Watch. Please remain alert for...
Posted by Lee County Emergency Management Agency on Sunday, April 19, 2015
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