A possible tornado hit Dothan, Alabama, Monday afternoon, heavily damaging Dothan Preparatory Academy and injuring several students.

Two students in Dothan, Alabama were hospitalized Monday when an apparent tornado struck Dothan Preparatory Academy, causing significant damage to the roof of the school's gymnasium. Five students were injured when the storm struck just before 12:45 p.

An apparent tornado caused a partial roof collapse at a Dothan school Monday afternoon, injuring five students. The damage happened at Dothan Preparatory Academy, the Dothan Police Department confirmed on the department's Facebook page.

The Storm Prediction Center continues to forecast a Level 3 out of 5 (enhanced) risk for severe weather today across a large part of Alabama. A Level 3 risk means that numerous severe storms will be possible. A broken line of storms was impacting parts of northern Alabama early Monday morning and moving to the south and east.

The National Weather Service is predicting a wave of severe weather for this morning through the afternoon. All modes of severe weather will be possible, including tornadoes, damaging winds with gusts up to 70 mph,