Alabama's governor declared a state of emergency and the schools in South Carolina planned to dismiss the classes on early Wednesday ahead of severe thunderstorms expected to move all across the Southeast, bringing a threat of tornadoes and also the hail with the size of baseballs.

The National Weather Service predicts that the widespread thunderstorms across much of Alabama and Georgia and into the Florida Panhandle and also the southwestern South Carolina.

Governor Robert Bentley issued the warning effective at 6 p.m. on Tuesday and said it would last until the severe weather expected to hit Alabama on early Wednesday subsides. He also said in a news release that 50 National Guard soldiers also will be deployed in the state. Multiple Alabama schools announced that they will be closed on Wednesday.

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Schools districts in the South Carolina's Columbia area said they would dismiss students as early as 11 a.m. and canceled all the after-school activities.

In Georgia, National Weather Service meteorologist Laura Belanger said that about 75 percent of the state could experience severe weather beginning at a daybreak and see the increase after 2 p.m. She said that the affected cities could include Atlanta and Augusta, which is the site of this week's Masters golf tournament.

Meteorologist John De Block said he expects storms to last into the evening in the southern and eastern Alabama. He also said tornadoes are likely to occur and there is a strong chance of baseball-size hail.

Mrudula Duddempudi.