March is flipping the script on the old "in like a lion, out like a lamb" adage this year as our weather is about to start roaring as we close down the month.

Seattle and Portland are facing some of the greatest risks for severe weather, including large hail, damaging wind gusts and even a slight chance of tornadoes, on Wednesday.

SEATTLE — Widespread thunderstorms are possible across western Washington Wednesday afternoon into the night, thanks to an unstable air mass across the region.