More showers and storms will be possible along the front itself Friday afternoon. This 2nd round Friday afternoon is when the severe threat is highest. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. Just in time for the first weekend of spring, North Alabama dries out with sunshine and highs in the 60s.
This morning's round of storms exits east by lunchtime. Afterwards, a lull in the rain will set in for much of Friday afternoon. That lull may include sunshine breaking through clearing skies and a quick warm up to the low 70s. If the atmosphere "recovers" enough when the some sun pops out, we will have the energy necessary for afternoon and evening storms ahead of and along today's cold front.
SPC has most of North Alabama in a Slight Risk (2 out of 5) for severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Areas near the Mississippi state-line are in a Marginal Risk (1 out of 5) because those areas will run out of time to warm up before the cold front arrives.
Severe threat today.
Rob Elvington
Instead of a line of storms, data is indicating the potential for individual storms — supercells. This is why there is a chance for tornadoes along with the damaging wind threat today. As mentioned previously, this is a threat highly dependent on how much instability (energy) we'll have left over after the morning rain. In any case, the severe threat comes to an end Friday with the passage of the cold front late Friday evening.Ìý
Storms developing along and ahead of Friday's cold front.
Rob Elvington
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We're dry this weekend but Saturday will be cloudy with highs struggling to reach the low 60s. Spring starts Sunday with the vernal equinox occurring at 10:33 AM CDT. It will feel like spring Sunday afternoon with highs near 70 and mostly sunny skies.
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