The Midnight Hour (Almost)

Anyone remember the song by Wilson Pickett?

“I’m gonna wait ’till the midnight hour
That’s when my love come tumbling down
I’m gonna wait ’till the midnight hour
When there’ no one else around
I’m gonna take you, girl, and hold you
And do all things I told you, in the midnight hour”

THE ALABAMA WEATHER SITUATION: NWS Birmingham has lowered the severe weather threat levels for Alabama as thunderstorm initiation simply hasn’t happened over West Tennessee and the cap (a warmer layer of air several thousand feet off the ground) is holding so far. As we have stated in recent days, these northwest flow events are very tricky.

STILL WATCHING: A cluster of strong storms over West Mississippi is moving southeast… these will enter far West or Southwest Alabama around 2-3 a.m. Based on the current trajectory, it looks like they will move into Sumter or Choctaw Counties, but one could possibly impact areas as far north as Pickens County. There has been a weakening trend in the past 30 minutes, but there is still a chance they could be strong/severe as they creep into Alabama during the pre-dawn hours.

And, storms over East Tennessee will mainly impact Georgia and the Carolinas, but a few of these could clip far Northeast Alabama in coming hours.

But, clearly the overall threat is much lower now.

TOMORROW EVENING/TOMORROW NIGHT: A decent part of the day Saturday will be quiet, but more storms will fire up late in the day into Saturday night. These could be strong to severe where they form, and SPC has much of Alabama in the standard “slight risk” (level 2/5). The main window for stronger storms will come from 4:00 p.m. until 12:00 midnight. The storms will be scattered, and it won’t rain everywhere.

We will keep a close eye on radar trends overnight and keep you posted…

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