31 day alert in effect overnight Wednesday for damaging wind, hail and tornado threats | News

**31 Alert Day applies Thursday from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. **

Wednesday will provide calm conditions during the day. High temperatures will be in the mid to upper 80s, there will be scattered rain throughout the morning and after dinner, but these will not be severe.

As night falls Wednesday into Thursday, there will be a 31-alarm day overnight with damaging winds up to 60 miles per hour, large hail and the threat of tornadoes. The cold front responsible for the storms will reach the Shoals around 1-2 a.m., enter the I-65 corridor around 3-4 a.m., and move into Sand Mountain around 5-6 a.m. Thursday.

Make sure you have a way to receive alerts (the best way is to download the WAAY 31 StormTracker weather app and turn the notifications on loud) so you can be woken up by an alert overnight if in your There are storms in the region.

The severe storms completely left our region on Thursday at 8 a.m. There will be isolated showers and storms until lunchtime, but these will not pose a threat of severe weather.

There will be a mix of clouds, sun and cooler temperatures through late Thursday afternoon. The sunshine continues on Friday and Mother’s Day weekend. The cold front will come into effect on Friday, lowering humidity and temperatures. High temperatures over the weekend will be comfortably in the mid to upper 70s.

WEDNESDAY: Scattered morning rain. Warm, humid, windy. Highs will be in the mid to upper 80s. Wind: SSW 10-15 mph. Chance of rain: 30%.

TONIGHT: 31ST ALARM DAY. Strong to severe storms, hail, damaging winds, risk of tornadoes. Lows near 70. Wind: SW 5-10 mph, gusts 50-60 mph. Chance of rain: 90%.