North Alabama will need to stay weather aware on Monday, June 1, as thunderstorms are expected to move across the region.
The Storm Prediction Center has placed parts of Tennessee, northern Mississippi, and northern Alabama in a Marginal Risk for severe thunderstorms. This is a lower-end risk, but it does mean a few storms could become strong to severe.
The main concern will be strong to locally damaging wind gusts, especially with any storm cluster or line that can hold together as it moves into Alabama. Small hail, frequent lightning, and locally heavy rainfall will also be possible.
The setup appears to involve a storm complex, or leftovers from one, moving out of Missouri Monday morning. Some forecast models suggest storms may regenerate along the outflow boundary as it moves across Tennessee, northern Mississippi, and Alabama. The exact strength and coverage of storms remains uncertain, but the atmosphere is expected to become unstable enough to support a few strong to severe storms.
Possible Timeline for North Alabama:
Monday Morning:
Showers and storms may begin moving into parts of the Tennessee Valley. Some storms could already be strong.
Late Morning into Early Afternoon — roughly 10 AM to 2 PM:
This appears to be the most likely window for strong to severe storms across north Alabama. Damaging wind gusts would be the main threat.
Afternoon into Early Evening:
Additional scattered storms may develop or continue, especially if the atmosphere can recover behind the earlier activity. Any stronger storm could still produce gusty winds, heavy rain, and frequent lightning.
This does not look like a major severe weather outbreak for north Alabama at this time, but a few storms could still cause problems, especially with downed trees, isolated power outages, heavy downpours, and dangerous lightning.
Make sure you have multiple ways to receive weather warnings Monday, especially if you will be at work, traveling, or outdoors. Keep phones charged, have weather alerts turned on, and stay tuned for later updates as the forecast becomes more certain.
