The Townsquare Media Weather Center has been closely monitoring conditions for the Alabama vs Tennessee game at Bryant-Denny Stadium, which has a 6:30 p.m. kickoff, and the potential for strong to severe storms early Sunday morning.

Gameday Outlook

The current forecast is showing cloudy conditions for most of gameday Saturday, with any showers or thunderstorms holding off in Tuscaloosa until afternoon or Midnight.

James Spann, Alabama Weather Network and Townsquare Media Tuscaloosa Chief Meteorologist, said there is “just a small risk of a shower during the game... temperatures will fall through the 70s. It will be breezy with a south wind averaging 10-20 mph.”

Early Sunday Severe Weather Outlook

Risk Levels

The Storm Prediction Center has portions of Alabama in two different zones: a marginal risk and a slight risk.

Townsquare Media Risk Areas

Slight Risk Areas

Fayette - From the Alabama – Mississippi State line toward the center of the county.

Greene – very small western section of the county

Lamar – From the Alabama – Mississippi State line toward the center of the county.

Pickens – From the Alabama – Mississippi State line toward the center of the county.

Sumter – From the Alabama – Mississippi State line toward the center of the county.

Marginal Risk Areas

Bibb

Fayette – the remaining portion of the county is not under slight risk.

Greene – most of the county

Hale

Lamar – the remaining portion of the county is not under slight risk.

Perry

Pickens – the remaining portion of the county is not under slight risk.

Sumter

Tuscaloosa

Walker

Early Sunday Morning Threats

The National Weather Service in Birmingham said that the main threats will be "damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph and a brief tornado or two."

“With only modest instability and weakening dynamics, the overall severe weather threat is not especially high,” said Spann. “But, there could be a few storms with strong, gusty winds over the western half of the state. The chance of a brief, isolated tornado is low, but not zero.”

Current Timing

The overall system timeline is for Sunday, starting at Midnight and lasting through 8 a.m.

West Alabama Timing for Sunday

Bibb – 2 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Fayette – Midnight until 4 a.m.

Greene – Midnight until 6 a.m.

Hale – 2 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Lamar – Midnight until 4 a.m.

Perry – 2 a.m. – 6 a.m.

Pickens – Midnight until 4 a.m.

Sumter – Midnight until 4 a.m.

Tuscaloosa – Midnight until 6 a.m.

Walker – Midnight until 4 a.m.

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The Townsquare Media Weather Center will continue to monitor developing conditions and bring you necessary updates.

Mary K. – Weather Forecaster