The risk comes as NOAA Weather Radios across central Alabama will be offline due to a long-planned software upgrade.

*All modes of severe weather are possible over North Alabama with this event. The highest risk of tornadoes is in the “enhanced risk” in any discrete cells that form ahead of the main line. A strong tornado (EF-2 or higher) can’t be ruled out.

Chances of rain are higher north and west of Montgomery. A cold front will stall out north of Alabama, which will send "disturbances" through the state Saturday and Sunday. There are better chances of rain in the afternoons and evenings. "How far south those disturbances get will decide who sees a higher chance of rain," he said.