**LEVEL 1/5 SEVERE WEATHER RISK THURSDAY**
Round 1 of rain and strong to severe thunderstorms are currently moving through the Tennessee Valley. This morning's system is mostly just heavy rain with a few thunderstorms embedded within. An increase in the number of scattered storms will take place later this morning and last through the day as we increase daytime heating. This will lead to scattered, hit-or-miss rain and storms throughout the late morning and afternoon.
By this evening, around 6PM, the cold front which will bring the greatest threat for severe weather along its leading edge, will move into the Shoals, it will track east and cross over I-65 by 8pm, and move into Sand Mountain by about 9-10PM. While the greatest severe weather threats will be out of our way by 11PM, isolated