I believe three problems kept this from being a lot worse.
1. timing. The squall line was suppose to move through Birmingham around 2 am and it’s coming through around 9:30
2, a lot more storms popped up today and earlier than expected, so the atmosphere didn’t get as juiced as it could have.
3. the low level jet didn’t come in on time since the storms were way ahead of schedule.
Still a very bad day, but we are fortunate and it could of been much worse. It’s still not over, but I’m happy that it wasn’t as bad as expected for most.