Risk for tornadoes should be lower at this time of day, but don’t take any chances.
Keep us posted on how you make out.
We are looking at freezing rain and ice. Not nearly as destructive as what the heartland has gotten, but still, ice is dangerous. Fortunately, we have the generator ready to fire up.
Tornadoes that come from storm systems caused by fronts colliding can come anytime. Usually the tornadoes caused by daytime heating-caused coalescing thunderheads come later afternoon to night.
Look up a frightening account of the 1999 Jarrell, TX tornado, considered the most powerful ever. A gravity wave in the atmosphere sent this horrible tornado roughly SE to NW.