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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
444 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026
ALC001-051-085-101-062200-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0060.000000T0000Z-260506T2200Z/
AUTAUGA AL-ELMORE AL-LOWNDES AL-MONTGOMERY AL-
444 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN AUTAUGA...SOUTHWESTERN ELMORE...NORTHEASTERN LOWNDES
AND NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...
AT 443 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER BOB WOODRUFF
LAKE, OR NEAR WETUMPKA, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MONTGOMERY, PRATTVILLE, MILLBROOK, WETUMPKA, PIKE ROAD, ELMORE,
COOSADA, MONTGOMERY ZOO, BOYLSTON, HYUNDAI MOTORS OF ALABAMA, AUBURN
UNIVERSITY IN MONTGOMERY, BOB WOODRUFF LAKE, AUTAUGA COUNTY AIRPORT,
WOODCREST, MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, LAGOON PARK, HUNTER, ALABAMA STATE
UNIVERSITY, DANNELLY FIELD, AND EASTDALE MALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL,
SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA.
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3234 8661 3254 8653 3254 8640 3256 8614
3227 8609 3229 8662
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 269DEG 35KT 3250 8628
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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