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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
750 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026
ALC065-091-070059-
/O.CAN.KBMX.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-260507T0115Z/
MARENGO AL-HALE AL-
750 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MARENGO AND
SOUTHEASTERN HALE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL, CENTRAL, SOUTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA.
LAT...LON 3234 8753 3265 8753 3266 8747 3273 8747
3272 8705 3249 8711 3248 8742 3231 8742
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 275DEG 39KT 3256 8739
ALC105-070115-
/O.CON.KBMX.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-260507T0115Z/
PERRY AL-
750 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR PERRY COUNTY...
AT 749 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VAIDEN, OR NEAR
MARION, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARION, UNIONTOWN, NEWBERN, VAIDEN, SUTTLE, PERRY COUNTY CORRECTIONAL
CENTER, JUDSON COLLEGE, RADFORD, SPROTT, VAIDEN FIELD AIRPORT, AND
FOLSOM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL, CENTRAL, SOUTHWESTERN AND WEST 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.
THIS STORM IS PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE DAMAGING HAIL.
SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3234 8753 3265 8753 3266 8747 3273 8747
3272 8705 3249 8711 3248 8742 3231 8742
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 275DEG 39KT 3256 8739
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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