983
ACUS11 KWNS 062138
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 062137
ALZ000-062330-
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0655
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0437 PM CDT WED MAY 06 2026
AREAS AFFECTED...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL/SOUTHERN ALABAMA
CONCERNING...TORNADO WATCH 187...
VALID 062137Z - 062330Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 187 CONTINUES.
SUMMARY...SUPERCELLS WITH RISK FOR ALL HAZARDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS
ALABAMA THIS EVENING.
DISCUSSION...A SUPERCELL CONTINUES TO MATURE ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL
ALABAMA NEAR MONTGOMERY, AL THIS AFTERNOON, WITH SIGNS OF
STRENGTHENING ROTATION. ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS ONGOING ACROSS
WESTERN ALABAMA AND FURTHER NORTH NEAR THE COLD FRONT IN NORTHERN
ALABAMA.
THE ENVIRONMENT ACROSS ALABAMA REMAINS FAVORABLE FOR SUPERCELLS
CAPABLE OF ALL HAZARDS, INCLUDING STRONG TORNADOES. THROUGH THE
EVENING, 700-850 MB FLOW WILL INCREASE ENLARGING LOW-LEVEL
HODOGRAPHS AND PROMOTING FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR TORNADOES
PARTICULARLY ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL ALABAMA. AS THE FRONT MOVES SOUTH
AND STORMS CLUSTER, TENDENCY TO GROW UPSCALE WILL SUPPORT AN
INCREASING DAMAGING WIND THREAT.
..THORNTON.. 05/06/2026
..PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT
ATTN...WFO...BMX...HUN...MOB...
LAT...LON 31998810 32668820 33738802 34188745 34408679 34508624
34498587 34408562 34198549 33858546 33558541 33198532
32458522 32208517 31958520 31738546 31658606 31408673
31438725 31558772 31998810
MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...120-145 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...55-70 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...1.50-2.50 IN
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