Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 6 at 2:51PM CDT until May 6 at 3:30PM CDT by NWS Birmingham AL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 6, 2026 - 12:51pm
Expires:
May 6, 2026 - 1:30pm
Description:
At 250 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Uniontown,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Selma, Marion, Uniontown, Bogue Chitto, Vaiden, Marion Junction,
Dallas County Horse Arena, Potter Station, Skyharbor Airport, Perry
County Correctional Center, Radford, Summerfield, Hazen, Suttle, and
Vaiden Field Airport.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central
and central Alabama.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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.
Area Description:
Dallas, AL; Perry, AL
Forcast Office:
NWS Birmingham AL