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SPC Tornado Watch 188

WW 188 TORNADO GA SC 062245Z - 070600Z
      
WW 0188 Image

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 188
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
545 PM CDT Wed May 6 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Northern and Western Georgia
  Western South Carolina

* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning from
  545 PM until 100 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A couple tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Severe storm potential should increase this evening,
initially across both west-central/southwest Georgia as well as
northern Georgia near an earlier boundary. Damaging winds, some
hail, as well as a tornado risk will be possible regionally.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
east and west of a line from 50 miles south southeast of Columbus GA
to 75 miles north northwest of Athens GA. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU8).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch
area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for
threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements
and possible warnings.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 186...WW 187...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 450. Mean
storm motion vector 26025.

...Guyer

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SPC Tornado Watch 187

WW 187 TORNADO AL 061940Z - 070400Z
      
WW 0187 Image

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 187
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
240 PM CDT Wed May 6 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Alabama

* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 240 PM
  until 1100 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Scattered severe thunderstorms are forecast to develop and
intensify through the afternoon and persist through the evening. 
The stronger storms will become supercellular and pose a risk for
tornadoes (a couple being potentially strong), large hail, and
damaging wind gusts. The tornado risk will seemingly be greatest
during the late afternoon and continue into the evening coincident
with stronger low-level wind shear that is forecast to develop.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles
east and west of a line from 55 miles northwest of Gadsden AL to 30
miles southwest of Evergreen AL. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch
area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for
threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements
and possible warnings.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 186...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean
storm motion vector 26035.

...Smith

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SPC Tornado Watch 186

WW 186 TORNADO LA MS TX 061910Z - 070400Z
      
WW 0186 Image

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 186
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
210 PM CDT Wed May 6 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  Central into Southeast Louisiana
  Central and Southern Mississippi
  Far East Texas

* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 210 PM
  until 1100 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
    inches in diameter possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are forecast to develop and intensify this
afternoon with an accompanying severe risk and continue through the
evening.  A threat for tornadoes will likewise develop this
afternoon and persist into the evening and be most strongly
associated with the stronger supercells.  A strong tornado risk will
probably develop late this afternoon into the evening as low-level
wind shear increases.  Large to very large hail (1 to 2.5 inches in
diameter) and damaging gusts are also possible.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 65 statute miles
north and south of a line from 20 miles east southeast of Meridian
MS to 50 miles west of Fort Polk LA. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch
area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for
threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements
and possible warnings.

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AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean
storm motion vector 26035.

...Smith

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SPC Tornado Watch 188 Status Reports

WW 0188 Status Updates
      
WW 0188 Status Image

STATUS REPORT ON WW 188

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 5 NW ANB TO
20 W AHN TO 30 NNW AGS.

..LYONS..05/07/26

ATTN...WFO...FFC...GSP...TAE...


STATUS REPORT FOR WT 188 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

GAC013-035-045-053-059-063-067-077-089-097-113-121-133-135-143-
145-149-151-171-177-197-199-211-215-217-219-221-231-239-243-247-
249-255-259-261-263-269-273-285-293-297-307-317-070340-

GA 
.    GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BARROW               BUTTS               CARROLL             
CHATTAHOOCHEE        CLARKE              CLAYTON             
COBB                 COWETA              DEKALB              
DOUGLAS              FAYETTE             FULTON              
GREENE               GWINNETT            HARALSON            
HARRIS               HEARD               HENRY               
LAMAR                LEE                 MARION              
MERIWETHER           MORGAN              MUSCOGEE            
NEWTON               OCONEE              OGLETHORPE          
PIKE                 QUITMAN             RANDOLPH            
ROCKDALE             SCHLEY              SPALDING            
STEWART              SUMTER              TALBOT              
TAYLOR               TERRELL             TROUP               
UPSON                WALTON              WEBSTER             
WILKES               


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
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SPC Tornado Watch 187 Status Reports

WW 0187 Status Updates
      
WW 0187 Status Image

STATUS REPORT ON WW 187

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 SSE CBM
TO 25 SSE ANB.

..THORNTON..05/07/26

ATTN...WFO...BMX...MOB...HUN...


STATUS REPORT FOR WT 187 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ALC001-005-007-011-013-017-021-023-025-035-037-041-047-051-063-
065-081-085-087-091-099-101-105-109-113-119-123-129-131-
070340-

AL 
.    ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

AUTAUGA              BARBOUR             BIBB                
BULLOCK              BUTLER              CHAMBERS            
CHILTON              CHOCTAW             CLARKE              
CONECUH              COOSA               CRENSHAW            
DALLAS               ELMORE              GREENE              
HALE                 LEE                 LOWNDES             
MACON                MARENGO             MONROE              
MONTGOMERY           PERRY               PIKE                
RUSSELL              SUMTER              TALLAPOOSA          
WASHINGTON           WILCOX              


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.

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SPC Tornado Watch 186 Status Reports

WW 0186 Status Updates
      
WW 0186 Status Image

STATUS REPORT ON WW 186

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 SE LFK TO
10 NNE HEZ TO 45 SSE GLH.

..THORNTON..05/07/26

ATTN...WFO...LCH...SHV...JAN...LIX...MOB...


STATUS REPORT FOR WT 186 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

LAC003-009-011-029-037-039-077-079-091-097-105-115-117-125-
070340-

LA 
.    LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE

ALLEN                AVOYELLES           BEAUREGARD          
CONCORDIA            EAST FELICIANA      EVANGELINE          
POINTE COUPEE        RAPIDES             ST. HELENA          
ST. LANDRY           TANGIPAHOA          VERNON              
WASHINGTON           WEST FELICIANA      


MSC001-005-007-019-021-023-025-029-031-035-037-041-049-061-063-
065-067-069-073-075-077-079-085-087-089-091-099-101-103-105-109-
111-113-121-123-127-129-147-149-153-157-159-163-070340-

MS 
.    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAMS                AMITE               ATTALA              
CHOCTAW              CLAIBORNE           CLARKE              
CLAY                 COPIAH              COVINGTON           
FORREST              FRANKLIN            GREENE              
HINDS                JASPER              JEFFERSON           
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SPC MD 661

MD 0661 CONCERNING TORNADO WATCH 187... FOR SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI INTO CENTRAL/SOUTHERN ALABAMA
MD 0661 Image


Mesoscale Discussion 0661
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0813 PM CDT Wed May 06 2026

Areas affected...southeastern Mississippi into central/southern
Alabama

Concerning...Tornado Watch 187...

Valid 070113Z - 070315Z

The severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 187 continues.

SUMMARY...Threat for large hail and tornadoes continues within WW186
and WW187.

DISCUSSION...Along and south of the cold front in central Alabama,
supercells have produced large to very large hail (up to 2.75
inches). This threat will likely continue over the next couple of
hours, given strong deep layer shear and MLCAPE around 1000-1500
J/kg.

The increase of the LLJ has been noted across southern Mississippi
over the last couple of hours, with notable increase in supercell
intensity. Guidance suggests that through time, the 40-50 kt LLJ
will increase and move northeastward into southern Alabama over the
next several hours. Mature supercells coming out of Mississippi may
continue to pose a risk for tornadoes into Alabama as a result.
Cells along the front may tend to grow upscale into clusters but
will still pose some risk for line embedded circulations and
potentially tornadoes.

..Thornton.. 05/07/2026

...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...

ATTN...WFO...BMX...MOB...JAN...

LAT...LON   32178943 33168877 33688738 33728651 33108588 32528592
            31888602 31378660 31308818 31288887 31388926 32178943 

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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SPC May 7, 2026 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook

SPC 0100Z Day 1 Outlook
      
Day 1 Outlook Image
Day 1 Convective Outlook  
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0757 PM CDT Wed May 06 2026

Valid 070100Z - 071200Z

...THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ALABAMA...

...SUMMARY...
Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected to continue tonight
across portions of the lower Mississippi Valley into Southeast.
Supercells ongoing across central and southern parts of Mississippi
and Alabama into western Georgia will remain capable of all
severe-weather hazards for the next few hours. Upscale growth into
storm clusters and/or bowing line segments is expected overnight
with mainly a damaging wind and isolated tornado risk focused from
southern Mississippi into central Georgia.

...Lower Mississippi Valley into Southeast...

Early-evening surface analysis placed a convectively augmented cold
front from northern GA through central MS into the lower Rio Grande
Valley. The air mass ahead of the front is very moist, characterized
by dewpoints in the low/mid 70s from LA into MS and AL with MLCAPE
of 1000-2000 J/kg. Strong deep-layer shear resides across the warm
sector with effective bulk shear magnitudes of 60-70+ kt. This
parameter space has supported the development of multiple supercells
ahead of the front from southern MS into west-central AL, amidst
additional strong to severe storms. The southern MS supercells have
a history of producing tornadoes, and based on the 00z LIX sounding
and regional VWP data, are in a zone of enhanced low-level shear
with effective SRH of 300-350 m2/2. For additional information on
these storms, see MCDs 658 and 659.

Convection-allowing model guidance is suggestive that the ongoing,
semi-discrete storms will gradually grow upscale into clusters
and/or bowing line segments tonight along the southeastward-moving
cold front, with the most intense storms being focused along the
low-level jet axis from southern MS through central and southern AL
into central GA. Damaging winds and isolated tornadoes will become
the predominant hazards with that storm-mode transition.
 
...Lower Rio Grande Valley...

Visible satellite indicates multiple attempts at storm initiation
recently along the high terrain of northwest Mexico, to the
southwest of Eagle Pass, TX. Convection-allowing model data suggest
that isolated, strong to severe storms will become increasingly
possible after about 05z in the same general vicinity with that
activity potentially crossing the Rio Grande into deep South TX.
Moderate instability and rather strong deep-layer shear will
conditionally favor supercell storm modes with a risk for large hail
and locally damaging wind gusts. A level 1/Marginal Risk will be
maintained due to uncertainty in storm coverage.

..Mead.. 05/07/2026

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