Mesoscale Discussion — Tornado Threat Locally Maximized Over Parts of Central Alabama & Southeastern Mississippi

SUMMARY… Tornado potential appears to be locally maximized at this time in a corridor from southeastern Mississippi into central Alabama.

DISCUSSION… Latest radar loop shows a fairly organized band of strong/locally severe storms crossing the Tennessee Valley area at this time — within northern portions of Tornado Watch 007. However, at least transiently rotating updrafts have remained focused mainly within a zone from parts of southeastern Mississippi northeastward into adjacent western Alabama.

In particular, radar currently shows several small, rotating updrafts moving across the Hale and Marengo County vicinity in western Alabama — within eastern portions of the WW. As these storms shift northeastward with time, along the eastern fringes of the watch, a local extension of a few counties will contain this potential in the short term.

Otherwise, risk for locally damaging winds, and a couple of tornadoes, continues across the broader WW area.

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