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Mesoscale Discussion 660

May 6, 20264 counties in Alabama; 62 counties in Georgia; Anderson County, Oconee County, Pickens County, South Carolina

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at May 6, 2026, 8:00 PM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama; 62 counties in Georgia; Anderson County, Oconee County, Pickens County, South Carolina. It was in force for 60 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 6, 2026, 8:00 PM CDT (01:00 UTC)
Expired
May 6, 2026, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning
Tornado watch 188
All 69 counties

Chambers County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Russell County, AL, Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Dawson County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Elbert County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Greene County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Habersham County, GA, Hall County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Harris County, GA, Hart County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Macon County, GA, Madison County, GA, Marion County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Pike County, GA, Polk County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Quitman County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Schley County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Stephens County, GA, Stewart County, GA, Sumter County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Troup County, GA, Upson County, GA, Walton County, GA, Webster County, GA, White County, GA, Anderson County, SC, Oconee County, SC, Pickens County, SC

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watches that followed

Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.

The text

As transmitted.

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 6, 7:31 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCWashington59 min
May 6, 8:13 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAutauga, Bibb, Butler, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke and 20 more2 hr
May 6, 10:04 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAutauga, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke and 14 more56 min
May 6, 10:58 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBaldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke and 15 more9 hr
May 7, 1:38 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBaldwin, Barbour, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington and 10 more97 min
May 7, 1:58 AM CDTTornado WatchSPCCoffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston11 hr
May 7, 4:20 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBarbour, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 8 more115 min
May 7, 7:04 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBaldwin, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Escambia, Geneva and 2 more86 min
May 7, 2:42 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Fairfield and 9 more2 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Georgia, 2026Mesoscale Discussions in Alabama, 2026Mesoscale Discussions in South Carolina, 2026Every mesoscale discussion in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.