Thunderstorm Wind in Montgomery County, Alabama

Thunderstorm Wind May 6, 2026 · Montgomery County, Alabama

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Numerous trees were downed around downtown Montgomery, including along West Blvd and West Wareingwood Dr. Over 3300 power outages were reported.

The wider storm

Severe thunderstorm activity occurred across southern portions of Central Alabama from the evening of May 6 into the overnight hours of May 7. Most of the severe weather occurred in the form of wind damage and hail from three distinct supercells across parts of Montgomery, Macon, Greene, Hale, and Sumter counties. Large hail, up to baseball size, was observed just east of downtown Montgomery and later near Forkland in Greene County. As training thunderstorms resulted in 3 to 5 inches of rain falling, several instances of flash flooding occurred in parts of Montgomery, Elmore, Autauga, Marengo, and Sumter counties.

Began near Chisholm (32.3871, -86.2556).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1329240. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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