SUMMARY… Strong to severe storms capable of locally damaging gusts and hail will persist a few more hours. Local watch extensions are possible if convection increases in intensity.
DISCUSSION… A band of convection stretches from near the central MS/AL state line northeast to northwest GA. Convection has sporadically been severe the past few hours. Most recently, an organized bow moving into Pickens County AL is likely producing strong to locally damaging gusts while other cells along the band of convection with northeast extent have shown some modest intensification via 07 km CAPPI. Sporadic severe storms are expected to continue another few hours amid moderate instability and shear. A downstream watch appears unlikely at this time given a lack of more intense convection/faster moving squall line. However, local aerial extensions may be needed near the edge of WW 271 in AL (and WFO BMX recently added a few counties in west-central AL) before the 07z expiration time.
