7:12PM May 6, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Marengo County in AL until 8:15pm.
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 07, 2026
7:05PM May 6, 2026
2 tornadoes on the ground in southern Mississippi as of 7:05PM.
Tornado EMERGENCY for Meadeville and Bude, MS in Franklin County, MS.
Confirmed tornado near Purvis, MS moving east at 50 mph.
Dangerous storms! https://t.co/bCzujRAj9r
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 07, 2026
7:03PM May 6, 2026
RT @NickKrasz_Wx: Intense, potentially violent tornado still ongoing in Garden City, Mississippi. https://t.co/uPqBa8uiHA
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 07, 2026
7:00PM May 6, 2026
Tornado Warning till 7:30PM for Hattiesburg, MS. CONFIRMED tornado approaching Purvis from the west. The tornado signature will move over the southern side of Hattiesburg, most likely.
Be sheltered NOW if you’re in Purvis and Hattiesburg! https://t.co/GNVi2Y7zlb
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 07, 2026
6:35PM May 6, 2026
Quiet for now across SW AL & NW FL. Need to monitor this cell that will pass just south of Hattiesburg, MS over the next hour.
Washington County, AL should closely monitor the progress of this tornadic supercell. https://t.co/6i70LYL3EE
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 06, 2026
6:06PM May 6, 2026
**Baseball size hail** is likely in parts of Sumter, Greene, and Hale counties in west-central Alabama. Dangerous hail storm moving in from the west! Heads up for Livingston, Emelle, York, Foreland, Eutaw, and Greensboro.
If you know someone in these communities, call them NOW! https://t.co/fA684HXXAH
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 06, 2026
5:55PM May 6, 2026
Next storm that has my attention (unless new storms pop up locally) is the one near Tylertown, MS. The storm is moving rather slow (25 mph to the east) so that means it will take a good 4 or so hours until it reaches the AL/MS state line.
Could be problematic for Washington https://t.co/rij6jE6TaC
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) May 06, 2026
