Author: Avery Hughes

NORTH CAROLINA — Showers and thunderstorms continue moving across North Carolina as of the 9:53 AM Thursday update on May 7, 2026, with the heaviest and most impactful rainfall now focused across Central and Eastern NC. Some rain could be heavy at times across the Raleigh, Fayetteville, Goldsboro, and Tarboro corridors, leading to localized flooding…

GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA — One final push of heavy rain is moving through Georgia and the Upstate South Carolina corridor on Thursday morning, May 7, 2026, with the system expected to clear out over the next couple of hours. Radar is showing intense yellow and orange returns across Athens, Toccoa, Batesville, Anderson, Clemson, and…

FLORIDA PANHANDLE — A Tornado Warning has been issued for the Florida Panhandle as a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over De Funiak Springs, moving east at 60 mph on Thursday morning, May 7, 2026. The warning polygon covers a broad red zone stretching from De Funiak Springs eastward through Walcan,…

EAST COAST — Another significant blast of colder air is heading into the East Coast region during the May 11 through May 15, 2026 timeframe, bringing temperatures running 10 to 15 or more degrees below average across a broad zone stretching from the Great Lakes through the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. European ensemble modeling initialized May…

MISSISSIPPI — An update out of Mississippi following Wednesday’s devastating tornado outbreak on May 6, 2026 confirms around 500 homes damaged and at least 17 people injured across the state. In what could have been far worse given the intensity and coverage of the tornado event, no confirmed fatalities have been reported as of Thursday…

SOUTH MOBILE COUNTY, ALABAMA — A Tornado Warning is active for parts of South Mobile County, Alabama on Thursday morning, May 7, 2026, valid until 9:30 AM CDT. The warning covers a population of 25,128 residents across the warned area including Theodore, Grand Bay, Bayou La Batre, Bellefontaine, and Tillmans Corner. Eight schools fall within…

REGIONAL — After weeks of persistently dry weather, some areas are finally approaching 2 to 3 inches of rainfall in what is being described as the most rain since April 5, 2026. The beneficial rainfall has not been evenly distributed across the region, with some communities receiving closer to the higher end while others have…

OKLAHOMA AND MISSOURI — Severe weather is returning to Oklahoma and Missouri on Friday, May 8, 2026, with isolated damaging winds, large hail, and a brief tornado all possible across the Marginal Risk zone. The categorical outlook updated at 3:51 AM ET places the highest risk inside a darker Marginal core covering Oklahoma City, Tulsa,…

MISSISSIPPI — Catastrophic damage has been confirmed at the Wash Mobile Home Park in Bogue Chitto, Mississippi after a tornado took a direct path over the community late Wednesday night, May 6, 2026. Heartbreaking images are emerging from the scene showing the devastating impact of the direct strike on the mobile home park. RadarScope correlation…

FLORIDA PANHANDLE — An urgent tornado threat continues across the Gulf Coast states with the Florida Panhandle facing the most significant and active risk as of Thursday morning, May 7, 2026. Tornado Watch 189 and 190 are active across the region with a Mesoscale Discussion in place covering EF1 tornado potential at 110 mph, wind…