Tornado, Georgia and North Alabama
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Tornado watches cover Alabama, northwest Georgia, and Mississippi with EF2+ tornadoes, 80 mph winds, and 4-inch hail possible tonight
Tornado watches are in effect on the evening of May 28, 2026, across large sections of Alabama, northwest Georgia, and Mississippi as a potent storm system takes aim at the Southeast. The Storm Prediction Center warns that conditions support EF2 or stronger tornadoes,
On Wednesday at 2:39 p.m. a tornado watch was released by the National Weather Service in effect until 11 p.m. for Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Monroe, Washington and Wilcox counties.
As we wrap up Severe Weather Awareness Week and approach our tornado season, we’re reminded that some of them can happen at night, as many did last year.