Headline:
Tornado Watch issued May 6 at 11:00PM CDT until May 7 at 6:00AM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
May 6, 2026 - 9:00pm
Expires:
May 7, 2026 - 4:00am
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 189 UNTIL
6 AM CDT THURSDAY. TORNADO WATCH 186 HAS EXPIRED. THE NEW WATCH
IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN MISSISSIPPI THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES
IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
JEFFERSON DAVIS LAWRENCE MARION
IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
COVINGTON FORREST JONES
LAMAR
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BASSFIELD, COLLINS, COLUMBIA,
HATTIESBURG, LAUREL, LUMBERTON, MONTICELLO, MOUNT OLIVE,
NEW HEBRON, PRENTISS, PURVIS, AND WEST HATTIESBURG.
Area Description:
Covington, MS; Forrest, MS; Jefferson Davis, MS; Jones, MS; Lamar, MS; Lawrence, MS; Marion, MS
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson MS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov