Damaging Winds Large Hail and Low Tornado Risk Continuing Across Southeast From New Orleans Atlanta and Charlotte to Florida Under Marginal Risk Peak 1PM to 7PM Monday

SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES — Severe weather is continuing across the Southeast today, Monday May 11, 2026, with damaging winds, large hail, and a low tornado risk all in place across a wide coverage area. The Max Velocity Weather Categorical Outlook updated at 2:01 AM ET shows a Marginal Risk zone stretching from the Gulf Coast through Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas, and down through the entire Florida peninsula. Peak severe weather timing is expected between 1 PM and 7 PM today.

What Threats Are Active Today

Three hazards are driving today’s Southeast severe weather concern. Damaging winds are the most widespread threat across the outlined Marginal Risk zone, with the potential for gusty and destructive wind gusts accompanying the strongest storm cells moving through the region during the 1 PM to 7 PM peak window.

Large hail is also possible with the strongest storms, and a low tornado risk cannot be completely dismissed across the broader region during today’s active weather period. While the overall risk level is Marginal, individual storm cells can still pack a significant punch within that designation.

Areas Under the Marginal Risk Zone

The Marginal Risk zone covers an enormous stretch of the Southeast, encompassing New Orleans, Mobile, Jackson, Shreveport, Birmingham, Atlanta, Savannah, Charleston, Charlotte, Raleigh, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Tampa, and Miami among the major cities within the outlined area. The breadth of the coverage zone reflects a widespread but lower-end severe weather pattern rather than a concentrated high-end threat.

A broader general thunderstorm zone surrounds the Marginal Risk area, keeping additional communities across Tennessee, Arkansas, and the broader Mid-Atlantic region within the general storm awareness zone for today.

Stay Alert Between 1PM and 7PM

All residents across the Southeast within the Marginal Risk zone are urged to stay alert between 1 PM and 7 PM today. Monitor weather alerts actively and move indoors immediately if a severe thunderstorm warning is issued for your county during the peak afternoon severe weather window. Stay with GordonRamsayClub.com for the latest updates.