Showers were increasing over NW and West Alabama late this afternoon. At 4:15 pm, most of those extended from near Tuscaloosa all the way north to Florence.
Thunderstorms over NE Mississippi not as strong as earlier.
At 4:20 pm, the strongest storms were over SE Mississippi and SE Louisiana. A new line of storms seems to have developed a little ahead of the broad line that has been moving east rather slowly.
A Tornado Watch continues for SE Louisiana and Extreme South Mississippi. NWS/Jackson issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for three South Mississippi counties.
Around 3:15 this afternoon, doppler radar at New Orleans indicated a severe thunderstorm that could possibly produce a tornado 12 miles NE of Amite, La., moving east at 45. No reports of touchdown.
DAMAGE REPORTS
At 3:40 pm, a thunderstorm at Bogalusa, La., uprooted a few trees and power lines were downed.
At 3:50 pm the Jones County (Laurel) EMA Office reported a few trees down along I-59 between Moselle and Ellisville.
NWS/Jackson issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Forrest County until 5
