A long, straight, narrow line of thunderstorms continues moving steadily east across eastern and central Mississippi late this evening.
It is now about an hour away from Colbert and Franklin Counties…1:15 away from Marion County…1:30 away from Lamar County and 2 hours from Pickens County.
South of that, the line appears to be weakening a bit.
No warnings in effect in Mississippi. There has been one suspicious looking storm with a comma head structure that is a little more than 50 miles west of Hamilton in Marion County. It is moving NE and will probably affect the Northwest Corner of the state.
Only report of wind damage from Mississippi so far…a tree down near Black Hawk in Carroll County.
The line will be accompanied by 40-50 mph wind gusts, which can bring down tree limbs. Any organized structures that develop could produce localized damaging winds. Can’t totally rule out an isolated tornado, but doesn’t look likely.
There will also be dangerous lightning and torrential rains as the line passes. We do not want you out driving as it passes because of the rain and potential for downed limbs.
Behind the line, there is a good two to three hours of rainfall. We’ll take that.
So, please keep a source of instant weather information close by overnight in areas north of a line from Eutaw to Clanton to Lafayette. Be ready to move to safe shelter if a warning is issued for you.
Ashley B will be in studio and I will be right here on the blog all night if necessary.
