A line of strong thunderstorms goes all the way up and down the east edge of Mississippi close to the Alabama border. This includes some possible severe storms in the vicinity of Starkville. The National Weather Service in Jackson continues a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 5:00 p.m. for Lowndes County adjacent to the Alabama border. This includes the city of Columbus. The storm was located near Crawford, Mississippi and moving NE at 30 mph. It may have winds gusting over 60. This storm may affect West Alabama a little later.
Meanwhile, NWS/Birmingham continues a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 4:30 for these areas of Central Alabama:
Eastern Autauga County, including Prattville
West Elmore County, including Millbrook
NE Lowndes County, including Haneyville
NW Montgomery County, including the city of Montgomery
The line of severe thunderstorms that may be producing damaging winds over 60 was moving NE at 30 mph. A 4:10 p.m. radar check showed that thunderstorms were rather widespread from South Shelby County all the way down into the southern part of the state and eastward to near Columbus, Georgia. The movement of all these storms was toward the ENE. We will watch everything closely.
