Published on: February 5, 2008 at 11:37 PM

Intense thunderstorms over Tippah and Alcorn Counties in North Mississippi at this hour. Moving northeast rapidly. Could brush NW corner of the state.

A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for several NE MIssissippi Counties.

The storm 25 miles SW of Corinth is getting organized and could become tornadic shortly. Folks in Lauderdale and Colbert Counties will have to pay attention to this storm.

A solid line of intense thunderstorms extends from east of Holly Springs to Oxford to Grenada to Greenwood. It is moving east at 35 mph. It seems to be overtaking the advance storms now.

There is a tornado warning for several counties in the Delta of West Central Mississippi.

A tornado watch continues until 5 a.m. for West Central, Northwest and parts of North Alabama. It includes the Birmingham metro.

That strong line of storms will enter West Alabama between 1 and 2 a.m. It shoudl reach the I-65 corridor around 2:30 – 3 a.m. It will be accompanied by damaging winds and isolated tornadoes. Any storms that form in advance of the line could produce tornadoes also.

JACKSON TN INFORMATION

Here is an article from the Jackson Sun website tonight about the situation in Jackson, TN.