As we expected, a few storms have formed over northeastern Mississippi ahead of a cold front.
One of them has become severe, prompting a tornado warning.
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a tornado warning for northern Monroe County MS for a storm with strong rotation southwest of Amory. The cell is moving east northeast at 40 mph. Before 7:30, it will enter nortern Lamar County near Detroit or near or just north of Sulligent.
Residents in northern Lamar County that take a good bit of time to seek safe shelter should be preparing to move to safety in case this storm does produce a tornado.
Conditions are actually favorable over northwestern Alabama for a tornado with a Significant Tornado Parameter of 1 and 0-1 km Helicity of 300 m2/s2. Both values are capable of supporting tornadic development.
