* The Storm Prediction Center in a special discussion is contemplating extending the Tornado Watch that was already in effect over Central and South Mississippi into SW Alabama. This would likely not reach as far NE as the Birmingham area.
* In Lamar County (South Mississippi), the EMA reports hail the size of quarters at 6:00 p.m.
* In NE Mississippi, NWS/Jackson continues a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Clay County. This is one county removed from the NW Alabama border.
* Tornado Warning continues for Forrest and Lamar Counties in SE Mississippi until 7:00 p.m. A possible tornado was indicated by radar about 15 miles SW of the Hattiesburg area moving east at 45 mph.
* NWS canceled a Flash Flood Warning for Hinds, Madison and Rankin Counties in Central Mississippi because the main line of storms had moved on to the east.
POSITION REPORT ON LINE OF STORMS
At 6:15, the line of thunderstorms extended from NE Mississippi southward to between Jackson and Meridian and into extreme South Mississippi. The north half of the line was only about 30 to 40 miles west of the Alabama border.
