* NWS/Jackson continues Tornado Warning for Forest County in SE Mississippi until 4:45.
* Further north, power outages were reported in Meridian around the College Park area. Thanks to WTOK-TV for that report. It was apparently from strong gusty winds and lightning.
* In Lamar County, Mississippi, in West Hattiesburg, an NWS employee reports thunderstorm wind damage at 3:55 p.m. A large tree was down with tops above the trees missing. Power outage near the Oak Grove subdivision on Highway 589.
* Also in Lamar County, Mississippi, the Purvis EMA Office reported wind damage from a thunderstorm at 4:00 p.m. with numerous large trees down throughout Lamar County.
ALABAMA SITUATION AT 4:40 PM
Showers becoming more numerous over West/Central and NW Alabama. The eastern edge of those showers had reached near Birmingham and Huntsville. Most of the showers were light to moderate with some heavier ones near the NW Alabama/NE Mississippi border. By far, the strongest thunderstorms were in a line over SE Mississippi into SE Louisiana. The damage reports listed above were in connection with those.
