Complex number one of thunderstorms is now around an hour away from northern Sumter, Pickens, Lamar and Marion Counties.
Damaging winds, very heavy rain and lightning are going to be all along the line.
The storms have definitely weakened in the past 30 minutes, but still are dangerous.
There are two areas of rotation and consequently, the NWS Jackson has two tornado warnings up: One rotation is near Walthall in Webster County…this will move toward Lamar and Marion Counties…
The other rotation is passing south of Ackerman…it will move toward northwestern Pickens and Lamar and Fayette Counties.
Please alert friends, neighbors and relatives in time for them to be in a place of safety as these storms move through. They have had a definite history of producing tornado and wind damage all the way from northeastern Texas. A tornado was reported in Attalla County MS at 2 a.m. A person awas trapped in a damaged trailer in Springdale.
There are new tornado warnings in northern Mississippi for places like Oxford, New Albany and Corinth. These storms will affect Northwest Alabama’s Lauderdale and Colbert Counties.
