Tornado watch issued for large section of Mississippi
The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for a large segment of Mississippi.
From the NWS:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 22 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 PARISHES
IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
CATAHOULA CONCORDIA EAST CARROLL
FRANKLIN MADISON RICHLAND
TENSAS
IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
ATTALA CHOCTAW COPIAH
HINDS HOLMES HUMPHREYS
LEAKE MADISON RANKIN
SCOTT SIMPSON SMITH
YAZOO
IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
NESHOBA NEWTON NOXUBEE
WINSTON
IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
CARROLL GRENADA MONTGOMERY
WEBSTER
IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
CLAY LOWNDES OKTIBBEHA
IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
LINCOLN
IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI
ADAMS CLAIBORNE FRANKLIN
JEFFERSON
IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
ISSAQUENA SHARKEY WARREN
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ACKERMAN, ANGUILLA, BELZONI, BRANDON,
BROOKHAVEN, BROOKSVILLE, BUDE, CANTON, CARROLLTON, CARTHAGE,
COLUMBUS, CONEHATTA, CRYSTAL SPRINGS, DECATUR, DELHI, DURANT,
EUPORA, FAYETTE, FERRIDAY, FOREST, GOODMAN, GRENADA,
HARRISONBURG, HAZLEHURST, ISOLA, JACKSON, JONESVILLE, KOSCIUSKO,
LAKE PROVIDENCE, LEXINGTON, LOUISVILLE, MACON, MADISON, MAGEE,
MATHISTON, MAYERSVILLE, MEADVILLE, MENDENHALL, MORTON, NATCHEZ,
NEWELLTON, NEWTON, NORTH CARROLLTON, PEARL, PEARL RIVER,
PHILADELPHIA, PICKENS, PORT GIBSON, RALEIGH, RAYVILLE, RICHLAND,
RIDGELAND, ROLLING FORK, ROXIE, ST. JOSEPH, STARKVILLE, TALLULAH,
TAYLORSVILLE, TCHULA, UNION, VAIDEN, VICKSBURG, VIDALIA,
WATERPROOF, WEIR, WESSON, WEST FERRIDAY, WEST POINT, WINNSBORO,
WINONA, AND YAZOO CITY.