5:30 p.m.: Traffic light, trees down in Hattiesburg The Accuweather weather team on the ground in Mississippi captured tornado debris flying through the air near Bentonia and Flora. shows nearly 25,000 customers are without power in Oxford. Parts of the University of Mississippi are without power as are the traffic lights near campus.
Oxford police are reporting on Twitter a number of power outages and street flooding in some areas of the city. 5:45 p.m.: Oxford reports power outages, flooding Tornado debris spotted near Bentonia, Flora after a tornado was spotted in downtown and southwest Jackson. Hinds County Emergency Management officials say no injuries have been reported as of 5:50 p.m. 6 p.m.: Hinds Count Emergency Management says no injuries reported in tornado A tornado cannot be ruled out, officials say.
The storm system is moving northeast at 60 mph. The thunderstorm warning includes parts of Choctaw, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Winston, Webster and Clay counties. The tornado warning includes Oktibbeha and Clay counties. Residents there are urged to take shelter. The National Weather Service in Jackson placed the Starkville area under tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings until 7 p.m. 6:10 p.m.: Starkville under tornado, severe thunderstorm warnings The area remains under a tornado watch until 8 p.m. Severe thunderstorm warning issued for south-central MississippiĪ severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Simpson, Lawrence, Covington and Jefferson Davis counties until 7 p.m. Clarion Ledger reporter Ross Reily 6:15 p.m. “It picked that shed up while that (unidentified) man was still in there. It was here and just gone.”Ĭassidy Webb also was on Winter Street when the storm came through. “Blowed all the trees down and all the power lines down. Roosevelt Harris was on Winter Street when the storm moved through Jackson near Battlefield Park in Jackson. Severe weather: See the power outage map for Mississippi as storms move across Deep South 6:25: Residents talk about brush with Jackson tornado Memphis Commercial Appeal reporters Micaela A Watts and Dima Amro
TORNADO WARNINGS MEMPHIS UPDATE
The police department later posted an update on Facebook: "The building has been evacuated and everyone is safe and accounted for." The department told people to avoid the area of Marketplace, Airport and Marketplace Drives and Airways. In north Mississippi, the Southaven Police Department posted on Twitter that a roof had collapsed on a warehouse. View Gallery: Severe weather hits Mississippi | Photos 6:30 p.m.: Southaven reports warehouse roof collapse
The warning remains in effect until 8:15 p.m.Ī tornado watch for the area has been extended to 9 p.m. Tornado sirens began blaring and warnings popped up on cellphones as the National Weather Service in Jackson issued a tornado warning for Forrest and Lamar counties. 7:15 p.m.: Tornado warning issued for Forrest, Lamar counties On the Coast, parts of Hancock County are under a tornado warning until 9 p.m., including the city of Waveland. Other rounds of severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes were reported eastern Mississippi including the towns of Shubuta and Quitman heading into Meridian and Lauderdale County. The storm system was reported over Maxie, seven miles northwest of Wiggins, moving northeast at 55 mph. South Forrest County is under a tornado warning until 8:30 p.m., weather service officials reported. 8:15 p.m.: Tornado warning continues for south Forrest County Check back periodically for the latest severe weather information. This story will be updated throughout the day. Please consider subscribing to support local journalism. Watch Video: Possible tornado sighting in Jackson, Mississippi as sirens blareĮditors note: This article is provided free to all readers as a public service by the Clarion Ledger and Hattiesburg American.
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