(Tornado Watch shown in yellow on map above)
A Tornado Watch has been issued a large part of Mississippi including Attala, Holmes, Carroll, Montgomery and Choctaw counties until 11 pm.
Most of Mississippi remains under a Level-3 “enhanced” risk of severe storms tonight with damaging winds up to 70 miles an hour, hail and tornadoes possible. The storms are expected to move through this area quickly after 8 pm. Ahead of the storms, gusty southerly winds have been blowing at up to 25 miles an hour and with gusts up to 40. After the storms, the winds will turn around and become northerly through Monday. A wind advisory is in effect. Some snow showers will be possible in parts of central Mississippi including Attala and Holmes counties Monday morning. Monday night, temperatures will plummet with most of the local area facing a Level-4 “extreme” hard freeze with lows in the low to mid 20s.
