Overview
- The Storm Prediction Center said late Wednesday an intense supercell in southeastern Mississippi produced a strong tornado and kept moving east into a high‑risk zone near southwest Alabama.
- Multiple tornado watches were active Wednesday night into Thursday across southern Mississippi and Alabama, with additional watches extending into southwest Georgia and the Florida Panhandle as storms tracked east.
- Forecasters highlighted a potent setup with surface dew points in the low to mid 70s, instability often near 2,000–3,000 J/kg, and deep‑layer winds of 50–75 mph that favor long‑lived supercells capable of strong tornadoes.
- Local outlets reported numerous tornadoes and significant damage in southern Mississippi, including a long‑tracked supercell near Brookhaven, and Fox Weather noted injuries and hundreds of homes damaged during a tornado emergency.
- Looking ahead, NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center flagged a flash flood risk beginning Friday from Texas to Mississippi that shifts east through the weekend, with repeated storms bringing localized 2–5 inches of rain that could both ease drought and flood urban areas.