Alabama Update at 10 p.m.: Storms Getting Close Now

Storms in Northeast Mississippi near Blue Springs have strong indications of potential wind damage and a possible tornado. It also has indications of golfball sized hail

This storm will be moving toward Northwest Alabama’s Franklin, Colbert, and Lauderdale Counties. ETA to the Alabama border is less than one hour before 10:30.

The long-track supercell that has been crossing Mississippi with lots of damage is now west of Bellefontaine and Walthall in Webster County. It still has a PDS warning on it. The rotation is not quite as intense and there is no debris signature currently. The storm is in an environment that it is a little less unstable, but the shear is still extremely high.

These storms may impact Marion and perhaps northern Lamar County up into southern Franklin. Folks in those areas should be preparing in case immediate action is needed soon.

A second tornado is moving into Winona MS. Chasers report that the first tornado may have missed the middle of town. There is damage 2.5-3 miles east of Winona. There is no power in the town.

A new mesoscale discussion was just issued for Northwest Alabama:

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR TORNADO WATCH 76, 77 CONTINUES.

SUMMARY…SEVERE THREAT, INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG

TORNADOES AND DAMAGING WINDS, CONTINUES ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN

MS INTO NORTHWESTERN AL.

DISCUSSION…LATEST RADAR DATA FROM GWX DEPICTS A WELL-ORGANIZED

SUPERCELL CLUSTER TRACKING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS NORTHEASTERN MS

THIS EVENING. AHEAD OF THIS STORM, LOWER 60S DEWPOINTS ARE SPREADING

NORTHWARD IN RESPONSE TO CONTINUED CYCLOGENESIS TO THE NORTH —

SUPPORTING SURFACE-BASED INFLOW. WITH A STRENGTHENING LOW-LEVEL JET

OVER THE AREA (70+ KT 850-MB WINDS) SAMPLED BY THE GWX VWP,

HODOGRAPHS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY FAVORABLE FOR INTENSE

SUPERCELLS (EVEN IF EMBEDDED IN LINE SEGMENTS). GIVEN THE AMPLE

STREAMWSIE VORTICITY AND SURFACE-BASED INFLOW FOR THIS STORM, STRONG

TORNADOES AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN POSSIBLE FROM NORTHEASTERN MS

INTO NORTHWESTERN AL.

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