Central Mississippi has an enhanced risk for severe weather, including hail and damaging winds with the possibility of tornadoes Sunday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
The Jackson area is at risk from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. with the potential for 70 mph winds and golf ball-sized hail.
A tornado watch is in effect until 7 p.m. for the Jackson area including Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Warren and Copiah counties.
Storms should move through the Hattiesburg area after 6 p.m. The NWS categorizes the Hattiesburg area as a slight risk. The Mississippi Delta also falls into the slight-risk category, according to the NWS.
6 p.m.: Tornado Watch continues for 27 counties
The Jackson National Weather Service issued an alert stating counties in Mississippi are under watch until 7 p.m.
- Central Mississippi: Copiah, Hinds, Leake, Madison, Rankin, Scott, Simpson and Smith
- East Central Mississippi: Clarke, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba and Newton
- South Central Mississippi: Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln and Marion
- Southeast Mississippi: Covington, Forrest, Jones and Lamar
- Southwest Mississippi: Adams, Claiborne, Franklin and Jefferson
- West Central Mississippi: Warren