PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) – WDAM 7’s First Alert Weather has declared a First Alert Day due to the threat of severe weather in the Pine Belt on Wednesday.
A tornado watch was issued for the Pine Belt around 2:30 p.m. As a result, storm shelters have started opening up in the area. The First Alert Weather team will be live at 3:00 p.m.
View updates below.
LATEST FORECAST HERE
7:24 p.m.
A tornado warning has been issued for Forrest County until 8 p.m. Residents are urged to take cover immediately.
7:11 p.m.
WDAM 7 Chief Meteorologist Patrick Bigbie is reporting that models are showing that a tornado is on the ground between Forrest and Lamar counties.
7:10 p.m.
PowerOutage.us reports that 923 Southern Pine Electric customers in the Pine Belt are without power:
- Covington County – 594
- Jefferson Davis County – 323
- Jasper – 6
7:04 p.m.
A tornado warning has been issued for Forrest and Lamar counties until 7:30 p.m.
7:02 p.m.
PowerOutage.us reports that 1,796 Pearl River Valley Electric Power Association customers are experiencing outages. The affected counties and each of their customers have not been recorded at this time.
6:52 p.m.
Pearl River Valley EPA is reporting that they have over 700 members without power. Southern Pine Electric has about 1,000 members without power.
6:18 p.m.
A tornado warning has been issued for Marion and Lamar counties until 7:15 p.m. Residents are urged to take cover immediately.
5:45 p.m.
The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Warning for Walthall County until 6:45 p.m.
STORM SHELTERS
- Wayne County Sheriff’s Department Courtroom
- Lamar County Community Shelter
- 105 Central Industrial Row, Purvis
- Jones County Safe Room
- 1425 Ellisville Blvd, Laurel
- Forrest County Safe Room
- 946 Sullivan Dr, Hattiesburg
OUTAGE MAPS
Dixie Electric Outages
Mississippi Power Outages
Southern Pine Electric Outages
Pearl River Valley EPA Outages
Stay tuned with the latest updates from our First Alert Weather team as the weather moves through the Pine Belt.
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