A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi until 8 AM CDT pic.twitter.com/mtFKy2ZO7n

— NWS Tornado (@NWStornado) June 19, 2023

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STORM ABOUT TO MOVE INTO WEST ALABAMA… The thunderstorm happening near Quitman, Mississippi will cross into west Alabama shortly and bring heavy rain to Butler, Lisman, and Pennington in Choctaw County, AL. This storm is moving a bit to the north of due east this point, thus it seems reasonable to conclude this storm will *very likely* miss Clarke County, AL to the north and pass through Choctaw, Marengo, and northern Wilcox counties if it holds together.

That means our local area in south Alabama and northwest Florida probably will not have severe weather issues until later this morning, potentially after sunrise, although that isn’t a guarantee.

I’ll be intermittently watching radar trends over the next few hours. Get some sleep and have a way to hear warnings!

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STORMS LOCALLY BELOW SEVERE LIMITS, FOR NOW… Occasional loud claps of thunder are happening in parts of Conecuh County, Alabama just after midnight. These thunderstorms are below severe limits right now. Thunderstorms near Greenville are also under severe limits. We’re watching a severe thunderstorm in east Mississippi near Quitman that may come into west Alabama in about 45 minutes (more on that below in the previous post).

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SEVERE STORM NEAR QUITMAN, MS… The thunderstorm approaching Quitman, Mississippi has a history of producing a confirmed tornado near Bay Springs in the last 30-45 minutes. This storm is basically moving due east. This means it will end up in Choctaw County, Alabama in 45-60 minutes. It looks like the core of this storm may stay *just* to the north of Clarke County, AL but it will be a close call. Any deviation of the storm to the right/south of the mean flow means the storm may end up in northern Clarke County, AL in about 90 minutes.

Folks in Choctaw, Marengo, Clarke, Monroe, Dallas, and Wilcox counties should pay close attention to this storm. While the air is a bit less unstable across west Alabama compared to east Mississippi, severe weather hazards will be possible.

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That tiny blue dot you see in the middle of this radar image is indicative of a tornado on the ground doing damage and lofting debris high into the atmosphere near Bay Springs & Louin, Mississippi in Jasper County.

Storm is pushing toward Quitman, & ultimately Choctaw County, AL pic.twitter.com/nIk4kAXWP3

— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) June 19, 2023

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