JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The National Weather Service has called a tornado warning in three Mississippi counties, and flash flood warnings in 11 counties.
Forecasters say Doppler radar indicated a tornado near lambert - or 16 miles east of Clarksdale - moving northeast at 35 miles an hour.
It called a tornado warning until 6 p.m. in Coahoma, Panola, Quitman counties.
People were interested in these podcasts
Severe thunderstorm warnings were in effect in those counties and in Tallahatchie and Tunica counties.
The Memphis office says flash flood warnings affect all of the mid-South, including Alcorn, Benton, DeSoto, Lee, Marshall, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Tunica and Union counties in Mississippi.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.