More Mississippi Reports

The latest out of Mississippi from The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson's newspaper, is that there have been several injuries and major damage in the Jackson Metro Area because of an early morning tornado.

According to the Clarion-Ledger, most of the damage in Brandon occurred along Monterey Road. Numerous mobile homes have been damaged, roofs have been torn from frame homes, and countless trees have been knocked down.

There is some good news, though. The "new" Brandon High School along Mississippi Highway 18 that apparently took a direct hit is under construction; no students were inside the school. Over 100 construction workers were at the school when the tornado hit, but none of them were injured. The school, however, did sustain heavy roof damage, and all of the construction trailers were damaged or destroyed.

At this time, the most active storm of the day (the one that hit Brandon), is now moving north of Philadelphia, Mississippi into Winston County. You will see those counties highlighted on our Storm Alert map in the lower, right-hand corner of your television screen.

These storms are moving toward Alabama, but right now conditions just are not right for the same kind of severe weather here. That could change as the day wears on, though!