UPDATES:
3:29 p.m. EDT Thursday: A possible tornado is in the area of Eldridge, Ala., northwest of Birmingham.
3:08 p.m. EDT Thursday: "More than a half-dozen severe storms in Mississippi and Alabama are capable of producing tornadoes," said AccuWeather Expert Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski.
2:47 p.m. EDT Thursday: Two miles east of Bluff Springs in Kemper County, Miss., an emergency manager reports that several homes along the path of an unconfirmed tornado were heavily damaged or destroyed. The number of injuries remains unknown.
2:36 p.m. EDT Thursday: Reports of power lines down in Noxubee County, Miss., a damaged 18 wheeler and numerous pine trees snapped near their bases.
2:24 p.m. EDT Thursday: "The storm looks like it may be cycling a bit, undergoing a weakening state, but it could reform," AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Justin Povick said.
2:19 p.m. EDT Thursday: NWS employees in Slidell, La. are estimating winds gusts to 70 mph.
2:10 p.m. EDT Thursday: Heavy damage reported by Noxubee County 911 near Shuqualak in Mississippi. The number of injuries is unknown at this time.
1:52 p.m. EDT Thursday: One fatality has been confirmed with another person injured along highway 493, 4 miles northwest of Liberty, Miss. A steel building has also been destroyed.
1:38 p.m. EDT Thursday: Tornado emergency is in place, at this time meteorologists and trained spotters are tracking a large and violent tornado located near Prairie Point, Miss., moving northeast at 40 miles per hour.
12:38 p.m. EDT Thursday: Unconfirmed report of a tornado touching down near Liberty, Miss., with damage reported and possible injuries.
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