Another tornado warning has been issued in southern MS after a day of severe weather. What we know

Meteorologists issued a tornado warning for Stone County Friday afternoon, hours after a tornado formed near Wade as a line of storms moved east across southern Mississippi.

The National Weather Service issued the warning for northeast Stone County until 5 p.m. and urged residents to take cover. It said radar indicated rotation in a severe thunderstorm that blew over Perkinson at 4:10 p.m

The National Weather Service said a confirmed tornado had already formed in Jackson County near Wade at 12:25 p.m. A tornado warning for northeast Jackson County ended at 12:45 p.m. Meteorologists said Friday afternoon they were still monitoring storms across Jackson County and asked residents to remain vigilant.

Meteorologists warned Jackson County residents to take cover shortly after noon Friday, saying the storm could send debris flying that could damage or destroy mobile homes. But Jackson and George counties reported little damage after 1 p.m

“We don’t see any damage south of George County,” said Earl Etheridge, Jackson County emergency manager.

Jackson County emergency responders were in the area Friday afternoon trying to find signs of the storm. Etheridge said they found little evidence of the tornado and suspect that if it had touched down, it may have hit the border of Jackson and George counties just off Old Americus Road. The area is forested and mostly uninhabited.

George County Emergency Manager Eric Howard said an officer stationed near the county line saw the tornado on the ground near Old Americus Road and Highway 63. But George County also had no reports of damage as of 1 p.m

Howard said some homeowners in the lower Agricola area reported hearing a tornado come through but didn’t see any damage or debris. He wasn’t sure whether the tornado had reached George County and said officials didn’t even spot any downed trees.

“We haven’t received any 911 calls,” Howard said. “It looks like the route it was traveling on tended to stay in wooded areas and didn’t come close to any houses or buildings.”

The storm is part of a line of severe weather moving through southern Mississippi that forecasters said could produce minor wind damage, some water spouts and the threat of tornadoes by Friday afternoon.

The storms are moving east and will reach Alabama later Friday. The National Weather Service warned earlier Friday that it could not rule out an isolated tornado in Harrison and Jackson counties.

Meteorologists also said waterspouts, if they form, could move across coastal areas as tornadoes.

The threat of tornadoes ends Friday night.

This weekend the region will be hit by severe storms again. The National Weather Service said isolated severe storms were possible in southern Mississippi from 7 a.m. Saturday through 7 a.m. Sunday.

This is a developing story and may be updated.