The National weather service has issued the following tornado watch statement until 8 p.m.:

TORNADO WATCH 772 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS

ASHLEY CHICOT

IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 PARISHES

IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA

CATAHOULA CONCORDIA EAST CARROLL FRANKLIN MADISON MOREHOUSE RICHLAND TENSAS WEST CARROLL

IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 19 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

COPIAH SIMPSON

IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

BOLIVAR WASHINGTON

IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

JEFFERSON DAVIS LAWRENCE LINCOLN MARION

IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

COVINGTON FORREST JONES LAMAR

IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

ADAMS CLAIBORNE FRANKLIN JEFFERSON

IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

ISSAQUENA SHARKEY WARREN

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF… ANGUILLA… BASSFIELD… BASTROP… BROOKHAVEN… BUDE… CLEVELAND… COLLINS… COLUMBIA… CROSSETT… CRYSTAL SPRINGS… DELHI… DERMOTT… EPPS… EUDORA… FAYETTE… FERRIDAY… GREENVILLE… HAMBURG… HARRISONBURG… HATTIESBURG… HAZLEHURST… JONESVILLE… LAKE PROVIDENCE… LAKE VILLAGE… LAUREL… LUMBERTON… MAGEE… MAYERSVILLE… MEADVILLE… MENDENHALL… MONTICELLO… MOUNT OLIVE… NATCHEZ… NEW HEBRON… NEWELLTON… NORTH CROSSETT… OAK GROVE… PORT GIBSON… PRENTISS… PURVIS… RAYVILLE… ROLLING FORK… ROXIE… ST. JOSEPH… TALLULAH… VICKSBURG… VIDALIA… WATERPROOF… WESSON… WEST CROSSETT… WEST FERRIDAY… WEST HATTIESBURG AND WINNSBORO.