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In Alabama, tornadoes touched down in Ardmore in the northern part of the state and in Eldridge in the central region, according to county emergency management officials Rita White and Harry Markham. There are no immediate reports of damage or any injuries.
The National Weather Service confirmed two tornadoes touched down in southeastern Louisiana, bringing down trees and power lines but causing no injuries.
An apparent tornado also damaged homes and downed trees near Columbus, Miss.
Lowndes County Emergency Management director Cindy Lawrence says reports indicated at least a dozen homes were damaged near New Hope, between Columbus and the Alabama state line.
Lawrence said it was unclear whether anyone had been injured. She said emergency workers were responding by foot in some places because trees are blocking roads.
Brian Karg, a New Hope resident, told The Associated Press in a phone interview he was at home with his girlfriend and daughter Thursday evening as the weather began to worsen in the northeast Mississippi community.
After sending his girlfriend and daughter to the bathroom to hide, Karg looked outside to see a funnel cloud coming over his house. He snapped a picture as the twister, which hadn’t yet touched ground, passed over nearby trees.
Eric Carpenter, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pearl, Mississippi, said radar detected a tornado debris signature beginning about 6:20 p.m. The storm crossed into Alabama and wind damage was reported in the Millport area there.
More than 12,000 power outages in the area were reported by 4-County Electric Power Association in Mississippi.
The slew of tornadoes in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama come a day after at least seven people were injured when severe storms spawned multiple tornado touchdowns in northeastern Oklahoma. There, a tornado touched down and lifted up numerous times Wednesday night as it swept through northern Tulsa.