THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 189 UNTIL 6 AM CDT THURSDAY. TORNADO WATCH 186 HAS EXPIRED. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MISSISSIPPI THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI JEFFERSON DAVIS LAWRENCE MARION IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COVINGTON FORREST JONES LAMAR THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BASSFIELD, COLLINS, COLUMBIA, HATTIESBURG, LAUREL, LUMBERTON, MONTICELLO, MOUNT OLIVE, NEW HEBRON, PRENTISS, PURVIS, AND WEST HATTIESBURG.