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UPDATE: The tornado watch issued earlier has been cancelled.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch until 6 p.m. Thursday for the the following counties: Clarke, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Noxubee, Forrest, Jones and Lamar.

The watch includes the cities of Bay Springs, Brooksville, De Kalb, Hattiesburg, Heidelberg, Laurel, Lumberton, Macon, Meridian, Purvis, Quitman, Scooba, Shubuta, Stonewall, and West Hattiesburg.