JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Severe thunderstorms have raked across a wide area of the South, packing strong winds, driving rain and some baseball-size hail.
In Mississippi, authorities reported two people were hit on the head by large hail as the enormous storm front crossed the region Monday. Fire official Tim Shanks said baseball-sized hail smashed windows in several vehicles in Clinton, where the two people were hit. He had no immediate word on their condition.
The National Weather Service in Jackson said an off-duty employee measured a piece of hail the size of a softball.
Large hail was reported in several areas with smaller hail reported around the metro Jackson area. Some parking lots and sidewalks were coated in white chunks of ice.
Emergency officials in the state say there were reports of homes damaged in at least five Mississippi counties.
Meteorologists issued tornado warnings for parts of northwest Georgia and severe thunderstorm warnings around the state.
Elsewhere, Alabama Power officials said 198,000 customers were without power as of 5 p.m.
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