Tornado watch issued in Atlanta 2:01
(CNN) -
3.5 million people are under tornado watch in parts of Mississippi and Alabama as of this afternoon.
The alert includes the cities of Jackson, Mississippi and Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, Alabama.
Some widespread damaging tornadoes and winds with isolated significant gusts of up to 120 km / h are likely, according to the Storm Prediction Center.
With this system, isolated events of very large hail up to 5 centimeters in diameter are also possible.
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