Vicksburg and Warren County was placed under a series of severe weather alerts as a storm system moved east across the county Thursday morning.

According to warning alerts from the National Weather Service Office in Jackson, the area is under a wind advisory and a tornado watch until 6 p.m. Thursday. The area was also under a severe thunderstorm warning and a flashflood warning.

Residents can expect winds between 25 and 30 mph, with gusts up 40 mph, according to the warning.

The storm is causing problems in the area with reports of local street flooding and trees down blocking roads.

“We have multiple reports of trees down across the county and reports of roof damage,” Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said, adding most of the problems are in the northern part of the county.

“We had a very strong thunderstorm come through about 9:30, 10 o’clock, with heavy rain and strong straight-line winds. Our biggest traffic problem right now is on Oak Ridge Road at the Super Junior, where we have a tree with power lines blocking both sides of the road. We are waiting the power company.”

Pace said roof damage was reported in Culkin and the Eagle Lake area. “There may be other damage that has not been reported,” he added.

Mayor George Flaggs Jr. said high winds blew off a portion of the roof at the city’s water treatment plant in the section where the plant’s filtration system is located.

“Some debris fell into the filter system, but the plant is still in operation; we haven’t closed it down,” he said. He said the city is declaring an emergency to get the damaged repaired as soon as possible.