NATCHEZ — While TV stations reported a tornado warning in Adams County at 2:01 a.m. Wednesday, only a small portion of the county was under the warning, Adams County Emergency Management Director Stan Owens said.

Owens said tornado sirens and CodeRED alerts were activated in those specific areas.

“CodeRED is very geographically specific,” Owens said.

Available to city and county residents, the telephone system allows anyone to sign up online at www.adamscountyms.gov.

Once registered, residents will receive free weather warning calls before inclement weather strikes.

The closest tornado siren to the area under Wednesday morning’s tornado watch was in the Foster Mound area, which was not included in the “geographical polygon” under warning, Owens said.

Owens said 55 to 80 residents in the area under the warning received automated phone call alerts from CodeRED.

Owens said approximately 5,400 residents are registered for CodeRED.

“I would like to see triple that amount,” he said.

Owens said Wednesday he had just checked out the 12 tornado sirens. While some had small maintenance issues, he said he is confident they are all fully functional.

Mississippi Emergency Management Agency reported 11 storm-related deaths and more than 40 injuries in Mississippi were the result of severe weather that began moving through the state Tuesday morning and Wednesday.

The agency received reports of damages from 48 counties and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians from severe weather that began moving through the state Tuesday morning.

An Entergy Press release said about 26,000 customers of Entergy Mississippi, Inc. were without power Tuesday as of 11 a.m., down from a peak of more than 38,000 at 8 a.m.

Entergy Customer Service Manager Tim Runnels said impact of the storm in Adams County only caused a few isolated power outages.

“We have been very fortunate the last two or three storms,” Runnels said.