The entirety of Mississippi will be blanketed in winter weather warnings in the coming days as forecasters are projecting frigid temperatures to cover the state.
A cold front blasted the northern part of the state last week, but a bout of wintry weather expected to freeze the Magnolia State from Sunday through Wednesday is projected to be more severe.
“The National Weather Service is forecasting multiple days of freezing temperatures and dangerously low wind chill,” Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) officials said in social media post Thursday. “Now is the time to prepare.”
MEMA detailed the following threats during the span:
- Long duration of cold temperatures below freezing
- Dangerously low wind child readings
- Increased potential of impactful snow and ice accumulations
- Danger to exposed pipes
- Threat of frostbite and hypothermia with prolonged outdoor exposure
Dangerous cold weather is expected to impact Mississippi starting Sunday (1/19/25). The National Weather Service is forecasting multiple days of freezing temperatures and dangerously low wind chill. Now is the time to prepare.
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❤️Check on loved ones who are… pic.twitter.com/ohOvHfDJu0— msema (@MSEMA) January 16, 2025
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