Wednesday’s start in Mississippi is forecast to be mostly cloudy – maybe with a pop-up shower or two – but by the afternoon and into the night, the entire state will be at risk for severe weather.
The National Weather Service has issued a Slight Risk (Level 2 of 5) for the majority of the state. The risk begins in parts of north Mississippi at noon before seeping all the way down the state, south of Hattiesburg.
Potential conditions include storms, damaging winds up to 60 miles per hour, and hail up to the size of a golf ball. Tornadoes are “possible,” per NWS. Severe weather is expected to roll through early Thursday morning.
Coastal Mississippi is under a Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5) beginning at 9 p.m. and going through Thursday at 4 a.m. Conditions could include storms, hail up to a quarter size, heavy winds, and possibly a tornado.
Come Thursday, NWS is showing sunnier weather with lower temperatures statewide. Highs are forecast to warm back into the 70s and 80s on Friday and Saturday before another chance of rain on Sunday.
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