Mississippi Skies: Much cooler and nice today; severe threat already upgraded for later this week – Magnolia State Live

A excessive strain has lastly taken cost of our climate and all the state can have a fantastic day at this time as soon as that previous few clouds transfer out from southern Mississippi. It’s a lot cooler with much less humidity, so we’ll get an opportunity to dry out some.

Sadly, it appears to be like like one other extreme climate occasion is approaching for Friday into Friday night time. The Storm Prediction Heart has adjusted the menace ranges some, encompassing a bigger space.

A Stage 2 threat covers north Mississippi, the Delta, and central Mississippi to a Vicksburg to Jackson to Philadelphia line. A Stage 1 continues south from that line and consists of Natchez, Brookhaven, Magee, Columbia, Laurel, Meridian, and Hattiesburg. We’ll know extra particulars later tonight or tomorrow.

That Nationwide Climate Service in Memphis has confirmed 5 Mississippi tornadoes from Friday night time in its jurisdiction. Three in Panola County have been categorized as EF-1 twisters whereas one other was confirmed in Union County. The damaging twister in Chickasaw, Monroe, and Itawamba counties was categorized as an EF-3.

North Mississippi

Frost early, then sunny with a excessive of 65. Clear tonight with a low of 40.

Central Mississippi

Sunny with a excessive of 68. Clear tonight with a low of 47.

South Mississippi

Cloudy early, then turning into sunny with a excessive of 68. Clear tonight with a low of 45.

Gulf Coast

Cloudy, then sunny with a excessive of 70. Principally clear with a low of 47.