Mississippi
Severe storms expected in Mississippi Friday. Here’s the weekend weather forecast
‘You could see some wind gusts upward of 60 mph. Really, any storms that develop across the state could have heavy downpours and frequent lightning.’
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Mississippi has seen daily isolated thunderstorms with gusty winds, heavy rain and lightning. According to the National Weather Service in Jackson, that pattern will continue for the foreseeable future with the possibility of severe storms Friday in portions of eastern and southern Mississippi.
“It’s really what we’ve been looking at for the last several days,” said Alan Campbell, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Jackson. “With the heat and humidity, essentially in the heat of the day, we have an unsettled air mass.”
The greater chance of severe storms is south of a line from Amite County northeast to eastern Noxubee County on Friday afternoon and evening. That area is under a Level 1 Risk, or Marginal Risk, of isolated severe storms.
“It’s looking like that part has a chance of severe weather,” Campbell said. “The main threat is damaging wind gusts with those storms.
“You could see some wind gusts upward of 60 mph. Really, any storms that develop across the state could have heavy downpours and frequent lightning.”
And if you’re planning to cut grass this weekend, doing it early in the day is your best bet to avoid rain as well as heat.
“For the rest of the weekend, it’s looking like the same thing,” Campbell said. “Kind of getting into that typical summer pattern of hot and humid and afternoon showers and thunderstorms.”
National Weather Service weekend forecast in, near Jackson
- Friday: A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 100. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts between a 10th and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
- Friday Night: A 10% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
- Saturday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10 a.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming south-southwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
- Sunday: A slight chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 10 a.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
- Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South-southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
National Weather Service weekend forecast in, near Hattiesburg
- Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
- Friday Night: A 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
- Saturday: A slight chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 10 a.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind becoming west-southwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Sunday: A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms after 10 a.m. High near 93. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
- Sunday Night: A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South-southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Mississippi weather radar
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Here’s the nominees for Clarion Ledger girls Athlete of the Week for May 4-9
Here’s the five nominees for the Clarion Ledger girls Mississippi high school Athlete of the Week for May 4-9.
There were several top performers across the state in girls high school sports, but only one can be voted as the Clarion Ledger athlete of the week for May 4-9.
Fans may vote in the poll BELOW one time per hour per device. The poll closes at noon on Friday.
To nominate a future athlete of the week, email mchavez@gannett.com or message him on X, formerly Twitter, @MikeSChavez.
To submit high school scores, statistics, records, leaders and other items at any time, email mchavez@gannett.com.
Nominations
Kara Applewhite, Sumrall: Applewhite had four hits with a home run and five RBIs in Sumrall’s 10-0 win against East Central.
Caydance Brumfield, West Marion: Brumfield produced four hits and five RBIs in West Marion’s two wins against Pisgah.
Addison Collum, West Union: Collum pitched eight innings and recorded seven strikeouts and only two earned runs in West Union’s wins against Smithville.
Addison Cornish, West Lauderdale: Cornish recorded five hits and a home run in West Lauderdale’s wins against Choctaw Central.
Addison Davis, George County: Davis pitched nine innings with 20 strikeouts and recorded two home runs and four RBIs in George County’s wins against Pearl River Central.
Michael Chavez covers high school sports for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at mchavez@gannett.com or reach out to him on X, formerly Twitter @MikeSChavez.
‘We’re doing this to decrease the pressure we get early in the season. We’re trying to move that pressure on into later in the season.’
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If a proposal made in the April meeting of the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is finalized, nonresident turkey hunters will see big changes in the 2027 spring turkey season.
“We’re doing this in a way to impact how hunting pressure occurs and how the harvest happens in the early season,” said Caleb Hinton, Wild Turkey Program coordinator for the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. “We’re doing this to decrease the pressure we get early in the season. We’re trying to move that pressure on into later in the season.”
Turkey hunters enjoy a three-bird bag limit and a little more than six weeks of hunting in spring, which is similar to some other states. What is at issue is when it opens. March 15 is the typical opening date for the regular season, making it one of the earliest in the nation.
That early opening date combined with a growing trend among turkey hunters is where the problem lies.
Mississippi is a destination for early season, nonresident hunters
Possibly more than any other group of hunters, turkey hunters like to travel. For some, it may be a matter of seeing a different landscape and hunting birds under condions they don’t encounter in their home state. For others it may be a quest to harvest each of the subspecies in North America.
For yet another group, it’s the challenge of harvesting a gobbler in each of the 49 states that have turkeys.
“It seems to be getting more and more popular every year,” Hinton said.
Regardless of why a turkey hunter chooses to travel, it puts a target on Mississippi’s back because for the first few weeks of the season, it’s almost the only game in town, so hunters flock to the state.
In an effort to curb the amount of hunting pressure in those first weeks of turkey season, MDWFP proposed limiting nonresident hunters to two legal gobblers per season and only one of those can be harvested before April 1.
“Hopefully, it will help curb the massive influx of pressure we get the first week or two of the season,” Hinton said.
When will turkey season changes for nonresidents be voted on?
The proposed changes aren’t the first that have been geared toward alleviating pressure on turkeys in the early part of the season by nonresidents. In 2022, the commission passed a rule requiring nonresident hunters to enter a drawing for a hunt on public land during the first two weeks of turkey season. Currently, the number of hunters drawn is limited to 800.
Like that change, the current proposal will pass or fail by a vote of the wildlife commission. In the April commission meeting, the proposal passed an initial vote. It is now in a 30-day public comment period and a final vote will be taken in the May meeting.
Public comments may be submitted at https://www.mdwfp.com/proposed-rules-regulations.
A lifelong outdoorsman and wildlife enthusiast, Brian Broom has been writing about hunting, fishing and Mississippi’s outdoors for the Clarion Ledger for more than 14 years. He can be reached at 601-961-7225 or bbroom@gannett.com.
Mississippi
Mississippi high school addresses social media post, says it won’t tolerate racism or harassment
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) – A Mississippi high school has made a statement after a social media post involving a student surfaced.
Northeast Lauderdale High School officials say they’re reviewing a social media post involving a student.
In a statement, the school said administrators are aware of the post and are “reviewing the situation.”
The school said it is committed to maintaining a safe, orderly and respectful environment for students and staff.
“Neither our district nor our school accept or condone racism, discrimination, harassment, or behavior that is inconsistent with the expectations of our school community,” the statement said.
Officials said they are working with the appropriate parties and will address the matter in accordance with district policies and procedures.
The school added that it cannot share additional details because of student privacy laws.
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