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Weather threats for Mississippi return: Large hail, damaging winds possible Thursday night
‘The main threats are primarily damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph and hail up to golf ball size.’
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- Severe thunderstorms are expected to impact Northeast Mississippi Thursday evening.
- Damaging winds up to 70 mph and golf ball-sized hail are possible.
- The fast-moving system is predicted to enter the state around 6 p.m. and exit by midnight.
- A marginal risk of severe weather, with winds up to 60 mph and quarter-sized hail, extends further south.
After several days of calm weather severe thunderstorms are back on the radar for portions of Mississippi Thursday evening into the night.
“The main threats are primarily damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph and hail up to golf-ball size,” said Christopher Rainer, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Jackson. “This is in the northeast portions of the state.”
The area at greater risk of severe weather extends across the state from Philadelphia over to Cleveland and north. The area south of that down to Laurel and just south of Vicksburg is in the Marginal Risk category.
“For those areas we’re looking at damaging winds up to 60 mph and hail up to quarter size,” Rainer said.
Rainer said the system should move into Mississippi around 6 p.m. and be in the Jackson area around 11 p.m. It should move out by midnight.
“This is a fast-moving system,” Ranier said.
After that, Mississippi will enjoy warm spring weather and sunny skies into next week.
National Weather Service forecast in, near Jackson, MS
- Today: Sunny, with a high near 81. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Thursday night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Friday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.
- Saturday night: Clear, with a low around 46. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Light southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
National Weather Service forecast in, near Hattiesburg, MS
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
- Thursday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
- Friday night: Clear, with a low around 47. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
- Saturday night: Clear, with a low around 45. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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