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A 12 p.m. radar update said a broad swath of showers and occasional thunderstorms was moving through the area, with the severe threat expected to peak over north Mississippi later this afternoon and damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph possible.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation will host a job fair at its Batesville office on Tuesday, April 21, seeking technicians for five north Mississippi counties, the agency said.

A pedestrian was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle on North Gloster Street near Woody’s, the Tupelo Police Department said. The adult was taken to North Mississippi Medical Center, and the driver remained at the scene, the department said.

The National Weather Service in Memphis, Tennessee, says isolated severe thunderstorms are possible Saturday, April 4, 2026, with a marginal risk and widespread rain of 0.5 to 1.5 inches expected across the Mid-South.

Mississippi Transportation Commission Chairman Willie Simmons presented Transportation Alternatives Program checks April 2 to Cleveland and Duncan officials, the Mississippi Department of Transportation said. The funds will pay for sidewalk enhancements in Cleveland and downtown lighting and pedestrian improvements in Duncan.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation urged travelers to check the MDOT Traffic app or MDOTtraffic.com and to follow basic safety measures as roads are expected to be busy this Easter weekend.

Commissioner Sean Tindell and Attorney General Lynn Fitch invited the public to the free summit and said registration is available at the event website.

The volunteer network CoCoRaHS asked residents in the Mid-South to sign up at CoCoRaHS.org, saying more observers are needed because precipitation is highly variable.

The National Weather Service office in Jackson warned of a marginal risk for severe storms across parts of the state Saturday afternoon into early Sunday, with damaging winds and quarter-sized hail the main threats.

Forecasters say a cold front moving in Saturday will bring showers and thunderstorms, with a few storms possibly strong to severe and mainly a threat for damaging winds in parts of eastern Arkansas and northern Mississippi.