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The Tupelo Police Department held its annual retirement luncheon and weapons qualification for retirees over the weekend at the North Mississippi Law Enforcement Training Center, the department said.

The Tupelo Police Department is now accepting applications for its 2026 summer youth camps, offering activities in sports, leadership, and law enforcement education.

The National Weather Service in Memphis said the overnight severe threat has largely ended, but another round of strong to severe thunderstorms is expected this afternoon and evening. The agency urged residents to know where to go if warnings are issued.

The National Weather Service in Memphis said an enhanced risk of severe storms expanded slightly to include portions of the Memphis metropolitan area, with damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes possible across the Mid-South today.

The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency on April 28 launched a loan program to assist local governments affected by Winter Storm Fern, the agency said.

Forecasters warned Tuesday that parts of Mississippi are under an Enhanced Risk (3 of 5) for severe storms on April 28, 2026, with damaging winds up to 70 mph, golf-ball-size hail and possible tornadoes. They urged residents to stay weather-aware and have multiple ways to receive warnings.

A severe weather alert on April 28, 2026, said parts of Mississippi were under an Enhanced Risk for severe storms, including damaging winds, hail and possible tornadoes.

A State Auditor report says the Mississippi Division of Medicaid identified more than $10.5 million in Medicaid spending for immigrants in the country illegally during federal fiscal years 2023 through 2025.

Forecasters say storms currently over Missouri are expected to move into the area late this evening and into the early morning hours. Warm-sector supercells failed to form, they said.

The National Weather Service has issued an enhanced risk for severe storms in the extreme northwest corner of the state and says most of the state could see some form of severe weather.