Mississippi faces severe weather risk Saturday ahead of temperature drop

Mississippi is bracing for another round of potentially severe weather this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. The state recently experienced its worst winter storm in more than 30 years and confirmed 12 tornadoes in southwest Mississippi last weekend.

The NWS Jackson office has issued a Marginal Risk, or Level 1 of 5, for severe weather across much of the state on Saturday. The agency warned that isolated storms could develop as a frontal boundary moves southward across the area. Storms are expected to occur before sunrise in northern Mississippi and continue into the evening moving south.

Forecasters say hail as large as quarters will be the main threat Saturday morning in northern parts of the state. Damaging winds up to 60 mph could also occur in central and southern regions during the afternoon and evening, the NWS Jackson office said.

Following the storms, temperatures are forecast to drop sharply across the state. NWS Memphis predicts highs in the 70s on Thursday will plummet into the upper 40s and low 50s by Sunday, with Monday’s highs around 44 to 45 degrees in cities such as Tupelo, Oxford, Clarksdale, and Corinth. Temperatures are expected to rebound into the 60s by Wednesday as the week progresses.

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