As you get ready to take on this Thursday across the state, expect to deal with rainfall for most of the day.
North Mississippi:
Expect showers in the morning with a slight chance of thunderstorms during the day. There is also a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 60s, but things will cool off moving toward the evening with lows in the upper-40s. The chance of rain will continue throughout the night.
Central Mississippi:
After last night’s tornado warnings, showers will be present in the morning with a slight chance of thunderstorms during the day. The National Weather Service warns that some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Highs will be in the lower 70s. Slight rain will continue at night, but most of the heavy rainfall should be moved out by then. Temperatures will be in the lower 50s.
South Mississippi:
Patchy fog in the morning. Showers and thunderstorms will be present during the day and some thunderstorms may be severe, producing heavy rainfall. Highs will be in the mid-70s. The chance of showers and thunderstorms will continue in the evening. There is a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows will hover around the mid-50s.
The NWS also warns that from Meridian down to Columbia, severe storms and damaging wind gusts up to 60 MPH are possible. Flash Floods are also possible, and tornados cannot be ruled out from the late morning through the afternoon.
A coastal flood advisory in effect until 7 p.m. Thursday.
