Locally heavy rain and storms affected the state

Slight Severe Weather Risk across Northern Mississippi

A frontal boundary is progressing south towards the state today.

This front has interacted with copious amounts of moisture to lead to scattered showers and thunderstorms across Northern Mississippi.

Some of the storms produced very heavy rainfall, which led to some flash flooding in Desoto  and Panola Counties, this morning. Rainfall amounts of 1-3 inches of rain fell across parts of Northern Mississippi.

A few of the storms also became severe with strong winds.  Estimated winds of 60 mph was reported this morning in Tate and Lafayette Counties in Northern Mississippi, with trees reportedly blown down in Panola and Pontotoc Counties.

Severe weather remains a possibility this afternoon and evening.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATEMENT:

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-20. DAMAGING WINDS TO 60 OR 70 MPH ALONG WITH PENNY SIZED HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN RISK AS STORMS MOVE TOWARD THE EAST OR SOUTHEAST. 

     (Early morning radar loop) Thunderstorms moving southeast 

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will increase across Central and Southern Mississippi, as the day progresses.

Locally heavy rain will be possible with any thunderstorms that develop, with some locations receiving 1-2 inches of rain or more in a short period of time, possibly leading to flash flooding in some areas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Radar Loops Below:

 

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