Severe storms expected in MS this weekend. Here's the latest weather forecast
If you intended to have a cookout this weekend, you may want to have a contingency plan as severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and possibly hail are in the forecast.
"For today, we're in a little bit of a transition where the central and southern part of the state will be mainly dry," Daniel Lamb, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Jackson, said Friday, June 6. "Further north there will be chances of thunderstorms this afternoon into this evening.
"Some of those storms could be severe with damaging wind gusts and hail up to quarter size. Saturday, we'll start to see chances expand and that will continue into next week."
On Friday afternoon into the evening, storms are expected to impact roughly the northern half of the state with chances increasing toward the north. On Saturday, showers and storms are expected throughout the state with the greater risk being along the 1-20 corridor and north.
On Sunday, the entire state is under a marginal risk warning, which is a Level 1 risk out of a possible five.
"The main threat is damaging wind gusts, but we can't rule out hail up to quarter size," Lamb said. "These storms could be pretty gusty, but we're not expecting any tornadoes with this. It's really just damaging wind gusts with these."
Friday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming west-southwest around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., then a slight chance of showers after 4 p.m. Some of the storms could be severe. Partly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 102. West-southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night: A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m. Some of the storms could be severe. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1 p.m., then showers and thunderstorms likely between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night: A 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. West-southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: A slight chance of showers between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m., then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4 p.m. Increasing clouds, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 101. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., then a slight chance of showers after 4 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 101. West-southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. West-southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night: A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. West-southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
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This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Weather tomorrow: Damaging winds, hail possible in Mississippi
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