Wow! What a difference just a day can make. This time on Monday, many of us in Mississippi were still dealing with severe weather. In fact, a group of my friends and I had to take shelter in the Chevron on US HWY 18 in Brandon, MS as the dangerous squall line moved through the area. A Tornado Warning was out for Rankin County at the time and we didn't want to take any risks. While we were fine when it was all said and done, I received a few pictures of what appeared to be a wall cloud near "the stack" from about the same time we took cover and there were reports of some tree damage in the Fondren area. All in all, Monday's storm reports from this entire system totaled 1,377!! As you might have guessed, that is a record! Most of the reports were wind damage reports because the powerful squall line stretched over nearly a dozen states, but there were a few reports of tornadoes in western Kentucky/northern Tennessee and in east Louisiana/southern Mississippi. Possibly the most notable for us in Mississippi was and EF-2 touchdown in Jones County that caused significant damage in the town of Ellisville. Unfortunately, there was one fatality in Mississippi from Monday's storms in Copiah County. Luckily, this system was not as bad as originally forecast.
However, if you've stepped outside today, there is hardly any evidence that we had severe weather just two days ago. Some folks in extreme northern Mississippi woke up to some frost this morning, but all of us really warmed up efficiently this afternoon into the mid and upper 70s! That is thanks to an area of High Pressure now centered just off to our east, allowing for southerly winds and helping keep our skies mostly clear! Tonight, don't expect any more frost as temperatures will be nearly 15 degrees warmer in most spots. Not only are our low temperatures increasing, we'll tack on about 8 or 9 degrees to today's high for tomorrow, and then even more for the weekend as temperatures will reach the mid to upper 80s Friday- Sunday with no significant chance for rain in that time! Some spots in southern Mississippi will likely reach the 90 degree mark for the first time in 2011.
We are on the heels of one of the most anticipated weekends in Bulldog Country- Super Bulldog Weekend 2011. Good news! The weather looks like it will cooperate perfectly for the entire weekend, with events starting as early as tomorrow evening! To get a list of Super Bulldog Weekend festivities, click this link: http://www.mstateathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=205097313
Again, there is no significant chance for rain over the weekend, but we only have to go out as far as Monday to find our next chance for rain and thunderstorms. Right now, the SPC has included parts of northern Mississippi in its Day 5 Outlook for Severe Weather, but it is still too far out to hammer out any details. I'll continue to watch it as it unfolds!
Hope you guys have a fantastic weekend and be safe!
Jake R
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