Weather

Dangerous heat, severe storm risk forecast across Mid-South

Dangerous heat is expected across most of the Mid-South this afternoon, with heat index values rising above 105 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Memphis, Tennessee.

The region also faces a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms late Thursday afternoon and evening. Damaging winds are the primary threat.

Source: US National Weather Service Memphis Tennessee.

Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."