Weather

Marginal severe-storm risk expanded across most of Midsouth

The Marginal Risk for severe storms has been expanded to include most of the Midsouth today, according to the US National Weather Service in Memphis, Tennessee.

Damaging winds are expected to remain the primary threat, with localized flash flooding identified as a secondary threat. Storm coverage and intensity are likely to peak in the late afternoon and early evening.

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."