Weather

Marginal severe storm risk forecast east of Mississippi River

A marginal risk of severe thunderstorms is forecast for this afternoon and evening, primarily east of the Mississippi River, according to the US National Weather Service in Memphis, Tennessee.

Damaging winds are the main threat. Localized heavy rainfall and marginally severe hail are also possible secondary threats.

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."