Cold Weather 11/5

Cold overnight lows forecasted tonight and Saturday night.. A statewide freeze warning is in effect tonight through early Saturday morning.. Also, a freeze watch is in effect statewide for Saturday night into Sunday morning..

This will be the first widespread freeze/frost event.

Lows tonight will be in the upper 20′s for East Central MS.. Same goes for Saturday night..

 

 

Freeze Watch 11/4

Freeze Watch

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
708 PM CDT THU NOV 4 2010

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

ASHLEY-MOREHOUSE-CATAHOULA-CONCORDIA-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-
WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-
LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-
ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-
JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...BASTROP...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...VIDALIA...
FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY...GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...
CARROLLTON...WINONA...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...WEST POINT...
COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...STARKVILLE...DURANT...TCHULA...
LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...KOSCIUSKO...LOUISVILLE...MACON...
BROOKSVILLE...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...CARTHAGE...
PHILADELPHIA...PEARL RIVER...DE KALB...SCOOBA...JACKSON...PEARL...
BRANDON...RICHLAND...FOREST...MORTON...NEWTON...UNION...DECATUR...
CONEHATTA...MERIDIAN...PORT GIBSON...CRYSTAL SPRINGS...
HAZLEHURST...WESSON...MAGEE...MENDENHALL...TAYLORSVILLE...
RALEIGH...BAY SPRINGS...HEIDELBERG...QUITMAN...STONEWALL...
SHUBUTA...FAYETTE...NATCHEZ...BUDE...ROXIE...MEADVILLE...
BROOKHAVEN...MONTICELLO...NEW HEBRON...PRENTISS...BASSFIELD...
COLLINS...MOUNT OLIVE...LAUREL...COLUMBIA...WEST HATTIESBURG...
LUMBERTON...PURVIS...HATTIESBURG
708 PM CDT THU NOV 4 2010

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING.

WIDESPREAD LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S TO NEAR 30 DEGREES
ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING. THESE TEMPERATURES SHOULD BRING AN
END TO THE GROWING SEASON ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

Cold Night 10/29

Some areas across East Central MS could see light frost tonight, so make sure you have your sensitive plants covered or brought in. That is just to be on the safe side. With skys clear and if winds can stay calm, temps can really fall fast this time of year.

Here is the hour by hour forecast for Meridian..

 

Here is the lows across Central MS from the National Weather Service in Jackson MS:

 

The weekend looks fine with comfortable highs and sunny afternoons, this is all before our next rain maker that arrives next week..

You can find more of these maps either on my blog or you can go to the original source: The National Weather Service.

 

 

Have a Great Halloween!

 

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 10/24

845 PM CDT SUN OCT 24 2010

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 709 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALCORN               ATTALA              BENTON
BOLIVAR              CALHOUN             CARROLL
CHICKASAW            CHOCTAW             CLAY
COAHOMA              GRENADA             HINDS
HOLMES               HUMPHREYS           ISSAQUENA
ITAWAMBA             KEMPER              LAFAYETTE
LAUDERDALE           LEAKE               LEE
LEFLORE              LOWNDES             MADISON
MARSHALL             MONROE              MONTGOMERY
NESHOBA              NEWTON              NOXUBEE
OKTIBBEHA            PANOLA              PONTOTOC
PRENTISS             QUITMAN             RANKIN
SCOTT                SHARKEY             SUNFLOWER
TALLAHATCHIE         TATE                TIPPAH
TISHOMINGO           UNION               WARREN
WASHINGTON           WEBSTER             WINSTON
YALOBUSHA            YAZOO

For the latest on the watch/warnings across East Central MS, go to the “Weather Radio Page.”