Check out the latest live radar below. Storm coverage increased after midnight, but fortunately, all have remained below severe limits as of 5 a.m. Saturday.
There remains a TORNADO WATCH in effect Amite and Wilkinson Counties until 10 a.m. Saturday. As storms continue to move northeast through the night, one or two might be capable of producing a brief spin-up tornado.
An approaching cold front will bring periods of rain and thunderstorms to the Capital Area through Saturday morning. Some of the storms could be heavy and strong. Much cooler air will follow.
Into Saturday: A cold front will start to press on the Capital Area on Saturday morning. One final push of showers and thunderstorms will accompany this front, likely in some form of squall line. This round will also be capable of gusty winds and downpours. By late morning and early afternoon, rain will taper, and winds will turn northerly, dragging temperatures down through the 60s during the day. Clouds will remain fairly persistent.
Up Next: Clouds will linger into Sunday. You will feel much cooler temperatures in the low 40s at dawn and upper 50s in the afternoon. Skies are not expected to fully flush clouds through the first half of next week. A mix of thick high clouds and a few low clouds may occasionally give way to some breaks of sunshine. Regardless of clouds, cooler-than-average temperatures will continue. A reinforcing shot of cold air will even come in on Wednesday, with a few freezing mornings possible toward the end of next week and next weekend…