JACKSON — State officials urged Mississippians on Friday to prepare for the slow-moving winter storm expected to bring freezing rain, ice accumulation and potentially widespread power outages over the next several days.
Gov. Tate Reeves said the storm could affect large portions of the state, with the greatest impacts likely in north Mississippi but dangerous conditions possible as far south as Natchez, Vicksburg and the Jackson area. The earliest ice could develop Friday night in the northwest, with central and eastern parts of the state facing impacts later Saturday or Saturday night.
“This is not a fast-moving system,” Reeves said. “Just because you wake up and don’t see ice doesn’t mean you’re in the clear.”…