JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -A First Alert Weather Day is in effect today as a strong cold front moves through the region.
Showers and thunderstorms are ongoing and will continue in multiple rounds tonight. The atmosphere is warm, moist, and windy, creating a favorable setup for strong to severe storms, especially from late morning through tonight. Damaging wind gusts are the primary concern, but hail, frequent lightning, heavy rainfall, and an isolated tornado are also possible. Storms that develop overnight or early this morning may briefly produce any severe mode before the tornado threat diminishes tomorrow.
Rainfall totals are expected to average around 1 inch, with locally higher amounts in areas where storms repeatedly move over the same locations. Even after the strongest storms move out, periods of rain may linger into early Saturday before the front fully clears…