North Mississippi and West Tennessee: Overnight Storms Bring Hail, Strong Winds Through Early Sunday

Memphis, TN – A second round of strong storms is set to hit the Mid-South just after 4 a.m. Sunday, with damaging winds and hail threatening early-morning travel and power across West Tennessee and North Mississippi.

According to the National Weather Service in Memphis, the region remains under a Level 2 (Slight) risk for severe weather through Sunday evening. Scattered storms moving from northwest to southeast may bring wind gusts up to 60 mph and quarter-sized hail. The most significant impacts are expected along and south of I-40, including Memphis, Oxford, Tupelo, and Clarksdale.

Localized flooding is also possible in low-lying areas due to saturated ground from earlier storms. Residents in Germantown, Southaven, and Jackson should prepare for brief outages and blocked roads due to downed branches or debris…

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