Level-2 Storm Risk Now Includes Part of Local Area

A Level-2 “slight” risk of severe storms with damaging winds up to 60 mph has been extended into the local area, now including Carroll, Montgomery, Choctaw, northern Holmes and northern Attala counties.  A Level-1 “marginal” risk continues for the rest of this area from late this afternoon until early Thursday.
Before the storms, we’ll get the heat stress.  Temperatures will be in the mid 90s today and combined with high humidity, our afternoon heat index