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Friday's Average High/Low: 82/57 Yesterday High/Low: 83/69 Today's Sunrise: 6:01 am Today's Sunset: 7:42 pm Record Low: 40 (1917) Record High: 93 (1955) Monthly Precipitation: 1.06" Month Rain Departure: -0.30" Y-T-D Precipitation: 20.52" Year Rain Departure: -4.66" Yesterday Precipitation : 0.05"

WTOK Weather Headlines

Possible Tornado Causes Damage Last Updated: 10:59 AM 05/08/08 - There has been structural damage in Tupelo from a tornado or straight line winds Thursday morning, but no injuries reported. (Full Story)

Meridian Burn Ban Lifted Last Updated: 5:24 PM 04/30/08 - The Meridian Fire Department has lifted a burn ban within the city limits. (Full Story)

Farmers Try to Save Crops Last Updated: 11:10 PM 04/14/08 - Farmers are concerned about what a spring freeze could do to their crops. (Full Story)

Freeze Warning for Twin States Last Updated: 6:48 PM 04/14/08 - A freeze warning is in effect from late Monday night into early Tuesday for Mississippi and Alabama. (Full Story)

Storm Spotters Sought Last Updated: 7:28 PM 04/11/08 - The Sumter County Emergency Management Agency is offering free storm spotter classes. (Full Story)

Stormy Pattern Not Likely to Change Last Updated: 7:00 PM 04/10/08 - It has been a stormy spring so far in Mississippi and Alabama. And apparently, the pattern will continue in the coming weeks. (Full Story)

More Storms Coming Last Updated: 10:44 AM 04/10/08 - The National Weather Service says hail and severe thunderstorms are possible late Thursday and early Friday in the northwestern third of the state. (Full Story)

Eight Hurricanes Predicted in 2008 Last Updated: 2:38 PM 04/09/08 - Noted hurricane researcher, William Gray, is forecasting a "well above average" Atlantic storm season this year. (Full Story)

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National Weather Headlines

It's Air Quality Awareness Week U.S. Temperatures Average in March; Global Land Temperature Sets Record NOAA Satellite Helps Rescue 23 in North Atlantic Public Invited to Tour Hurricane Hunter Flooding at Center of Spring Outlook U.S. Tsunami Buoy Network Completed Ocean “Deserts” Expanding