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Temperatures will start to warm in the region Friday, but forecasters are warning residents that the danger presented by two winter storm systems this week hasn t completely passed.
The latest forecast from the National Weather Service in Jackson shows that temperatures in the Jackson area may get up to the mid 30s by Friday afternoon. In the Delta and other northwest portions of the state, residents are still not expected to get above freezing.
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With many of the downtown sidewalks covered with ice and impassable, this pedestrian takes to walking along Fortification Street as cars pass him Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Jackson, Miss., as light snow mixed with sleet, and rain continue to cover much of the state. The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a winter storm warning for parts of Mississippi effective 6 a.m. Wednesday ahead of another storm system set to impact the region. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) February 17, 2021 - 4:01 PM
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Mississippians venture out in icy conditions
Mississippians venture out in icy conditions By Patrice Clark | February 16, 2021 at 8:04 PM CST - Updated February 16 at 8:04 PM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - After being indoors, more Mississippians are getting out in the freezing weather to see the ice and snow. They are also grocery shopping after being hunkered down.
“Mississippi is not used to anything like this,” said Tangle Lee.
The cold weather and frozen over streets didn’t stop Tangle Lee and her family from trekking to Corner Market on Fortification Street in the ice and snow to stock up.
”We got tacos and red beans. We are going to eat good.” The Lee family live nears the Jackson grocery store and they admit they weren’t quite prepared for the winter blast to hit Mississippi.
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