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Scattered Severe Storms Possible Tonight; Chance of Rain for Double Decker
By Alyssa Schnugg
News editor
The Mid-South has been placed under a Slight Risk (level 2 out of 5) for severe weather tonight, including Lafayette County.
The primary threats are large hail and damaging wind.
The worst of the storms are expected to roll into our area between 6 and 11 p.m.
There is a low chance of an isolated tornado and a moderate chance of localized flooding.
With Oxford’s Double Decker Arts Festival this weekend, organizers are looking to the skies and keeping their fingers crossed.
As of Thursday morning, the National Weather Service expects Friday to be mostly cloudy; however, there is no rain in the forecast. The high should hit 71 degrees and the low will be a humid 53 degrees.
There is currently a 40 percent chance of showers on Saturday, mainly after 1 p.m. The high is expected to be 74 degrees. Saturday night has a 30 percent chance of rain before 1 a.m. with a low of around 52 degrees.
| Sat, Aug 31 |  | vs Furman | W, 76-0 |
| Sat, Sep 7 |  | vs Middle Tennessee | W, 52-3 |
| Sat, Sep 14 |  | @ Wake Forest | W, 40-6 |
| Sat, Sep 21 |  | vs Georgia Southern | W, 52-13 |
| Sat, Sep 28 |  | vs Kentucky | L, 20-17 |
| Sat, Oct 5 |  | @ South Carolina | W, 27-3 |
| Sat, Oct 12 |  | vs LSU | L, 29-26 (2 OT) |
| Sat, Oct 26 |  | vs Oklahoma | W, 26-14 |
| Sat, Nov 2 |  | @ Arkansas | W, 63-35 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Georgia | W, 28-10 |
| Sat, Nov 23 |  | @ Florida | 11:00 AM ABC or ESPN |
| Sat, Nov 30 |  | vs Mississippi State | 2:30 PM ESPN or ABC |