Weather forecast from the National Weather Service in Jackson:

Tuesday afternoon: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 80. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday night: An 80 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East wind around 5 mph becoming southwest. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

There is a slight risk of strong to severe thunderstorms in the Laurel area today and tonight. Most of the risk is west of I-55 today, but storms will spread eastward after about 7 p.m. Tuesday evening. Isolated storms will have winds gusting up to 50 mph and hail. There will also be a chance of heavy rainfall.