BROOKHAVEN — It was a crisp 29 degrees this morning when the sun rose and ice covered grass, blackberry bushes and clover. NWS Jackson forecasts Brookhaven and Southwest Mississippi to have another visit from Jack Frost tonight.

Temperatures are expected to fall to near freezing tonight with patchy frost expected throughout the area. Unprotected vegetation may become damaged in the frost. The low tonight is 33. Tuesday is forecast to get up to 67 degrees with sunny skies.

NWS warns of fire danger in the southeastern part of the state Tuesday. Eastern Lawerence County has a limited threat of fire danger so be cautious if doing any open burning today. There are no current burn bans enacted but gusty winds of 20 mph on Tuesday could make it dangerous to burn.

You might want to take a coat with you to the ball park Tuesday night as area baseball or softball teams will play in a low of 49 degrees. Wind will be around 5 mph with gusts of 20 mph.

Friday is expected to be another weather alert day. NWS Jackson forecasts severe storms to strike the southern half of Mississippi this coming Friday with quarter sized hail, strong damaging winds and possibly tornadoes.

Little Bahalia, a community northeast of Brookhaven, was hit by a tornado on February 16. The EF1 destroyed a trailer and damaged a home in the community but fortunately did not injure anyone. NWS Jackson reports 15 tornadoes have touched down in Mississippi since January 1, 2023.

Severe weather forecast for Friday is still a few days out. Check back here for updates as Friday approaches.