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The National Weather Service has issued a severe weather warning for the entire state of Mississippi this weekend.
The main threat is damaging winds, but there is also a potential for brief tornadoes and pea-sized hail.
Most of the state is under a Level 2 risk, with severe weather expected to begin Saturday evening and move southeast overnight.
Following the storms, cooler weather is expected, with temperatures dropping into the 40s by Monday morning.
The National Weather Service in Jackson has been warning this week of potential severe weather in parts of the state this weekend and now that warning covers the entire state and includes the threat of tornadoes .
"The most prevalent threat with the storms coming through is going to be a damaging wind threat," s