Wow! 😮 Here is a photo of different sized hail stones sent in to us yesterday out of Neshoba County. The hail sizes range from nickel sized to almost ping pong ball sized. If you would like to send in any weather photos or videos, we will pass them along to the National Weather Service offices and share them on our socials.
👉 Submit your photos here at: /community/audience/user-content/ or by using our First Alert Weather App.
📸 Thanks to Rick Walley and Scott Clark for these photos.
Radar Update: We're staying relatively dry for now, but some afternoon showers could still dot the skies heading on into the afternoon/evening, so an umbrella wouldn't be a bad thing to have nearby for your outdoor plans!
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Wow!! Look at the rain we got over the course of last night's (and early this morning's) storms! Overall, most of our area averaged about an inch, but some of us got DRAMATICALLY more, with more rain still to come this week.
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Good news if you have evening plans; skies remain rain-free heading into this evening, but rain chances aren't completely gone for the weekend. Expect more sct'd showers and storms for Sunday.
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Congratulations to the winners of Meridian Waste's 7th Annual Brightening the World Earth Day Coloring Contest!
The nationwide contest received 995 submissions from young artists ages 3 to 10 across the country.
"At Meridian Waste, we work every day to keep communities clean—but these kids show us how to keep the planet bright," said CEO Walter "Wally" Hall.
These are just a few of the winning entries!!
See all the winners here: /2026/04/22/meridian-waste-announces-earth-day-coloring-contest-winners/
The Meridian Police Department has arrested two people in connection with a shooting that occurred Friday, April 17.
Frederrion Pruitt has been charged with aggravated assault. Bond: $100,000.
Mykessia Thomas has been charged with accessory after the fact. Bond: $50,000.
Both were apprehended Monday afternoon without incident.
Police say this is an isolated incident with no ongoing threat to the public.
Full story here: /2026/04/21/two-arrested-meridian-shooting-investigation/
Lauderdale County deputies seized multiple narcotics and made an arrest Monday during a roadside safety checkpoint in Collinsville.
Deputies working the checkpoint near Centerhill Martin Road and Richard May Memorial Road found approximately an ounce of methamphetamine, a quarter ounce of cocaine, oxycodone pills suspected of being laced with fentanyl and ecstasy pills.
Lumontus Scott, 38, was arrested and charged with four counts of possession with intent to distribute. His total bond was set at $100,000.
Full story here: /2026/04/21/arrest-made-after-multiple-drugs-found-safety-checkpoint/
Although our afternoon highs will be pleasant, our morning lows will be cool in the mid and lower 40s for the next few mornings. A jacket may be required!
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Temps continue to cool back into the mid and upper 60s by suppertime, then into the 50s by bedtime, before settling in the lower 40s overnight tonight.
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Behind this evening's cold front, expect cooler weather and more sunshine over the next few days! We'll see between 1/4 and 1/2 an inch of rain overnight, but behind that we'll see highs taken back into the 70s for the next few days.
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We'll see rain picking up heading into this evening ahead of a cold front that'll bring cooler weather into the next several days. Carry an umbrella if you have any Saturday evening plans, you could catch a few showers or a storm!
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