2 PM Update: Showers and storms continue to spread across the region today and are now primarily impacting parts of south and east Mississippi and NE Louisiana. Some locally heavy downpours may result in street flooding, so take it easy on the roadways this afternoon. | US National Weather Service Jackson Mississippi

Mississippi and Louisiana weather update for the possibilities of heavy rainfall through Saturday. Clouds are on the increase this evening out ahead of a shortwave that is approaching the area. Moisture will also increase overnight and rain will move into the southwestern portions of the area very early on Thursday and spread eastward through the morning hours. Temperatures will remain generally steady overnight, ranging from the low 30s across the Pine Belt area to the low/mid 40s in Northeast