A frosty, chilly morning in Lincoln County. (Hunter Cloud | The Daily Leader)

BROOKHAVEN — Lincoln County swung from waves of severe storms fueled by hot, moist air to a chilling arctic blast in about 24 hours. Temperatures dropped down to 28 degrees Sunday night after reaching 73 degrees late Saturday night. 

No damage was reported from the severe storms which swept across Lincoln County Saturday. Chris Reid, Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency Director, said the storms did cause power outages. According to FindEnergy.Com, Lincoln County had a peak outage of 10,487 customers; however, a majority of the power outages were restored Sunday. 

Gusty winds blew down standing dead pine trees killed by a 2023 drought and subsequent pine beetle attacks Saturday night. Drivers may encounter woody debris while traveling in the county so be careful. 

According to the National Weather Service, the cold temperatures and frost greeting residents Monday morning could continue this week. NWS Jackson warns of dangerous cold weather starting around Wednesday night and into Friday morning. 

Temperatures are forecast to reach to 54 degrees Monday morning before plummeting down to 34 degrees Monday night. Tuesday will reach the same high of 54 degrees and drop to a low of 37. NWS Jackson forecasts a 100 percent chance of precipitation Tuesday night. 

Wednesday will reach a high of 47 degrees before temperatures fall to a low of 21 Wednesday night. Thursday is forecast to reach a high of 38 degrees and a low of 21 while Friday jumps up to a high of 45 degrees and a low of 29 Friday night. 

Winds on Wednesday and Thursday will reach sustained speeds of 5-to-15 mph with gusts reaching 25 mph. As a result, wind chills could drop to 15 degrees or cooler at night. Cold temperatures could cause damage to unprotected vegetation, pipes and hypothermia is possible with prolonged exposure. 

At this time, there is no forecasted threat of ice or wintry precipitation for Lincoln County. NWS Jackson does forecast temperatures to spring back to seasonal normals starting Feb. 24 with humid, warm air. 

Lincoln County residents are encouraged sign up for weather alerts from Hyper-Reach. Residents can sign up on cell phones or other electronic devices by either by calling or texting “Alert” to 601-435-8111 or by going to Hyper-Reach’s website. 

Residents can additionally download the Hyper-Reach Anywhere app on their phone or tell their Alexa device “Alexa, enable Hyper-Reach,” and follow Alexa’s instructions.

NWS Jackson reported the severe storms Saturday spawned four tornadoes in north Mississippi with three tornadoes touching down in Itawamba County and one in Lee County.

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