Cold front, sleet moving through

Published 5:25 pm Monday, February 16, 2015

Vicksburg residents are encouraged to take caution tonight due to winter weather conditions.

Vicksburg could be facing some freezing rain and sleet until around midnight, according to meteorologist Joanne Culin at the National Weather Service in Jackson.

“According to our latest observation we have rain moving through,” she said. “A cold front is moving through and tonight we are going to have lows around 25.”

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Warren County Emergency Management Director John Elfer said his main concern for tonight is the wind chill.

“A couple of degree shifts and we could see some frozen stuff on the overpass, but anything we get should be out of here by 9 p.m.,” he said.

Elfer said there is no widespread hazardous weather expected for the next several days.

Vicksburg Warren County Superintendent Chad Shealy said schools will be open Tuesday on a regular schedule.

“The patrol guys are out all night,” he said. “They’re a great resource, and they’ll let us know early.”

Shealy said there is always a chance schools will have a delayed start but he would not know for sure until early tomorrow morning.

Tomorrow’s forecast includes some clouds with highs around 40 degrees with the wind chill below freezing until Wednesday morning. Tomorrow night the temperature will drop to the upper 20s, but should remain dry.