Record Highs Tuesday?

Plenty of heat will be had on Tuesday, the 2nd day of spring.  Highs in the low to mid 80s are going to be widespread across all of Mississippi and Alabama.

Will we have any new record highs?  It's possible.  The old record in Tupelo for March 21st is 84 set back in 1966.  The old record high in Columbus is 87 set just in 2012.  These records are certainly in jeopardy.  Cooler air will return Wednesday with the arrival of a cold front. 

On the storm front... I'm watching out for the possibility of strong to severe storms Friday night and Saturday.  This is one computer model (GFS) at 7 a.m. Saturday suggesting a line of storms moving into northeast Mississippi.