There is a moderate risk of severe storms Friday night and into Saturday that could bring dangerous winds, large hail and tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service.

Most of north Mississippi is listed as a 3 on the NWS’s severe weather risk 1 to 5 scale.

The storms are expected to roll in Friday night around 7 p.m. and last into the overnight hours. Most storms are expected Saturday morning before the system moves east.

About 3 inches of rain is expected on Friday and Saturday.

The primary threats on Friday are damaging winds, hail and isolated tornados. The same threats remain for Saturday but also include heavy rain.

With much of the storm activity expected at night, residents should make sure they have weather alerts turned up loud enough to wake them from sleep.

The sun will return Sunday with temperatures cooling down a bit from this week’s unseasonably warmer weather. The high on Sunday is expected to be 60 degrees with the low dipping down to about 38 degrees overnight.