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The combination of frozen hail on the ground and warm temperatures fogged up areas in Rankin County, making travel very difficult in Pearl, Miss., Monday, March 18, 2013, following the hailstorm that hit communities throughout central Mississippi. The National Weather Service in Jackson says there were a few super cells in central Mississippi and reports of hail up to baseball size in Clinton, golf ball and tennis ball sized in Pearl and Brandon and quarter sized in downtown Jackson, Miss. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency says severe weather has caused damage in at least 10 counties as the storms moved through parts of the state. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
David Cox is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Jackson. He says the coming weather has the potential to produce more hail, heavy rain and possibly tornadoes. It's still too early to know where in the state the storms will hit.
The storm Monday caused damage in 18 counties, though some that damage was downed trees.
Some places, including the Jackson metro area, were hit by baseball-sized hail that damaged hundreds of homes and even more cars.
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency spokesman Jeff Rent says people with damage should try to secure their homes and vehicles before this weekend.
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