The possibility of significant wintry precipitation from yet another winter storm across parts of Mississippi has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Winter Storm Watch from Wednesday into early Thursday morning.

The Winter Storm Watch covers 24 out of 82 counties, including Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Coahoma, De Soto, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Lafayette, Leflore, Marshall, Montgomery, Panola, Quitman, Sharkey, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica, Warren, Washington, Yalobusha and Yazoo in Western Mississippi.

A low pressure system is expected to develop and move east along the Northern Gulf Coast Wednesday into late Wednesday night, spreading moisture north over a deep cold airmass that will be firmly in place across the region.

This will result in several inches of snowfall, particularly across portions of Western Mississippi before the snow ends early Thursday morning.

The potential exist for at least two inches of snow with higher amounts over four inches highly possible.

This winter storm threat follows a winter storm over the past week that coated parts of the state in a quarter to half inch of ice and adds to an amazing winter season that has already seen several threats of wintry precipitation.

Parts of Northern Mississippi have already received around a foot of snowfall so far this winter season.

Baldwyn is one such area that has recorded 11.6 inches of snowfall so far, while the city of Tupelo has experienced 8.2 inches of snow.

Everyone is urged to monitor the latest weather information as it becomes available concerning this potential winter storm.