Severe Thunderstorm Warning Mississippi | Effective 03/15/2026 17:52

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 7:52PM CDT until March 15 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 15, 2026 - 5:52pm
Expires: 
March 15, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description: 
SVRMEG The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Lafayette County in northwestern Mississippi... DeSoto County in northwestern Mississippi... Marshall County in northwestern Mississippi... Eastern Tunica County in northwestern Mississippi... Tate County in northwestern Mississippi... Northern Quitman County in northwestern Mississippi... Northern Panola County in northwestern Mississippi... * Until 830 PM CDT. * At 751 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Lynchburg to near Strayhorn to 7 miles southeast of Dundee, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Southaven, Olive Branch, Horn Lake, Hernando, Senatobia, Holly Springs, Wall Doxey State Park, John W Kyle State Park, Memphis, Sardis, Coldwater, Byhalia, Como, Walls, Crenshaw, Sledge, Lake Cormorant, Strayhorn, Red Banks, and Laws Hill. This includes the following highways... Interstate 22 in Mississipppi between mile markers 1 and 40. Interstate 55 in Mississippi between mile markers 252 and 292.
Instruction: 
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the storm shelter or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern and northwestern Mississippi...and west Tennessee.
Area Description: 
DeSoto, MS; Lafayette, MS; Marshall, MS; Panola, MS; Quitman, MS; Tate, MS; Tunica, MS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Memphis TN
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov