Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 12:07AM CDT until March 16 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 15, 2026 - 10:07pm
Expires:
March 15, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description:
At 1207 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Bigbee Valley to near Martin, moving east at 55
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Macon, De Kalb, Pickensville, Scooba, Shuqualak, Porterville, Prairie
Point, Blackwater, Tamola, Damascus, Cooksville, Paulette, Liberty,
Prismatic, Deerbrook, Bigbee Valley, Bluff Springs, and Electric
Mills.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for northeastern
and east central Mississippi.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Kemper, MS; Noxubee, MS
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson MS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov