Special Weather Statement Mississippi | Effective 03/09/2026 14:15

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued March 9 at 4:15PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
March 9, 2026 - 2:15pm
Expires: 
March 9, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description: 
At 415 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Singleton, or 10 miles north of Carthage, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Zama, Smyrna, and Renfroe around 420 PM CDT. Noxapater and Stallo around 440 PM CDT. Louisville around 450 PM CDT. Nanih Waiya around 455 PM CDT.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for central and east central Mississippi.
Area Description: 
Attala; Winston; Leake; Neshoba
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson MS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov