Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued March 16 at 12:31AM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 15, 2026 - 10:31pm
Expires:
March 15, 2026 - 11:45pm
Description:
At 1231 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Meridian Station to near Taylorsville. Movement
was east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Meridian, Quitman, Bay Springs, Marion, Taylorsville, Nellieburg,
Stonewall, Toomsuba, Heidelberg, Meridian Station, Enterprise,
Shubuta, Lauderdale, Chunky, De Soto, Pachuta, Crandall, Paulding,
Tamola, and Moss.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for central,
southeastern and east central Mississippi.
Area Description:
Kemper; Newton; Lauderdale; Smith; Jasper; Clarke
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson MS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov