Tornado Watch Mississippi | Effective 03/15/2026 23:36

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 1:36AM CDT until March 16 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 15, 2026 - 11:36pm
Expires: 
March 16, 2026 - 2:00am
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 60 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI CLARKE IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI MARION IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI FORREST JONES LAMAR THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF COLUMBIA, HATTIESBURG, LAUREL, LUMBERTON, PURVIS, QUITMAN, SHUBUTA, STONEWALL, AND WEST HATTIESBURG.
Area Description: 
Clarke, MS; Forrest, MS; Jones, MS; Lamar, MS; Marion, MS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson MS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov