Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 2:46PM CDT until August 9 at 3:30PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 9, 2026 - 12:46pm
Expires:
August 9, 2026 - 1:30pm
Description:
SVRJAN
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Oktibbeha County in northeastern Mississippi...
Southeastern Clay County in northeastern Mississippi...
Western Lowndes County in northeastern Mississippi...
* Until 330 PM CDT.
* At 246 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Tibbee, or 7
miles south of West Point, and is nearly stationary.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Starkville, Columbus, West Point, Artesia, Sessums, Waverly, Bent
Oak, Tibbee, Columbus AFB, and Muldrow.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Clay, MS; Lowndes, MS; Oktibbeha, MS
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson MS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov