013  
WWUS84 KJAN 160357  
SPSJAN  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
1057 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
MSZ031-033-160500-  
LOWNDES MS-OKTIBBEHA MS-  
1057 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN OKTIBBEHA AND  
LOWNDES COUNTIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT...  
 
AT 1057 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG  
A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR COLUMBUS AFB TO NEAR TIBBEE TO NEAR OKTOC.  
MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 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...  
COLUMBUS, CALEDONIA, CRAWFORD, ARTESIA, SESSUMS, KOLOLA SPRINGS,  
STEENS, OKTOC, BENT OAK, AND COLUMBUS AFB.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN  
MISSISSIPPI.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3329 8831 3329 8885 3346 8867 3351 8867  
3351 8860 3353 8855 3355 8853 3353 8847  
3356 8850 3360 8847 3362 8851 3364 8850  
3365 8851 3366 8850 3367 8842 3369 8839  
3369 8837 3373 8833 3373 8825  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0357Z 273DEG 37KT 3367 8850 3348 8862 3328 8883  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
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