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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Status

New Event Expired

Start Time

Mon 03/16/2026 12:51 AM EDT

End Time

Mon 03/16/2026 01:45 AM EDT

Significance

Warning

Storm Location

5 mi NE of Brookhaven, MS

Storm Motion

Moving E at 51 mph

Impacts

High impact

Hail threatradar indicated
Max hail size0.88 in
Wind threatradar indicated
Max wind gust60 mph

Locations Affected

Ruth, MS ∙ Prentiss, MS ∙ Wanilla, MS ∙ Beauregard, MS ∙ Oak Vale, MS ∙ Oma, MS ∙ Bassfield, MS ∙ Wesson, MS ∙ New Hebron, MS ∙ Sontag, MS

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Jackson MS 1151 PM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026 The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Lincoln County in south central Mississippi... Lawrence County in south central Mississippi... Southeastern Copiah County in central Mississippi... Jefferson Davis County in south central Mississippi... * Until 1245 AM CDT. * At 1150 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Brookhaven, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Sontag around 1155 PM CDT. Monticello, Oma, and Wanilla around 1200 AM CDT. Silver Creek around 1205 AM CDT. New Hebron around 1210 AM CDT. Prentiss and Progress around 1215 AM CDT. Clem around 1225 AM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for central, south central and southeastern Mississippi. && LAT...LON 3174 9042 3176 9012 3175 9009 3177 8976 3162 8976 3161 8975 3161 8974 3159 8971 3157 8969 3144 8969 3144 8982 3142 8983 3135 9043 TIME...MOT...LOC 0450Z 263DEG 44KT 3161 9037 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH