NWS on Francine: We Were Lucky

A Philadelphia church lost its steeple as Francine swept through Thursday.  (Photo credit: Neshoba Baptist Association)   What's left of Francine is expected to dissipate in Arkansas today.  And it's pretty clear now that Mississippi dodged a bullet.  While there was some damage across the state,...

NWS: No Tornado Touchdown in Scott County

The widespread storm damage in eastern Scott County and western Newton County late Tuesday night was the result of straight-line winds, not a tornado.  That's what the National Weather Service is saying after a survey team inspected the damage in and around Forest and...

NWS: Record Breaking Cold for MS–“Extreme Threat” Locally

FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON:   ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 7 degrees fahrenheit in the north to as low as 13 degrees fahrenheit in the south are possible. *...


NWS: Long-Track Tornado Confirmed in East-Central MS

The storm surveys following this week’s tornado outbreak in Mississippi have just begun.  And already, the National Weather Service has confirmed the state’s second-longest tornado this year.  The EF-2 storm was on the ground for 25 miles through portions of Jasper, Newton and Lauderdale...

NWS: A Close Call for Kosciusko Tuesday Night

A week after Thanksgiving, Kosciusko should still be counting its blessings.   The National Weather Service says a thunderstorm supercell which moved across the city Tuesday night had the potential to produce a strong tornado—in the EF-2 to EF-3 range—had it touched down. “That storm as...


NWS: Two Local Tornadoes Confirmed

The National Weather Service has confirmed tornado touchdowns in Leake and Neshoba counties.  An EF-0 tornado with top winds of 85 miles an hour hit west of Carthage Wednesday before moving into the city.  The tin roof of a house was peeled back and...

NWS: 89 Tornadoes In Four Weeks

After getting through January,  February and the first three weeks of March without a single tornado in Mississippi, the state has been battered by 89 over a period of less than four weeks.  That includes 27 tornadoes on March 22nd, 29 on March 30th,...

NWS Surveying Local Storm Damage Today

A National Weather Service survey team today plans to inspect Wednesday’s storm damage in Attala and Leake counties to determine if it was caused by a tornado—and if so, how strong that storm might have been.  Already, ten tornadoes have been confirmed in Mississippi,...
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