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State: MS Total alerts: 8 Updated: Mar 14, 2026 9:06pm CDT

Wind Advisory

Area
Ashley; Chicot; Morehouse; West Carroll; East Carroll; Richland; Madison; Franklin; Catahoula; Tensas; Concordia; Bolivar; Sunflower; Leflore; Washington; Humphreys; Issaquena; Sharkey
Wind Advisory issued March 14 at 8:47PM CDT until March 16 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS

* WHAT...Southerly winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph are expected Sunday. Wind will become northwesterly and maintain the same intensity Sunday night and Monday. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, and central, north central, northwest, and west central Mississippi. * WHEN...From 10 AM Sunday to 7 PM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

Flood Warning

Area
George, MS; Greene, MS
Flood Warning issued March 14 at 8:34PM CDT until March 16 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Mississippi... Chickasawhay At Leakesville affecting Greene and George Counties. For the Chickasawhay River...including Waynesboro, Leakesville... Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Chickasawhay at Leakesville. * WHEN...From Monday morning to early Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Flooding of lowlands will occur. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:15 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 19.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.0 feet Monday morning. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Wind Advisory

Area
Clay; Greene; Craighead; Poinsett; Mississippi; Cross; Crittenden; St. Francis; Lee; Phillips; Dunklin; Pemiscot; DeSoto; Marshall; Benton; Tippah; Alcorn; Tishomingo; Tunica; Tate; Prentiss; Coahoma; Quitman; Panola; Lafayette; Union; Tallahatchie; Lake; Obion; Weakley; Henry; Dyer; Gibson; Carroll; Benton; Lauderdale; Tipton; Haywood; Crockett; Madison; Chester; Henderson; Decatur; Shelby; Fayette; Hardeman; McNairy; Hardin
Wind Advisory issued March 14 at 11:02AM CDT until March 16 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

* WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, south winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. Winds will shift to the northwest during the evening and continue gusting between 30 and 40 mph. For the first Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 possible. For the second Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 18 possible. * WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, Southeast Missouri, and West Tennessee. * WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, from 8 AM Sunday to 1 AM CDT Monday. For the first Freeze Watch, from late Sunday night through Monday morning. For the second Freeze Watch, from Monday evening through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Freeze Watch

Area
Pontotoc; Yalobusha; Calhoun
Freeze Watch issued March 14 at 11:02AM CDT until March 16 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

* WHAT...For the first Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 possible. For the second Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 22 possible. * WHERE...Calhoun, Pontotoc, and Yalobusha Counties. * WHEN...For the first Freeze Watch, from late Sunday night through Monday morning. For the second Freeze Watch, from Monday evening through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Freeze Watch

Area
Clay; Greene; Craighead; Poinsett; Mississippi; Cross; Crittenden; St. Francis; Lee; Phillips; Dunklin; Pemiscot; DeSoto; Marshall; Benton; Tippah; Alcorn; Tishomingo; Tunica; Tate; Prentiss; Coahoma; Quitman; Panola; Lafayette; Union; Tallahatchie; Lake; Obion; Weakley; Henry; Dyer; Gibson; Carroll; Benton; Lauderdale; Tipton; Haywood; Crockett; Madison; Chester; Henderson; Decatur; Shelby; Fayette; Hardeman; McNairy; Hardin
Freeze Watch issued March 14 at 11:02AM CDT until March 16 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

* WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, south winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. Winds will shift to the northwest during the evening and continue gusting between 30 and 40 mph. For the first Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 possible. For the second Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 18 possible. * WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, Southeast Missouri, and West Tennessee. * WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, from 8 AM Sunday to 1 AM CDT Monday. For the first Freeze Watch, from late Sunday night through Monday morning. For the second Freeze Watch, from Monday evening through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Freeze Watch

Area
Pontotoc; Yalobusha; Calhoun
Freeze Watch issued March 14 at 11:02AM CDT until March 17 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

* WHAT...For the first Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 possible. For the second Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 22 possible. * WHERE...Calhoun, Pontotoc, and Yalobusha Counties. * WHEN...For the first Freeze Watch, from late Sunday night through Monday morning. For the second Freeze Watch, from Monday evening through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Freeze Watch

Area
Lee; Itawamba; Chickasaw; Monroe
Freeze Watch issued March 14 at 11:02AM CDT until March 17 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 23 possible. * WHERE...Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee MS, and Monroe Counties. * WHEN...From Monday evening through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Freeze Watch

Area
Clay; Greene; Craighead; Poinsett; Mississippi; Cross; Crittenden; St. Francis; Lee; Phillips; Dunklin; Pemiscot; DeSoto; Marshall; Benton; Tippah; Alcorn; Tishomingo; Tunica; Tate; Prentiss; Coahoma; Quitman; Panola; Lafayette; Union; Tallahatchie; Lake; Obion; Weakley; Henry; Dyer; Gibson; Carroll; Benton; Lauderdale; Tipton; Haywood; Crockett; Madison; Chester; Henderson; Decatur; Shelby; Fayette; Hardeman; McNairy; Hardin
Freeze Watch issued March 14 at 11:02AM CDT until March 17 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN

* WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, south winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. Winds will shift to the northwest during the evening and continue gusting between 30 and 40 mph. For the first Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 possible. For the second Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 18 possible. * WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, Southeast Missouri, and West Tennessee. * WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, from 8 AM Sunday to 1 AM CDT Monday. For the first Freeze Watch, from late Sunday night through Monday morning. For the second Freeze Watch, from Monday evening through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

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