Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 20 at 9:38PM CDT until August 21 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
August 20, 2026 - 7:38pm
Expires:
August 20, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH 606 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT
IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
SIMPSON SMITH
IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
CLARKE JASPER LAUDERDALE
NEWTON
IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
JEFFERSON DAVIS
IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
COVINGTON JONES
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BASSFIELD, BAY SPRINGS, COLLINS,
CONEHATTA, DECATUR, HEIDELBERG, LAUREL, MAGEE, MENDENHALL,
MERIDIAN, MOUNT OLIVE, NEWTON, PRENTISS, QUITMAN, RALEIGH,
SHUBUTA, STONEWALL, TAYLORSVILLE, AND UNION.
Area Description:
Clarke, MS; Covington, MS; Jasper, MS; Jefferson Davis, MS; Jones, MS; Lauderdale, MS; Newton, MS; Simpson, MS; Smith, MS
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson MS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov