Starkville Alerts
Tornado Watch issued April 28 at 9:42PM CDT until April 29 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Headline
Tornado Watch issued April 28 at 9:42PM CDT until April 29 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Description
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 179 UNTIL
4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF TORNADO WATCH 173.
THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN LOUISIANA THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 1 PARISH
IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
EAST CARROLL
IN MISSISSIPPI THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 30 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
ATTALA CHOCTAW HINDS
HOLMES HUMPHREYS LEAKE
MADISON RANKIN SCOTT
YAZOO
IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
KEMPER LAUDERDALE NESHOBA
NEWTON NOXUBEE WINSTON
IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
CARROLL GRENADA LEFLORE
MONTGOMERY WEBSTER
IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
CLAY LOWNDES OKTIBBEHA
IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI
BOLIVAR SUNFLOWER WASHINGTON
IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
ISSAQUENA SHARKEY WARREN
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ACKERMAN, ANGUILLA, BELZONI, BRANDON,
BROOKSVILLE, CANTON, CARROLLTON, CARTHAGE, CLEVELAND, COLUMBUS,
CONEHATTA, DE KALB, DECATUR, DURANT, EUPORA, FOREST, GOODMAN,
GREENVILLE, GREENWOOD, GRENADA, INDIANOLA, ISOLA, JACKSON,
KOSCIUSKO, LAKE PROVIDENCE, LEXINGTON, LOUISVILLE, MACON,
MADISON, MATHISTON, MAYERSVILLE, MERIDIAN, MORTON, NEWTON,
NORTH CARROLLTON, PEARL, PEARL RIVER, PHILADELPHIA, PICKENS,
RICHLAND, RIDGELAND, ROLLING FORK, RULEVILLE, SCOOBA, STARKVILLE,
TCHULA, UNION, VAIDEN, VICKSBURG, WEIR, WEST POINT, WINONA,
AND YAZOO CITY.
Instructions
Additional Details
| Type | Alert |
| Phenomena | Tornado |
| Severity | Watch |
| Event Code | TOA |
| Area | East Carroll, LA; Attala, MS; Bolivar, MS; Carroll, MS; Choctaw, MS; Clay, MS; Grenada, MS; Hinds, MS; Holmes, MS; Humphreys, MS; Issaquena, MS; Kemper, MS; Lauderdale, MS; Leake, MS; Leflore, MS; Lowndes, MS; Madison, MS; Montgomery, MS; Neshoba, MS; Newton, MS; Noxubee, MS; Oktibbeha, MS; Rankin, MS; Scott, MS; Sharkey, MS; Sunflower, MS; Warren, MS; Washington, MS; Webster, MS; Winston, MS; Yazoo, MS |
| Sent | Tuesday, April 28, 2026 9:42 PM CDT |
| Expires | Wednesday, April 29, 2026 4:00 AM CDT |
| Sender | NWS Jackson MS |
| Id | urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.10024438974b6404d172ce3b357d024320d515c4.001.2 |