Starkville Alerts
Fire Weather Watch issued October 14 at 4:45PM CDT until October 16 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Headline
Fire Weather Watch issued October 14 at 4:45PM CDT until October 16 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Description
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
EARLY FRIDAY EVENING DUE TO GUSTY NORTHWEST-NORTH WINDS, LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, NORTHWEST LOUISIANA, AND MUCH OF CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a Fire
Weather Watch, which is in effect from Friday morning through
Friday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, NORTHWEST
LOUISIANA, AND MUCH OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.
* WIND...North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* HUMIDITY...Minimum Relative Humidity values between 25 to
45 percent.
* FUELS...Critically dry.
* IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Instructions
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. These conditions could promote
the rapid spread of wildfires which could become life-threatening.
Check www.weather.gov/jan/fireweather for forecast updates and a
possible upgrade of this watch to a Red Flag Warning.
Additional Details
| Type | Alert |
| Phenomena | Fire Weather |
| Severity | Watch |
| Event Code | NWS |
| Area | Ashley; Chicot; Morehouse; West Carroll; East Carroll; Richland; Madison; Franklin; Catahoula; Tensas; Concordia; Bolivar; Sunflower; Leflore; Grenada; Carroll; Montgomery; Webster; Clay; Lowndes; Choctaw; Oktibbeha; Washington; Humphreys; Holmes; Attala; Winston; Noxubee; Issaquena; Sharkey; Yazoo; Madison; Leake; Neshoba; Kemper; Warren; Hinds; Rankin; Scott; Newton; Lauderdale; Claiborne; Copiah; Simpson; Smith; Jasper; Clarke; Jefferson; Adams; Franklin; Lincoln; Lawrence; Jefferson Davis; Covington; Jones; Marion; Lamar; Forrest |
| Sent | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 4:45 PM CDT |
| Expires | Thursday, October 15, 2026 4:45 AM CDT |
| Sender | NWS Jackson MS |
| Id | urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7a3d3559a9858468a057231ac34300d5ce4051a4.001.1 |