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2026 NWS Jackson/Mississippi Tornado Information

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus/West Point/Starkville, Golden Triangle Regional Airport (KGTR)

Lat: 33.45°NLon: 88.58°WElev: 266ft.

Fair and Windy

79°F

26°C

Humidity	49%
Wind Speed	S 28 G 32 mph
Barometer	29.66 in (1004.2 mb)
Dewpoint	58°F (14°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	80°F (27°C)
Last update	15 Mar 3:56 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SE Mc Cool MS

Freeze Watch March 16, 10:00pm until March 17, 10:00am

Tornado Watch until March 15, 11:00pm

Wind Advisory March 15, 04:49pm until March 16, 12:00pm

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Freeze Watch

Tornado Watch

Wind Advisory

Tornado Watch until March 15, 11:00pm
Wind Advisory March 15, 04:49pm until March 16, 12:00pm
NOW: Multiple hazards in effect
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This Afternoon
High: 80 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tonight
Low: 34 °F
Heavy Rain
then Chance
T-storms
Monday
High: 46 °F
Chance Snow
Showers then
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 26 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 52 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 33 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 64 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 44 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then a slight chance of showers after 5am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 34. South wind around 15 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Calm wind.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 64. South wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 74. West southwest wind around 5 mph.