Mississippi Extreme Tornado Watch | Effective 06/18/2026 06:01

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued June 18 at 8:01AM CDT until June 18 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
June 18, 2026 - 6:01am
Expires: 
June 18, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 351 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI MARION IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI FORREST JONES LAMAR THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF COLUMBIA, HATTIESBURG, LAUREL, LUMBERTON, PURVIS, AND WEST HATTIESBURG.
Area Description: 
Forrest, MS; Jones, MS; Lamar, MS; Marion, MS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson MS