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Extreme Cold Watch, Mississippi

Severe

Gusts up to 40 mph. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.

Ended Tuesday, January 27, 2026.

Replaced by the Extreme Cold Warning on Saturday, January 24, 10:38 at night.

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How much

Wind gusts
Up to 40 mph

Map

Map of Mississippi with this watch The Extreme Cold Watch covers Waynesboro, Wiggins, Leakesville. I-59I-10I-65I-165US 98WaynesboroWigginsLeakesvilleLucedaleRichtonALABAMAMISSISSIPPILOUISIANA20 mi I-59I-10I-65US 98WaynesboroWigginsLeakesvilleLucedaleALABAMAMISSISSIPPILOUISIANA25 mi I-59I-65I-10WaynesboroWigginsLeakesvilleALABAMAMISSISSIPPILOUISIANA25 mi I-59I-65WaynesboroWigginsLeakesvilleALABAMAMISSISSIPPI50 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
For the Wind Advisory, southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 5 above expected. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 8 above possible.
Where
Portions of south central and southwest Alabama, northwest Florida, and southeast Mississippi.
When
For the Wind Advisory, from 6 in the morning to 3 in the afternoon Sunday. For the Extreme Cold Warning, from midnight Sunday Night to noon CST Monday. For the Extreme Cold Watch, from late Monday night through Tuesday morning.
Impacts
Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

Updates

  1. Extended to Tuesday, 10 in the morning. January 24, 2026
  2. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 24, 2026
  3. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 24, 2026
  4. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 23, 2026
  5. Extreme Cold Watch issued for Monday overnight through Monday afternoon. January 23, 2026