Weather Alerts For Kilmichael, MS

# HEADLINE -------------------- HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Heat index values up to 110 expected. WHERE Portions of southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, and central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest, south central, southwest, and west central Mississippi. WHEN For the first Heat Advisory, until 7 PM CDT this evening. For the second Heat Advisory, from 11 AM to 7 PM CDT Saturday. IMPACTS Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat related illnesses. ADDITIONAL DETAILS Periods of dangerous heat will continue into this weekend. ISSUED AT Friday, September 4, 2026 at 12:07 PM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Jackson MS HEADER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1. Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Choctaw, Franklin MS, Issaquena, Madison LA, Rankin, Sunflower, Adams, Ashley, Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Catahoula, Chicot, Claiborne, Clay, Concordia, Copiah, East Carroll, Franklin LA, Grenada, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jefferson, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Leflore, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison MS, Montgomery, Morehouse, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Richland, Scott, Sharkey, Tensas, Warren, Washington, Webster, West Carroll, Winston, Yazoo Including the cities of Philadelphia, Hamburg, Dermott, West Crossett, Lexington, Mayersville, Vaiden, Yazoo City, Morton, Harrisonburg, Eudora, Winona, Natchez, Delhi, Ackerman, Lake Village, Union, Durant, Columbus, Belzoni, Mathiston, Indianola, Fayette, Carthage, Hazlehurst, Vicksburg, Decatur, Greenwood, Ferriday, Pearl River, Ridgeland, Louisville, Roxie, Bastrop, Kosciusko, Pearl, West Ferriday, Newton, Jackson, Crossett, Waterproof, Meadville, Eupora, Anguilla, Wesson, Pickens, Brooksville, Weir, Meridian, Crystal Springs, Tallulah, Newellton, North Crossett, Carrollton, Cleveland, Richland, Forest, Greenville, Conehatta, North Carrollton, Macon, Grenada, Goodman, Rolling Fork, West Point, Brookhaven, Ruleville, Madison, Winnsboro, Canton, Brandon, Rayville, Starkville, Scooba, Isola, Oak Grove, Lake Providence, Vidalia, Jonesville, Tchula, Port Gibson, Epps, De Kalb, Bude, and St. Joseph

# HEADLINE -------------------- A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL CHOCTAW, SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 115 PM CDT # SUMMARY -------------------- At 1230 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Poplar Creek, or 11 miles east of Vaiden, moving west at 20 mph. # DETAILS -------------------- HAZARD Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE Radar indicated. IMPACT Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR Kilmichael around 1235 PM CDT. Winona and Vaiden around 1245 PM CDT. ISSUED AT Friday, September 4, 2026 at 12:30 PM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Jackson MS HEADER Special Weather Statement # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Carroll MS, Choctaw MS, Montgomery MS

Closest strike: 0.39 miles Stay Alert! Remain in a safe area until there has been no lightning within 10 miles of this location for 30 minutes. Please be aware that lightning activity can remain high even when a storm is moving away from your location. Even if rain has stopped, do not leave your safe area until WeatherBug indicates that lightning is more than 10 miles away from this selected location. IF OUTDOORS Avoid water, high ground, and open spaces. Avoid all metal objects including electric wires, fences, and machinery. Find a safe area in a building or in a fully enclosed vehicle with the windows completely shut. Unsafe places include underneath canopies, small picnic or rain shelters, convertibles, or near trees. IF INDOORS Avoid water and stay away from doors and windows. Avoid using a hard line telephone. Take off headphones. Turn off, unplug, and stay away from appliances, computers, power tools, and TV sets. Lightning may strike exterior electric and phone lines, inducing shocks to inside equipment.

Pollen Index: 10.1 Pollen Level: high Predominant Pollen: Ragweed, Nettle and Chenopods. The quantity of pollen grains in the air for Saturday will be falling but will remain in the high range. This lowering of pollen concentrations is a result of falling temperatures, rising relative humidity and weaker winds.