Weather Alerts For Sontag, MS

Name: Sontag, Mississippi
Address: Sontag, Mississippi, 39665, US

Special Weather Statement
Sat 5:20 PM - Sat 6:15 PM
# HEADLINE -------------------- A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL SIMPSON, NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN, LAWRENCE, SOUTHEASTERN COPIAH AND NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM CDT # SUMMARY -------------------- At 520 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near East Lincoln, or 9 miles east of Brookhaven, moving north at 15 mph. # DETAILS -------------------- HAZARD Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE Radar indicated. IMPACT Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR Sontag around 525 PM CDT. Wanilla around 540 PM CDT. Oma around 545 PM CDT. ISSUED AT Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 5:20 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 -------------------- Copiah MS, Jefferson Davis MS, Lawrence MS, Lincoln MS, Simpson MS
Lightning Alert
Sat 6:07 PM - Sat 6:37 PM
Closest strike: 4.76 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.