Tornado watch issued; Safe Room opens at 9 a.m. in Natchez – Mississippi’s Best Community Newspaper

NATCHEZ — The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Adams County until further notice, said Dr. Neifa Hardy, a liaison for the City of Natchez with the Adams County Emergency Management Agency.

Hardy said the Adams County Safe Room will open at 9 a.m. Saturday at 323 Liberty Road, Natchez.

According to the National Weather Service in Jackson, a tornado watch is in effect for Southwest Mississippi, including Adams, Franklin, Jefferson, Claiborne, Warren, and Wilkinson counties and Concordia, Catahoula, and Tensas counties in Louisiana.

The National Weather Service forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms likely today, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11 a.m. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 74. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. The chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.

For Saturday night, showers are likely, and possibly, a thunderstorm before 9 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low of around 54. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. The chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between three-quarters and one inch possible.

Sunday’s forecast is for sunny skies with a high near 66. Sunday night should be clear, with calm winds and a low of 48.