Live National Weather Service warnings for Oktibbeha County, the wind right now, and who to call when a storm hits.
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Live severe-weather warnings for Starkville and Oktibbeha County, straight from the National Weather Service, with the wind right now and who to call when a storm knocks the power out.
As of Wed 29 July at 16:27.
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 110. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Mississippi. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat related illnesses.
A light breeze (about 8 km/h, gusts to 10), out of the west.
Strongest gusts forecast over the next 24 hours: about 17 km/h. Wind words follow the Beaufort scale. This is a weather model’s forecast for the hour, not a measurement — exposed ground above town will see more.
When a warning is out
Starkville's real hazards are spring and fall severe storms and localized flooding on flat ground — not winter weather. A February 2025 tornado warning sent dorm residents to first floors, and heavy storms have flooded parts of campus (Old Main, Bowen, Sessums) and nearby streets.
A Watch means conditions are right for severe storms — a good time to pick your safe room and charge a phone. A Warning means it's happening now. If you're in a mobile or manufactured home, plan where you'll go before the sky turns; those offer little protection in a tornado.
Alert data: U.S. National Weather Service, source weather.gov — a public-domain product of the U.S. federal government. Alerts are shown as issued; this page reads the active alerts the NWS has posted for Oktibbeha County. Wind forecast: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0). This page is not an alert service — sign up to the official channels above.
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