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KEY MESSAGES

- Although the ice storm has ended in our area, significant impacts including power outages and hazardous travel conditions will continue to impacts portions of the forecast area. - Dangerously cold temperatures will overspread the area tonight, and many locations will struggle to reach freezing during the day on Monday.

- Black ice could make traveling conditions hazardous overnight, even in areas that did not receive freezing rain or sleet during the winter weather event.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1256 PM CST Sun Jan 25 2026

Precip continues to move east of the forecast area this afternoon, with colder, drier air arriving in its wake. As the sun begins to set this evening, temperatures should quickly fall below freezing across the area. This will result in a potential for black ice from wet roads freezing. Issued a Special Weather Statement to run through the night highlighting the continued "winter weather" impacts even though new precip has ended. Area residents and travelers should reference road conditions from local Departments of Transportation before traveling.

The other impact for our region is the arctic air itself which is moving in. Temperatures tonight should fall to between 5 and 20 degrees, and wind chills could range from -5 degrees to 10 degrees at most locations by the early morning hours. An Extreme Cold Warning remains in place. While wind will be less of a factor tomorrow night, the air temperatures won't rise above freezing for about the northwest half of the area during the day Monday, and then will bottom out between 5 to 15 degrees Tuesday morning. Please ensure pets and friends and relatives have a warm place to stay. And be sure to follow safety instructions for portable generators and heaters. Carbon monoxide poisoning and fires are serious concerns in periods of extremely cold weather when access to reliable heating is unavailable.

Cold and dry weather will continue into next weekend, with any precip chances Friday mainly confined towards the Gulf Coast. Low temperatures in the teens and 20s will be common into next weekend. /NF/

AVIATION

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1119 AM CST Sun Jan 25 2026

A cold front and associated showers are moving across the area as we begin the TAF period. These showers will exit the area from northwest to southeast prior to 00Z. Winds have shifted to north and northwest and could gust 20-25 kts through 00z. Low stratus will slowly improve through 12Z Monday, but flight categories likely remain reduced through much of the TAF period. /86/

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Jackson 15 29 11 41 / 0 0 0 0 Meridian 17 36 12 44 / 0 0 0 0 Vicksburg 13 28 11 39 / 0 0 0 0 Hattiesburg 22 41 17 48 / 0 0 0 0 Natchez 15 32 13 43 / 0 0 0 0 Greenville 10 24 9 35 / 0 0 0 0 Greenwood 10 25 7 36 / 0 0 0 0

JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

MS...Extreme Cold Warning from 6 PM this evening to noon CST Tuesday for MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074.

LA...Extreme Cold Warning from 6 PM this evening to noon CST Tuesday for LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026.

AR...Extreme Cold Warning from 6 PM this evening to noon CST Tuesday for ARZ074-075.