Station Name: LEAF RIVER NR NEW AUGUSTA, MS
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: 108 feet

Nearest Address:
State Hwy 29
New Augusta, MS 39462
Perry County

GPS Coordinates: 31.22166667, -89.0530556

Nearby Water Temperatures

Tornado Watch issued March 15 at 9:30PM CDT until March 16 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

Effective: Sun March 15, 2026, 9:30 PM
Expires: Mon March 16, 2026, 4:00 AM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 60 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA WILCOX IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA CHOCTAW CLARKE WASHINGTON IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI GEORGE GREENE PERRY STONE WAYNE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BEAUMONT, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CHATOM, GROVE HILL, JACKSON, LEAKESVILLE, LISMAN, LUCEDALE, MCLAIN, MILLRY, NEW AUGUSTA, PINE HILL, RICHTON, SILAS, THOMASVILLE, WAYNESBORO, AND WIGGINS.

Freeze Warning issued March 15 at 8:54PM CDT until March 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

Effective: Sun March 15, 2026, 8:54 PM
Expires: Mon March 16, 2026, 7:00 AM

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 24 expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Alabama, northwest Florida, and southeast Mississippi. * WHEN...From 10 PM Monday to 9 AM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

Special Weather Statement issued March 16 at 1:21AM CDT by NWS Jackson MS

Effective: Mon March 16, 2026, 1:21 AM
Expires: Mon March 16, 2026, 2:15 AM

At 121 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Oak Grove, or 9 miles west of West Hattiesburg, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size 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... Hattiesburg, West Hattiesburg, Oak Grove, Rawls Springs, and Pine Ridge around 125 AM CDT. Petal around 130 AM CDT. Sunrise around 135 AM CDT. Macedonia around 140 AM CDT. Other locations impacted by this storm include Corinth.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for south central and southeastern Mississippi.

Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 12:55AM CDT until March 16 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Jackson MS

Effective: Mon March 16, 2026, 12:55 AM
Expires: Mon March 16, 2026, 4:00 AM

TORNADO WATCH 60 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI CLARKE JASPER LAUDERDALE IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI JEFFERSON DAVIS MARION IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COVINGTON FORREST JONES LAMAR THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BASSFIELD, BAY SPRINGS, COLLINS, COLUMBIA, HATTIESBURG, HEIDELBERG, LAUREL, LUMBERTON, MERIDIAN, MOUNT OLIVE, PRENTISS, PURVIS, QUITMAN, SHUBUTA, STONEWALL, AND WEST HATTIESBURG.

Freeze Watch issued March 16 at 12:15AM CDT until March 17 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Jackson MS

Effective: Mon March 16, 2026, 12:15 AM
Expires: Mon March 16, 2026, 10:30 AM

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 possible. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast Mississippi. * WHEN...From this evening through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.