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A metal canopy outside Mr. Jiffy convenience store in Charleston crashed beneath the weight of ice buildup from Winter Storm Fern.

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Ice Storm ‘26 packed a wallop

By CLAY MCFERRIN CLAY MCFERRIN - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Tue,01/27/26-2:23PM, 2,159 Reads
Damage assessments continue in Tallahatchie County in the wake of Winter Storm Fern, which brought to the area the first major ice storm since the "Great Ice Storm of 1994."
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The Tallahatchie County Safe Room in Charleston is pictured April 13, 2022. (Sun-Sentinel file photo by Clay McFerrin)

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Tallahatchie County Safe Room will open at 3 p.m. Friday

By CLAY MCFERRIN CLAY MCFERRIN - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Thu,01/22/26-5:36PM, 2,058 Reads
The Tallahatchie County Safe Room will be open to the public beginning about 3 Friday afternoon, a few hours before Winter Storm Fern is forecast to begin unleashing wintry precipitation.
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'Impactful' winter storm expected to bring snow, ice to area late Friday into the weekend

Tue,01/20/26-3:52PM, 2,029 Reads
The National Weather Service is forecasting an "impactful" winter storm will move into the area Friday afternoon and bring freezing rain, sleet, snow and dangerously low subfreezing temperatures, with potential ice impacts on infrastructure.
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OUTDATED: Extreme Cold Warning in effect until 9 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 31)

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Thu,01/29/26-2:20PM, 1,757 Reads
The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Cold Warning for dangerous wind chills as low as 2 below zero forecast for Tallahatchie and several other counties in Mississippi from 9 p.m. Friday (Jan. 30) until 9 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 31).
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Charleston, 38921, MS

Current Temp

52°F

Mostly Sunny

Chance of Rain: 20%
Max Temp: 67°F
Min Temp: 49°F
Feels Like: 53°F
Dew Point: 64°F
Humidity: 77%
Sunrise: 6:39 AM
Sunset: 5:49 PM

Wind Speed: 5 mph
Wind Direction: NNE
Wind Gust: 22 mph
Sky Cover: 52%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 64°F
Moon Rise: 8:15 AM
Moon Set: 9:25 PM

A slight chance of rain showers between 4pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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Based on data from National Weather Service and OpenWeather.

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