784  
SXUS44 KJAN 061948  
RECJAN  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
248 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
 
MSZ043-049-070900-  
ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR-  
248 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR THE ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR  
   
..TORNADO WATCH 186 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS  
LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE.  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP,  
WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE LOWER RESERVOIR.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 
 
 
MSZ030-031-070900-  
COLUMBUS LAKE-  
248 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR COLUMBUS LAKE  
   
..TORNADO WATCH 186 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING. SHOWERS DURING THE NIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE.  
SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 
 
 
MSZ052-070900-  
OKATIBBEE LAKE-  
248 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR OKATIBBEE LAKE  
   
..TORNADO WATCH 186 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS  
DURING THE NIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME  
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE IN  
THE EVENING. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY  
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN  
THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 
 
 
MSZ026-070900-  
GRENADA LAKE-  
248 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR GRENADA LAKE  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY DURING THE NIGHT. WATERS SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WATERS SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
LIGHT WINDS. WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 
 
 
ARZ075-LAZ009-016-MSZ018-034-040-047-070900-  
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20-  
248 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
 
...THE FORECAST FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES NORTH  
OF INTERSTATE 20...   
..TORNADO WATCH 186 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS DURING THE NIGHT. A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE  
SEVERE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST  
WATERS IN THE SOUTH.    
THURSDAY  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
DURING THE DAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.  
 
 
 
LAZ016-025-026-MSZ047-053-059-060-070900-  
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20-  
248 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
 
...THE FORECAST FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES SOUTH  
OF INTERSTATE 20...   
..TORNADO WATCH 186 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
   
TONIGHT  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS  
LIKELY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. SOME  
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY  
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY AND  
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 
 
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