495  
SXUS44 KJAN 070248  
RECJAN  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
947 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
 
MSZ043-049-070900-  
ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR-  
947 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-  
947 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR COLUMBUS LAKE  
 
   
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-  
947 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-  
947 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-  
947 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
 
...THE FORECAST FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND NEARBY LAKES NORTH  
OF INTERSTATE 20...  
   
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-  
947 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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