159  
SXUS44 KJAN 070329  
RECJAN  
 
RECREATIONAL FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
1029 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
 
MSZ043-049-070900-  
ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR-  
1029 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. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING. SHOWERS DURING THE NIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING  
WINDS, LARGE HAIL, AND TORNADOES IN THE EVENING. WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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-  
1029 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 CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING  
WINDS, LARGE HAIL, AND TORNADOES IN THE EVENING. WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WATERS SMOOTH.    
FRIDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WATERS SMOOTH.  
 

 
 
MSZ052-070900-  
OKATIBBEE LAKE-  
1029 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR OKATIBBEE LAKE
 
   
..TORNADO WATCH 186 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE  
EVENING. SHOWERS DURING THE NIGHT. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING  
WINDS, LARGE HAIL, AND TORNADOES IN THE EVENING. WATERS A LIGHT  
CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 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-  
1029 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026  
   
..THE FORECAST FOR GRENADA LAKE
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE  
SEVERE IN THE EVENING. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WATERS SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. PATCHY  
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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-  
1029 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. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE  
SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS, LARGE HAIL, AND TORNADOES IN THE  
EVENING. WATERS A MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE  
SOUTH.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. PATCHY FOG AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. 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-  
1029 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 10 TO 15 MPH. SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS  
LIKELY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING  
WINDS, LARGE HAIL, AND TORNADOES IN THE EVENING. WATERS A  
MODERATE CHOP, WITH CHOPPIEST WATERS IN THE SOUTH.    
THURSDAY
 
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.  
WATERS A LIGHT CHOP.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. PATCHY FOG 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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