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KEY MESSAGES

- Showers and thunderstorms, with locally heavy rain remain possible through Thursday. - Dangerous heat will build and spread across the area by this weekend.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 323 AM CDT Wed Jun 24 2026

Wednesday through next Tuesday:

An overnight/early morning MCV complex from the ArkLaTex region produced a few strong storms across our area to start the day. A stalled frontal boundary continues to provide showers/storm chances for today through Thursday. Similar weather pattern to previous days of ongoing showers/storms are expected with a Marginal risk (1 out of 5) for severe weather with damaging wind gusts and hail up to quarter-size. In addition to a marginal risk for severe storms, chances for flash flooding will be possible in storms with higher rainfall rates and training storms over the same locations.

Ridging patterns begins to develop across the southeast region (SE CONUS) Friday into the weekend, bringing the wet weather to an end. The ridge will amply to cover the MS River/Ohio River valleys Sunday through mid-week. As both temps and humidity increases, dangerous heat conditions are likely as heat index values 105-115 across the the ArkLaMiss region. /SW/

AVIATION

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 149 AM CDT Wed Jun 24 2026

VFR conditions to start the period, with the possibility for MVFR ceilings to develop by 12Z and lift to prevailing VFR again by 18Z. SHRA and TSRA arriving into the forecast area from the west will bring periods of gusty winds and variable visibility. /NF/

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Jackson 85 71 90 73 / 80 30 30 0 Meridian 87 70 90 72 / 80 40 40 10 Vicksburg 86 72 91 73 / 80 30 10 0 Hattiesburg 90 72 91 73 / 50 20 50 10 Natchez 89 73 93 73 / 50 20 10 0 Greenville 84 71 90 74 / 80 30 20 0 Greenwood 84 70 90 73 / 90 30 30 0

JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

MS...None. LA...None. AR...None.