Weather Alerts For Monticello, MS

Flood Watch National Weather Service Jackson MS 844 PM CST Thu Jan 8 2026 Winston-Noxubee-Madison MS-Leake-Neshoba-Kemper-Hinds-Rankin- Scott-Newton-Lauderdale-Copiah-Simpson-Smith-Jasper-Clarke- Lincoln-Lawrence-Jefferson Davis-Covington-Jones-Marion-Lamar- Forrest- Including the cities of Ridgeland, Bay Springs, Union, Macon, Canton, Brandon, Madison, Pearl, De Kalb, Crystal Springs, Mount Olive, Columbia, West Hattiesburg, Shubuta, Laurel, Conehatta, Taylorsville, Richland, Louisville, New Hebron, Philadelphia, Bassfield, Forest, Pearl River, Raleigh, Heidelberg, Purvis, Brooksville, Prentiss, Collins, Quitman, Carthage, Newton, Monticello, Hazlehurst, Decatur, Stonewall, Lumberton, Meridian, Mendenhall, Magee, Jackson, Scooba, Morton, Wesson, Hattiesburg, and Brookhaven 844 PM CST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, and southeast Mississippi, including the following areas, in central Mississippi, Copiah, Hinds, Leake, Madison MS, Rankin, Scott, Simpson and Smith. In east central Mississippi, Clarke, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee and Winston. In south central Mississippi, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln and Marion. In southeast Mississippi, Covington, Forrest, Jones and Lamar. * WHEN...From 6 AM CST Friday through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Storm drains and ditches may become clogged with debris. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - 2 to 3 inches of rain could fall within a short period time. Totals of 3 to 6 inches are possible. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. &&

There is a Marginal Severe Storm Risk for your location. Continue reading for today's outlook from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center. -------------------- National Severe Storm Outlook THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE OHIO VALLEY SUMMARY An isolated risk for damaging gusts and possibly a tornado will continue tonight from the Ozark Plateau eastward into the low/mid Mississippi and lower Ohio Valleys. 01z Update Midlevel jet is forecast to strengthen in excess of 100kt as it translates across central IL late this evening. As this speed max shifts into lower MI the associated short-wave trough will advance into the upper Great Lakes region by 09/12z. Latest satellite imagery suggests the leading edge of large-scale ascent is shifting east of the MS River and this appears to be aiding a narrow band of weak convection immediately downstream from southeast MO to northeast IL. This activity has struggled to deepen/organize, though some increase appears plausible given the approaching trough. Strong height falls favor some upscale growth, but 00z sounding from ILX exhibited only modest lapse rates with meager MUCAPE. Despite the weak thermodynamic profiles, wind fields are very strong and favor organized rotating updrafts. Will continue MRGL risk for the aforementioned corridor as large-scale support is very favorable. Late tonight, scattered convection is expected to increase across the lower MS Valley. With large-scale forcing remaining well north of this region, the prospect for organized severe will be somewhat negated. Even so, some risk for strong gusts and perhaps a tornado will be noted with the most robust storms.