EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and MICHAEL GOLDBERG

- Hinds County Emergency Management Operations deputy director Tracy Funches, right, and operations coordinator Luke Chennault, wade through flood waters in northeast Jackson, Miss., Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, as they check water levels. Flooding affected a number neighborhoods that are near the Pearl River. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Governor declares water emergency for Mississippi capital
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS AND MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press
Mon,08/29/22-9:44AM , 765 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday night that he is declaring a state of emergency after excessive rainfall exacerbated problems in one of Jackson's water-treatment plants and caused low water pressure through much of the capital city.
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Wednesday, April 01, 2026

Today's Weather

Mccomb, 39648, MS

Realtime Radar

Current Temp

68°F

Partly Sunny

Chance of Rain: 60%
Max Temp: 82°F
Min Temp: 65°F
Feels Like: 71°F
Dew Point: 67°F
Humidity: 97%
Sunrise: 6:49 AM
Sunset: 7:21 PM

Wind Speed: 5 to 10 mph
Wind Direction: S
Wind Gust: 17 mph
Sky Cover: 43%
Visibility: 9 mi
Dew Point: 67°F
Moon Rise: 8:12 PM
Moon Set: 6:52 AM

Patchy fog before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 79 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

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