Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 18 at 1:01PM CDT until June 18 at 4:15PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 11:01am
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description:
FFWLIX
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Hancock County in southern Mississippi...
Central Harrison County in southern Mississippi...
* Until 415 PM CDT.
* At 101 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Gulfport, Biloxi, Long Beach, Bay St. Louis, Waveland, Pass
Christian, Diamondhead, St. Martin, D'iberville, Shoreline Park,
Pearlington and Gulfport Airport.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
Hancock, MS; Harrison, MS
Forcast Office:
NWS New Orleans LA
Sender: