Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 18 at 4:14PM CDT until June 18 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 2:14pm
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
FFWLIX
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Jackson County in southern Mississippi...
* Until 630 PM CDT.
* At 414 PM CDT, local law enforcement dispatch reported multiple
high water rescues near Latimer, D'Iberville, and Ocean Springs.
Between 4 and 8 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall
amounts up to 2 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...Law enforcement reported.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Ocean Springs, Moss Point, Escatawpa, St. Martin, Gautier,
Vancleave, Hickory Hills, Wade, Helena, Big Point, Hurley, Gulf
Park Estates, Gulf Hills and Latimer.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.
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:
Jackson, MS
Forcast Office:
NWS New Orleans LA
Sender: