Louisiana, Mississippi Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 06-18-2026 05:00

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued June 18 at 7:00AM CDT until June 18 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 18, 2026 - 5:00am
Expires: 
June 18, 2026 - 8:00am
Description: 
FFWLIX The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern St. Tammany Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Central Hancock County in southern Mississippi... Southeastern Pearl River County in southern Mississippi... * Until 1000 AM CDT. * At 700 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 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... Slidell, Picayune, Eden Isle, Pearl River, Stennis Space Center, Pearlington and Slidell Airport.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. 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.
SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 10:00 AM CDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 10:00 AM CDT. Esta es una situacion peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo.
Area Description: 
St. Tammany, LA; Hancock, MS; Pearl River, MS
Forcast Office: 
NWS New Orleans LA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov