Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 18 at 9:06AM CDT until June 18 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 7:06am
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 10:00am
Description:
FFWLIX
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
South Central Pearl River County in southern Mississippi...
* Until noon CDT.
* At 906 AM CDT, emergency management reported multiple roads flooded
in Picayune with life-threatening flooding expected on Hobolochitto
Creek. Record-setting river levels for Caesar at East Hobolochitto
Creek, higher than Hurricane Isaac. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Picayune and Nicholson, Mississippi. This
is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER
GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of low water
crossings, small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Picayune.
Instruction:
Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.
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.
SNM: EMERGENCIA DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 12:00 PM CDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: EMERGENCIA DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 12:00 PM CDT. Esta es una situacion extremadamente 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:
Pearl River, MS
Forcast Office:
NWS New Orleans LA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov