FLOOD WARNING
FLOOD WARNING ISSUED MAY 16 AT 8:08PM CDT UNTIL MAY 17 AT 5:00PM CDT
Effective: 2026-05-16 20:08:00
Expires: 2026-05-17 17:00:00
Issued by: NWS New Orleans LA
Alert Text
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS INLOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI...
PEARL RIVER NEAR PEARL RIVER AFFECTING PEARL RIVER, ST. TAMMANY AND HANCOCK COUNTIES.
FOR THE LOWER PEARL RIVER...INCLUDING BOGALUSA, PEARL RIVER...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...PEARL RIVER NEAR PEARL RIVER.
* WHEN...UNTIL TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 14.0 FEET, SECONDARY ROADS TO THE RIVER AND THROUGHOUT HONEY ISLAND SWAMP ARE INUNDATED. PROPERTY IN THE VICINITY OF THE GAGE IS FLOODED THREATENING ABOUT 20 HOMES ALONG THE LEFT BANK.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - AT 7:00 PM CDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.6 FEET. - BANKFULL STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. - FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 10.2 FEET TUESDAY, MAY 26. - FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. - HTTP: WWW.WEATHER.GOV SAFETY FLOOD
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Target Area
ST. TAMMANY, LA, HANCOCK, MS, PEARL RIVER, MS
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