NWS New Orleans LAFF.W 0117September 10, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Hancock and Harrison, MS
The National Weather Service office in New Orleans issued a flash flood warning for Hancock and Harrison in Mississippi, which was in force until 12:45 p.m. local time on September 10. It was the 117th flash flood warning the NWS office in New Orleans issued in 2026. Mississippi had 5 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 18 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Mississippi's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, New Orleans LA
- Area
- Hancock and Harrison
- State
- Mississippi
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:46 a.m. CDT, September 10, 2026
- Expires
- 12:45 p.m. CDT, September 10, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLIX FF.W 0117
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWLIX The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Hancock County in southern Mississippi... Southwestern Harrison County in southern Mississippi... * Until 1245 PM CDT. * At 1046 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Long Beach, Bay St. Louis, Waveland, Pass Christian, Diamondhead, Shoreline Park and Kiln.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.