NWS New Orleans LAFF.W 0047May 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Hancock and Pearl River, MS
The National Weather Service office in New Orleans issued a flash flood warning for Hancock and Pearl River in Mississippi, which was in force until 2:30 p.m. local time on May 28. It was the 47th flash flood warning the NWS office in New Orleans issued in 2026. Mississippi had 25 flash flood warnings in May 2026, against 19 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Mississippi's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.9 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 Pearl River
- State
- Mississippi
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:36 a.m. CDT, May 28, 2026
- Expires
- 2:30 p.m. CDT, May 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLIX FF.W 0047
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Mississippi since 2008Every warning type in Mississippi
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The notice as issued
FFWLIX The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Hancock County in southern Mississippi... East Central Pearl River County in southern Mississippi... * Until 230 PM CDT. * At 1136 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 5.5 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...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Poplarville. This includes the following Interstate... Interstate 59 in Mississippi between mile markers 21 and 27.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life. 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.
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.
The record around this notice
- Flash Flood Warnings in Mississippi since 2008181 a year
- Every warning type in Mississippi
- Flash Flood Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most3,924 a year
- NWS notices, May 20262,688 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels