NWS New Orleans LAFA.W 0001May 28, 2026
Flood Warning: Hancock and Pearl River, MS
The National Weather Service office in New Orleans issued a flood warning for Hancock and Pearl River in Mississippi, which was in force until 8:15 p.m. local time on May 28. It was the 1st areal flood warning the NWS office in New Orleans issued in 2026. Mississippi had 44 flood warnings in May 2026, against 23 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Mississippi's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3 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
- 5:16 p.m. CDT, May 28, 2026
- Expires
- 8:15 p.m. CDT, May 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KLIX FA.W 0001
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Mississippi since 2008Every warning type in Mississippi
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Area rivers and streams are flooding caused by excessive rainfall. * WHERE...A portion of southern Mississippi, including the following counties, Hancock and Pearl River. * WHEN...Until 815 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 515 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen earlier today. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Poplarville. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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.