Flood Warning Issued for St. Tammany, LA and Hancock, Pearl River Counties in MS
This alert is no longer in effect.
NOAA issued it on May 13, 2026, 3 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
Areazine synthesizes this NWS weather alert directly from NOAA's official public data feed. See our methodology for full source attribution and refresh cadence.
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for St. Tammany County in Louisiana and Hancock and Pearl River Counties in Mississippi, with minor flooding expected on the Pearl River from May 4 until May 8, 2026.
Read this weather record in 30 seconds
- Record type
- Flood Warning
- Affected area
- Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi
- Issued
- May 13, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS New Orleans LA
Flood notices turn on location and timing. Treat the named area as this record's scope; do not assume nearby counties, parishes, or waterways were included.
Record status: historical. It was issued 3 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi.
Alert Details
A Flood Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) New Orleans LA. It is effective from May 4, 2026, at 8:12 PM CDT until May 8, 2026, at 7:00 AM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning affects St. Tammany County in Louisiana; Hancock County in Mississippi; and Pearl River County in Mississippi. Specifically, it impacts the Pearl River near Pearl River.
What You Should Do
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/lix.
Expected Conditions
Minor flooding is forecast. The river stage is currently at 14.0 feet, with bankfull stage at 12.0 feet. It is expected to crest at 14.3 feet early on May 5, 2026, and the flood stage is 14.0 feet.
Timeline
The alert is effective from May 4, 2026, at 8:12 PM CDT and ends on May 8, 2026, at 7:00 AM CDT. From this evening to Friday morning, as specified.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
Related Weather Alerts
All Weather Alerts →Nationwide notices with similar length or severity timing 8
Two Areazine-derived peer sets for this NWS weather alert: nearest notices by body length and by same severity near the same agency date. Peers come from other categories so they are not the same-feed Related list above.
Similar body length
Nearest notices by article body length (993 characters here).
Similar severity timing
Same severity (high) notices issued closest in time to May 13, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about this NWS weather alert.