NWS New Orleans LATO.W 0082June 18, 2026
Tornado Warning: Hancock and Harrison, MS
The National Weather Service office in New Orleans issued a tornado warning for Hancock and Harrison in Mississippi, which was in force until 8:45 a.m. local time on June 18. It was the 82nd tornado warning the NWS office in New Orleans issued in 2026. Mississippi had 17 tornado warnings in June 2026, against 6 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Mississippi's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 49 minutes; 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
- 7:56 a.m. CDT, June 18, 2026
- Expires
- 8:45 a.m. CDT, June 18, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLIX TO.W 0082
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Mississippi since 2008Every warning type in Mississippi
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The notice as issued
TORLIX The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a * Tornado Warning for... West central Harrison County in southern Mississippi... East central Hancock County in southern Mississippi... * Until 845 AM CDT. * At 755 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Kiln, or near Diamondhead, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of west central Harrison and east central Hancock Counties.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW! Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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.