Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 9 at 5:41AM CDT until May 9 at 9:45AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 9, 2026 - 3:41am
Expires:
May 9, 2026 - 7:45am
Description:
FFWLIX
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Amite County in southern Mississippi...
Pike County in southern Mississippi...
Walthall County in southern Mississippi...
Eastern Wilkinson County in southern Mississippi...
* Until 945 AM CDT.
* At 541 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of
1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
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...
Mccomb, Liberty, Magnolia, Summit, Centreville, Tylertown,
Woodville, Gloster, Gillsburg, Smithdale, Salem, Dexter, Crosby
and Mccomb Airport.
This includes the following Interstate...
Interstate 55 in Mississippi between mile markers 2 and 24.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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.
Area Description:
Amite, MS; Pike, MS; Walthall, MS; Wilkinson, MS
Forcast Office:
NWS New Orleans LA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov