Mississippi Flood Warning - Severe | Effective 05/25/2026 07:45

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued May 25 at 9:45AM CDT until May 27 at 2:18PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 25, 2026 - 7:45am
Expires: 
May 25, 2026 - 11:45pm
Description: 
...The National Weather Service in New Orleans LA has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Mississippi... West Hobolochitto Creek Near McNeil affecting Pearl River County. For the West Hobolochitto Creek...including McNeil...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...West Hobolochitto Creek near McNeil. * WHEN...Until early Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Some roads in the county inundated but passable. Homes in Westchester Subdivision, Picayune will be threatened. Water over a few roads in the city of Picayune will cause traffic problems. School bus traffic may need alternate routes. Beech Street and Westchester Subdivision below the confluence of the east and west branches will be subject to flooding in low places. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:45 AM CDT Monday the stage was 14.4 feet. - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is forecast to rise above flood stage late this morning and continue rising to a crest of 17.2 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday morning. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/lix. Click on the Rivers and Lakes menu for forecasts and observations. The next statement will be issued late tonight at 145 AM CDT.
Area Description: 
Pearl River, MS
Forcast Office: 
NWS New Orleans LA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov