Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 6 at 10:26AM CDT until June 8 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 6, 2026 - 8:26am
Expires:
June 7, 2026 - 2:30am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Mississippi...
Biloxi River Near Lyman affecting Harrison County.
For the Biloxi River...including Wortham, Lyman...Minor flooding is
forecast.
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 when updates are needed.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Biloxi River near Lyman.
* WHEN...From this evening to Monday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Loraine Road will begin to flood at 13 feet
making driving hazardous. River Road near Three Rivers Road bridge
will begin to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 3.7 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
this evening to a crest of 13.5 feet tomorrow morning. It will
then fall below flood stage Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 13.6
feet on 05/29/1976.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description:
Harrison, MS
Forcast Office:
NWS New Orleans LA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov