Flood Warning
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
495 WGUS44 KLIX 161413 FLWLIX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service New Orleans LA 913 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 ...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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 this evening at 1115 PM CDT. && MSC109-170415- /O.NEW.KLIX.FL.W.0066.240518T0834Z-240519T1716Z/ /MNLM6.1.ER.240518T0834Z.240518T1800Z.240519T1115Z.NO/ 913 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT TO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...West Hobolochitto Creek near McNeil. * WHEN...From late Friday night to early Sunday 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 Thursday the stage was 9.5 feet. - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Saturday morning to a crest of 16.5 feet early Saturday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Sunday morning. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && LAT...LON 3066 8971 3079 8966 3080 8961 3066 8959 $$ SO