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WGUS84 KLIX 071856
FLSLIX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
156 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MISSISSIPPI...
BILOXI RIVER NEAR LYMAN AFFECTING HARRISON COUNTY.
FOR THE BILOXI RIVER...INCLUDING LYMAN...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
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.
MSC047-081300-
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156 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...BILOXI RIVER NEAR LYMAN.
* WHEN...UNTIL MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 16.0 FEET, MAJOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN RETREAT AND
RIVERLAND VILLAGE SUBDIVISIONS AT THE 16 FOOT STAGE. HOMES ON LOWER
FISHERMAN TRAIL WILL REMAIN FLOODED AND LOWER RIVER ROAD WILL BE
IMPASSABLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 1:45 PM CDT SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.1 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 1:45 PM CDT SUNDAY WAS 15.1 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS CURRENTLY CRESTING, THEN WILL FALL TO
BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FALLING
TO 4.8 FEET FRIDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 15.1
FEET ON 08/25/2022.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3048 8901 3048 8909 3055 8912 3055 8905
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