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WGUS44 KLIX 171344
FLWLIX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
844 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY AND
INCREASED IN DURATION FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MISSISSIPPI...
WEST HOBOLOCHITTO CREEK NEAR MCNEIL AFFECTING PEARL RIVER COUNTY.
EAST HOBOLOCHITTO CREEK NEAR CAESAR AFFECTING PEARL RIVER COUNTY.
.THE RIVER FORECAST INCLUDES 48 HOURS OF FORECASTED RAINFALL. THESE
RIVER FORECASTS COULD CHANGE BASED ON HOW POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE
1 TRACKS ACROSS LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.
INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVERS SHOULD MONITOR THE FORECAST CLOSELY AND BE
PREPARED FOR MAJOR FLOODING.
FOR THE WEST HOBOLOCHITTO CREEK...INCLUDING MCNEIL...MAJOR FLOODING
IS FORECAST.
FOR THE EAST HOBOLOCHITTO CREEK...INCLUDING CAESAR...MAJOR 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.
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.
MSC109-180745-
/O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0067.000000T0000Z-260621T2024Z/
/MNLM6.3.ER.260616T1938Z.260619T0600Z.260621T1424Z.NO/
844 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...WEST HOBOLOCHITTO CREEK NEAR MCNEIL.
* WHEN...UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 20.0 FEET, NORTH BEECH ROAD AND PALESTINE ROAD IN
PICAYUNE WILL BE IMPASSABLE. SEVERAL HOMES WILL BE FLOODED IN
VICINITY OF THE STREAM. FLOODING THREATENS STRUCTURES ALONG MS
HIGHWAY 43 NEAR THE BRIDGE AND FILLS CULVERTS AND DITCHES ALONG
BRIDGE APPROACH.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:45 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.1 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 7:45 AM CDT WEDNESDAY WAS 18.1 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO 18.3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. IT
WILL THEN FALL JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. IT WILL RISE TO 22.5
FEET EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
LATE SUNDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 22.6
FEET ON 04/04/1979.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3066 8971 3079 8966 3080 8961 3066 8959
MSC109-180745-
/O.EXT.KLIX.FL.W.0066.000000T0000Z-260621T1630Z/
/CREM6.3.ER.260616T1838Z.260619T0600Z.260621T1030Z.NR/
844 AM CDT WED JUN 17 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST. THIS APPROACHES THE FLOOD OF RECORD.
* WHERE...EAST HOBOLOCHITTO CREEK NEAR CAESAR.
* WHEN...UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 20.0 FEET, MAJOR FLOODING WITH SEVERAL HOMES AND
BUSINESS STRUCTURES FLOODED. LOW PLACES ON MS HIGHWAY 43 WILL BE
UNDER WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 7:45 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.4 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 7:45 AM CDT WEDNESDAY WAS 17.6 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 20.0 FEET
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
- FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 20.1
FEET ON 08/30/2005.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3052 8957 3053 8969 3082 8960 3082 8948
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