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EXPIRED5/3/2025 12:56:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: MinorCertainty: Likely
5/3/2025 12:56:00 AM until 5/3/2025 4:00:00 AM
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of southern Mississippi, including the following
counties, Harrison and Jackson.
* WHEN...Until 400 AM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Overflowing poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1256 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 2.5 inches of
rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are expected over
the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Gulfport, Biloxi, Ocean Springs, Long Beach, St. Martin,
D'iberville, Latimer, Gulf Hills and Gulfport Airport.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood