Weather Forecast for Biloxi

TORNADO WATCH 189 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI HANCOCK HARRISON JACKSON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BAY ST. LOUIS, DIAMONDHEAD, GAUTIER, GULFPORT, MOSS POINT, OCEAN SPRINGS, PASCAGOULA, ST. MARTIN, AND WAVELAND.

TORNADO WATCH 189 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA BUTLER CONECUH COVINGTON CRENSHAW ESCAMBIA MONROE IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA BALDWIN CLARKE MOBILE WASHINGTON IN FLORIDA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA ESCAMBIA IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI GEORGE GREENE PERRY STONE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDALUSIA, ATMORE, BAY MINETTE, BEAUMONT, BELLVIEW, BRANTLEY, BRENT, BREWTON, CHATOM, DAPHNE, ENSLEY, EVERGREEN, FERRY PASS, FLOMATON, GREENVILLE, GROVE HILL, GULF SHORES, HOMEWOOD, JACKSON, LEAKESVILLE, LUCEDALE, LUVERNE, MCLAIN, MILLRY, MOBILE, MONROEVILLE, MYRTLE GROVE, NEW AUGUSTA, OPP, PENSACOLA, PRICHARD, RICHTON, SARALAND, THOMASVILLE, TILLMANS CORNER, AND WIGGINS.

...The National Weather Service in Mobile AL has issued a Flood Warning for the following river in Mississippi... Chickasawhay At Leakesville affecting George and Greene Counties. For the Chickasawhay River...including Waynesboro, Leakesville... Minor flooding is forecast. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/mob. Click on the Rivers and Lakes menu for forecasts and observations. The next statement will be issued when updates occur. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Chickasawhay at Leakesville. * WHEN...From Saturday morning until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, flooding of lowlands continues and some roads in low lying areas become cut off by high water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:15 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 13.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Saturday morning and continue rising to 23.0 feet early Tuesday morning. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

At 112 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles south of Fruitdale to 5 miles southeast of McLain. Movement was east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Citronelle, Leakesville, Gulfcrest, Deer Park, and McIntosh.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT for southwestern Alabama...and southeastern Mississippi.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Mississippi... Chickasawhay At Leakesville affecting George and Greene Counties. For the Chickasawhay River...including Waynesboro, Leakesville... Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Chickasawhay at Leakesville. * WHEN...From Saturday morning until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, flooding of lowlands continues and some roads in low lying areas become cut off by high water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:15 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 12.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Saturday morning and continue rising to 23.0 feet early Tuesday morning. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/mob. Click on the Rivers and Lakes menu for forecasts and observations. The next statement will be issued when updates occur.