Governor Asks for More Counties to be Added to Disaster Declaration
JACKSON, MISS– Governor Phil Bryant has asked that 11 more counties be added to the disaster declaration following this year’s record flooding. ...
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Governor Bryant Requests Federal Disaster Declaration After Flooding
JACKSON, MISS- Gov. Phil Bryant has requested President Obama issue a major disaster declaration for severe weather and flooding that first struck March 9. ...
Flooding in South Carolina: Mississippi Loans Emergency Experts to Help
by kim
COLUMBIA, S.C.–Extensive and deadly flooding in South Carolina is making for some exhausting work for their emergency management personnel. Mississippi answered the call over the...
Beating, Robbery in the Capital City Kills MEMA Employee
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–A beating that went along with the robbery of MEMA employee Eric Hambrick Thursday night claimed his life over the weekend. The incident was...
Hurricane Preparedness Week: Know If You Go, Where to Go, What to Take
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, MISS– Mississippi Emergency Management officials are taking this week to get you prepared for hurricane season, which kicks off June 1. ...
Hurricane Preparedness Week: MEMA Says Start Planning Now
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, MISS– Hurricane season starts June 1, and Mississippi Emergency Management Officials say proper planning now can say you additional headache after the storm. ...
Warren County Flood Waters Rise, One Rescue, Another Waiting
by Sarah Ulmer
WARREN COUNTY, MISS– Warren County Emergency Management tells News Mississippi that flash flooding is putting folks at danger as roads are swept over with rising...
MEMA, Highway Patrol Warning You to Stay Off the Roads in Icy Areas AUDIO, VIDEO
by kim
PHOTO: MHP BATESVILLE, Miss.–Icy roads may have been the cause of a few accidents overnight in the Batesville area on I-55. The interstate and plenty...
Tornado Preparedness: Remembering Hattiesburg; NWS Google Hangout
by kim
HATTIESBURG, Miss.–One of Hattiesburg’s most memorable natural disasters happened two years ago today. An EF4 tornado slammed Oak Grove, Hattiesburg and Petal. No one was...
The Morning After: Tornadoes Leave Thousands in the Dark, Others Planning Funerals
by kim
PHOTO: Shop destroyed in Columbia, by Marlon Davis, who also took exclusive video COLUMBIA, Miss.–A direct hit on the Wilks Trailer Park by a tornado...