Local governments are opening warming shelters to prepare for freezing temperatures. MEMA only reports openings that are reported to our agency by the local county officials. Warming Shelter Hancock County – EOC/Storm Prep Building, 18335 HWY 603 Kiln, MS Open from 6:00pm to 8:00 am Friday March 11 – Sunday March 13 Harrison County – […]
All shelters and safe rooms are operated on the local level. These are openings reported to MEMA. […]
Pearl, Miss- The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency and state and local partners worked together as the state experienced winter weather conditions. This system caused damage to water and power systems and shut down transportation in some areas of the state. Since January 14th 29 injuries and 12 fatalities have been reported to MEMA. Those reports […]
Pearl, Miss. – Two additional weather-related deaths have been reported to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. The incident occurred on US-82 in Leflore County and is being investigated by the Mississippi Highway Patrol. This brings the state’s total death toll to eight since January 14th due to winter weather. More dangerous cold is expected to […]
Pearl, Miss. – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency continues to work with county and state partners as the state braces for another round of dangerous cold weather. One additional weather-related death has been reported to MEMA in Washington County. This brings the state’s total death toll to six since January 14th due to winter weather. More dangerous cold is […]
Pearl, Miss. – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency continues to work with county and state partners as the state braces for another round of dangerous cold weather. One additional weather-related death has been reported to MEMA in Rankin County. This brings the state’s total death toll to five since January 14th due to winter weather. MEMA previously reported four other deaths […]
Pearl, Miss. – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency continues to work with county and state partners as the state braces for another round of dangerous cold weather. Two additional weather-related deaths have been reported to MEMA in Chickasaw County. This occurred on Highway 15 just south of Houston. The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating. This […]
Pearl, Miss. – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency continues to work with county and state partners through this winter weather event. Dangerous cold is expected to continue throughout the week in portions of the state. A second weather-related death has been reported to MEMA due to the extreme cold by the Sharkey County Emergency Management […]
Pearl, Miss. – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is working with county and state partners as winter weather moves through the state. Dangerous cold and wintry precipitation is expected to continue through the day. Road conditions in north Mississippi are already being affected by the winter weather. One weather-related death has been reported to MEMA […]
ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that Madison County, Mississippi is now included as a primary county in the disaster declaration for eligible PNP organizations that do not provide critical services of a governmental nature to apply for low-interest disaster loans for damages from severe storms and tornadoes that occurred June […]