PEARL –The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency announces that the Morrison Heights Baptist Church in Clinton is NOT currently open as a shelter for victims of today’s tornado in Hinds County. A shelter location will be announced shortly. For more information, visit us online at www.msema.org. You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook using […]
PEARL — The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency and the National Weather Service are warning residents to get ready for the threat of a significant severe weather outbreak forecast for late tonight through Friday evening. “The forecast calls for an environment that could produce violent weather in the state,” said MEMA Director Mike Womack. “Everyone needs […]
Pearl – In a ceremony scheduled for 10 a.m. this morning Bolivar County will become the latest Mississippi county to receive the StormReady designation from the National Weather Service. The ceremony honoring the community for achieving StormReady status will be held at the Bolivar County Emergency Operations Center, 114 South Street, Cleveland. This makes 35 […]
JACKSON – Gov. Haley Barbour today declared a State of Emergency in several Mississippi counties devastated by severe storms March 8 and 9. The counties affected include: Adams, Clarke, Greene, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lauderdale, Lee, Lincoln, Lowndes, Newton, Rankin, Stone, Panola, Pike, Wayne, Wilkinson and Yazoo. The State of Emergency order allows emergency […]
Pearl – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has received preliminary reports of damage from 19 counties from severe weather that began moving through the state Tuesday. One death and one injury were reported in Yazoo County from a possible lightning strike and two injuries were reported in Jasper County. The majority of damage reports are […]
PEARL – To increase your chances of safely surviving a disaster MEMA encourages residents to develop and familiarize yourself and your family with a disaster plan and maintain a family disaster supply kit. Make sure your disaster supply kit has life sustaining items such as non-perishable food and water for at least three to five […]
PEARL – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency urges residents to exercise extreme caution during an ongoing winter weather event. Reports of icy bridges and roads are already coming into the State Emergency Operations Center in Pearl and conditions are expected to deteriorate through the afternoon and overnight period. Forecasters with the National Weather Service predict […]
PEARL – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency wants residents to prepare for the possibility of winter weather Thursday and Friday. The National Weather Service predicts rain, sleet, freezing rain and snow are all possible as temperatures throughout much of the state hover near or just below freezing. The forecast calls for a storm system to […]
PEARL – Even though Earthquake Awareness Week in Mississippi is winding down it does not mean Mississippi families and residents should to stop preparing for a possible seismic event. At 10:15 a.m., April 28 everybody in our state is encouraged to take part in the Great Central U.S. ShakeOut. The ShakeOut is a 10 state, […]
PEARL — The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency and local emergency management directors would like to remind citizens about what to do after an earthquake occurs. Here are some general guidelines from the Central United States Earthquake Consortium on what to do after an earthquake. Remember, aftershocks may occur, so be prepared to drop, cover and take […]