JACKSON – The National Weather Service is predicting the Pearl River at Jackson to crest at 38 feet by Sunday. At that height, homes and businesses in the Byram, Flowood, Jackson, and north Richland areas will be affected by floodwaters. This would also be the third-highest crest in recorded history. In the link below, you […]
PEARL, Miss. – County Emergency Management directors and 911 directors got an in-person introduction to RapidSOS at the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) Tuesday. RapidSOS is an emergency technology company that helps 9-1-1 dispatchers access information that can expedite response and better inform allocation of appropriate resources. Information available through RapidSOS includes accurate, real-time caller […]
PEARL – Due to the severe weather that impacted the state Monday, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) received damage reports from affected counties and continues to assist with response efforts. At this time, four injuries have been reported in Grenada County; all due to wrecks from hydroplaning. We’re told, at this time, one of […]
PEARL – Governor Tate Reeves’ request for disaster assistance in response to the January 10-11, 2020 severe weather and tornadoes was approved by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Residents, businesses, and non-profit organizations affected by the weather event are eligible to apply for low interest loans for recovery. The declaration covers DeSoto, Marshall, Tate, […]
Updated Damage Report as of Friday, February 7 at 3:50 PM PEARL – Due to the severe weather that impacted the state Wednesday, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) received damage reports from affected counties and continues to assist with response efforts. At the time of this release, nine counties submitted damage reports to MEMA. […]
WASHINGTON – Mississippi businesses and residents affected by severe weather and tornado on Dec. 16, 2019 can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, Administrator Jovita Carranza announced today. Administrator Carranza made the loans available in response to a letter from Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves received on Jan. 23, 2020 requesting […]
WASHINGTON (Small Business Administration) – Low-interest Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are available to Mississippi small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small aquaculture businesses and private nonprofit organizations affected by the blue-green algae on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi from June. 22 through Oct. 5, 2019. SBA Administrator Jovita […]
PEARL – 2019 was a record-breaking year for tornadoes in Mississippi. According to data released by the National Weather Service, there were 115 confirmed tornadoes in the state last year, breaking the previous record of 109 in 2008. This record-setting number of tornadoes is responsible for three deaths. The most active months were April and […]
Friday, January 17 COURTESY: PEARL RIVER WATER VALLEY SUPPLY DISTRICT -The National Weather Service Friday lowered its projected crest on the Pearl River at Jackson to 35 feet on Saturday evening, and Barnett Reservoir officials said they will continue storing water in the rising 33,000-acre lake. In Friday morning’s conference call, the NWS’s Lower Mississippi […]
UPDATE: February 7, 2020 PEARL – Governor Tate Reeve’s request for disaster assistance in response to the January 10-11, 2020 severe weather and tornadoes was approved by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Residents, businesses, and non-profit organizations affected by the weather event are eligible to apply for low interest loans for recovery. The declaration […]