MS coast dealing with record rainfall
A torrential downpour Thursday forced school closures across the coast. Flash flooding during the early morning hours made travel too treacherous. Some businesses had to...
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Gov. Reeves Declares Spring Severe Weather Preparedness Week
Today Governor Tate Reeves announced that February 17-21 will be “Spring Severe Weather Preparedness Week” for Mississippi. Just in 2019, there were 78 tornadoes in...
Bryant pens letter to Trump, requests federal disaster declaration
by Alex Paton
Governor Phil Bryant has sent a letter to President Donald Trump. In the letter, Bryant requested a new Major Disaster Declaration for five Mississippi counties....
Bonnet Carré Spillway to close soon
by Alex Paton
Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers The US Army Corps of Engineers has announced that the Bonnet Carré closure will begin when it...
Initiative to build pump system supported by Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
by Andi Davis
(Release and images courtesy of Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks) The Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks voted unanimously to support an...
NOAA launches investigation into dolphin deaths
by Alex Paton
Photo credit: Institute for Marine Mammal Studies NOAA has declared an Unusual Mortality Event for Dolphins. Elevated bottlenose dolphin strandings have been occurring in the...
Hyde-Smith asks President Trump to approve temporary pumps to ease backwater flooding disaster
by Andi Davis
According to the National Weather Service in Jackson, over 500,000 acres of land in the Mississippi Delta is currently flooded, including nearly 225,000 acres of...
$19.1 billion disaster aid bill signed by President Trump
by Andi Davis
A long-awaited disaster relief bill has been signed into law by President Donald Trump. Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith praised President Trump for signing the supplemental...
Morganza spillway opening postponed indefinitely
by Alex Paton
The opening of a Mississippi River spillway has been postponed indefinitely. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers based out of New Orleans say they will...
Mississippi river floodway opening delayed
by Alex Paton
Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District The opening of a Mississippi River spillway has been postponed again. This is...