City of Jackson prepares for rain, flooding

The Capital City is preparing for flooding.

WE DID GET A BREAK...AND THEMAYOR IS HOPING PEOPLE TOOKATVANTAGE OF IT...HE DOESN'T WANT JACKSONIANS TOLETTHEIR GUARD DOWN, WITH A STRONGPOSSIBILITY OF MORE FLOODINGTHISWEEKEND... REMEMBER...THE CLOSER YOU ARE TOWATER, THE CLOSER YOUR RISKMAYOR CHOKWE ANTAR LUMUMBA, ATTHEPODIUM AGAIN THISWEEK...UPDATINGCITIZENS ON MORE RAINY WEATHERHEADING OUR WAY...THREATENING TOFLOOD PARTS OFJACKSON...EAGLE EYE 16 SHOWS THE STEADYSTREAM OFWATER LEAVING THE RESIVOIR...DRONE VIDEO DJI0107AS IT FLOWS SOUTHWARD...YOU CANSEE JACKSON IS IN IS SIGHTS...THE PEARL RIVER IS EXPECTED TOCREST INJACKSON SATURDAY AT 35 FEET,WHICH IS 1/2 FOOTBELOW THE EARLIER FORECAST....GOOD NEWS...BUT THAT'S STILL 7FEET ABOVEFLOOD STAGE...THE MAYOR SAYS WE'RE NOT OUT OFTHEWOODS...SOME OF THE MORE RECENTPROJECTIONS UH...THERE IS ALITTLE MORE OPTIMISM, IN THAT.UH...BUT WE STILL FEEL THAT THISTHREAT IS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH UH,THAT OURCONSTITUENTS UH, THAT ALL OF OURCITIZENS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OFTHATLUMUMBA SAYS THIS WEEKS RAINFALLWASABOVE THE PROJECTIONS JACKSONLEADERS WEREGIVEN...HE SAYS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARESUBJECT TO CHANGE...SO HE WANTSRESIDENTS TOBE PREPARED...THAT INCLUDES SEVERAL THINGS YOUMAY HAVE HEARD THE LAST FEWDAYS...GRAPHIC 1:KEEP EMERGENCY SUPPLIES LIKENON-PERISHABLE ITEMS, & FIRST AIDKITS ON HADFOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY... DON'TDRIVE THROUGH FLOODWATERS, ANDMORE IMPORTANTLY, DON'T WALKTHROUGHTHEM...FLOODWATERS ARE CONTAMINATEDWITH DEBRIS, HARMFULCHEMICALS, AND RODENTS GRAPHIC2:AND, IF YOU NEED SANDBAGS, YOUCAN GETTHEM SATURDAY, AT MICHAL AVALONSTREETFROM 8AM TO 1PM...HE ADDED ANOTHER SUGGESTION...GRAPHIC 3:IF YOU LEAVE YOUR HOME, PLEASEPLACE A NOTE ON THE FRONT DOOR,OR ON THE DOOR, SO OUR FIRSTRESPONDERS KNOW TO MOVE ONKEEP IN MIND, ALL OF THESE TIPSANDSUGGESTIONS TO PREPARE...GO WELLPASTWHAT COULD HAPPEN THISWEEKEND...WE STILL EXPECT THAT WE HAVE THEPOTENTIAL OF MORE RAINFALL INTHE WEEK TO COME ANOTHER IMPORTANT NOTE...THE MAYOR SAYS A RED CROSSSHELTER SHELTERWILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHONEED IT, ATTHE JOHNNIE CHAMPION CENTER ONHATTIESBURG STREET...FROM NOWTILLSUNDAY...SERVICE ANIMALS ARE PERMITTED INTHSHELTER IF THEY ARE ON A LEASH.OTHER PETS MUST BE IN CAGES..TROY JOHNSON...16 WAPT NEWS AT10... .TODAY JACKSON RESIDENTS WERE