Metro storm shelters are getting ready for storms Laura and Marco to hit the Gulf Coast.
AS INCOMING STORMS THREATEN THEMISSISSPPI COAST LINECENTRAL MISSIPPIANS ARE GETTINGREADY."WELL I'MA MAKE SURE I GOTPLENTYOF FOOD IN THE HOUSE, I'M GONNAMAKE SURE FIRST I GIVEEVERYTHINGTO THE LORD."ON SATURDAY, GOVERNOR TATEREEVESALONG WITH THE EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR OFMEMA ISSUED A GRAVE WARNING TOTHE PEOPLEOF MISSISSIPPI"THE MAIN THING IS TO LET YOUKNOW THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT THATYOU WATCH THE WEATHER AND MAKEPREPARATIONSRIGHT NOW."TWO POTENTIAL HURRICANES PLUSCOVID-19 , MAKES THIS A STORMSEASONMISSISSIPPI HAS NEVER SEENBEFORE.SHELTERS WON'T BE ABLE TO HANDLELARGECROWDS DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS."BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVETHE SHELTER SPACE JUST SIMPLYBASED ON THE FACT THAT OUR TOTALSHELTERING SPACE WILL BE REDUCEDBY APPROXIMATELY HALF TO TWO-THIRDS BECAUSE OF COVID-19."NATS OF CLINTON FIREHERE IN CLINTON, FIRSTRESPONDERS AREPREPARING AS WELL."HAVE A SAFETY PLAN IN PLACE,START TODAY KNOW WHAT THATSAFETY PLAN IS REHEARSE IT WITHYOUR FAMILY."IN THE CASE A TORNADO OR EXTREMEWINDS THECLINTON FIRE DEPARTMENT HASPROPER SHELTER FOR THOSE INNEED."IN THE CITY OF CLINTON AT FIRESTATION FOUR HAS A REINFORCEDSAFE ROOM CONCRETE WALLSWITH STEEL REINFORCEMENTS INIT."AND EACH FIRE AND POLICEDEPARTMENT HASCHARGING BANKS WITH PRIORITY FORMEDICALDEVICES."THAT'S NICE TO KNOW IT'S GOODESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE WHO AREGOING TO BE AFFECTED POSSIBLYHARDER THAN OTHERS."FOR NOW THIS HURRICANE SEASON ISFULL UNKNOWNS.BUT CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI KNOWSPREPARATION IS KEY.
THE CLINTON FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYSIN THE CASE THEIR SHELTER DOESOPEN, EVERYONE NEEDS TO HAVESOME FORM OF P-P-E.AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OFMEMA SAYSSHELTERS WILL BE PROVIDED FORTHOSEWHO NEED IT , BUT DUE TOCOVID-19 IT'S BEST TOAVOID THEM IF POSSIBLE.
THE CITY OF LONG BEACH NOWISSUING AMANDATORY EVACUATION OF THE LONGBEACHHARB
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