Mandatory evacuations are happening now in some areas of the Mississippi gulf coast.
Emergency leaders say Mississippi could experience life-threatening storm surge and flooding.
MEGAN, MANDATORY EVACUATIONS AREHAPPENING NOW IN SOME AREAS OFTHE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST.EMERGENCY LEADERS SAYMISSISSIPPI COULDEXPERIENCE LIFE- THREATNINGSTORMSURGE AND FLOODING.
A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS INPLACEFOR RESIDENTS IN HANCOCK COUNTY.RESIDENTS IN LOW LYING AREAS AREPACKING UPAND GETTING OUT IN CASE SALLYBRINGSDEVASTATING STORM SURGE.
COUNTYEMERGENCY LEADERS ARE PREPARINGFOR THE WORST."WE HAVE BOAT TEAMS AVAILABLE.WE HAVE HIGH WATER RESCUETRUCKS AVAILABLE SO IF WE CANGETOUT IN THE WEATHER WE'LL DO OURBEST TO GET TO RESCUEPEOPLE AS NEEDED." SOME OF THEEVACUEES FROM THE COAST AREESCAPING TO JACKSON.HOWARD WEAVER SR.: WELL, 15YEARS AGO WE LIVED THROUGH ASTRONG CATASTROPHE CALLEDKATRINA, LIVING ON THECOASTAL AREA, SO FROM THAT DAYONWE VOWED THAT WE WOULD NEVERSTICK AROUND FOR ANOTHERHURRICANE OR STORM.
WE SPOKE TOANOTHER MAN FROM OUT OF STATEWHO HAPPENS TO BE IN THE METROFOR WORK.HE HAS A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUTSALLY,WHICH IS WHY HE'S CLOSELYWATCHING THESTORM.WELL, AM I GONNA BE ABLE TO GETUPAND GO TO WORK THE NEXT DAY?
AREWE GONNA BE WITHOUT POWER?
WHATABOUT IS THIS GOING TOAFFECT WHERE I'M FROM AND MYFAMILY THAT ARE HOME WITHOUT ME.SO YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT A LOTOF THINGS THAT GO ON, ESPECIALLYWHEN YOU DO A LOT OF TRAVELING.AND THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE METROAREN'T TAKING ANY CHANCES WITHHURRICANE SALLY.WE HEADED IN NOW, MAN TO GETSOME WATER FOR MY SON ANDEVERYTHING.
WE GOT SANDBAGSAROUND THE FRONT DOOR ANDSTAYING PRAYED UP MAN.
YOUGOTTA STAY PRAYED UP MAN INTIMES LIKE THESE.
YOU CAN FIND A LIST OF AVAILABLESTORM SHELTERS ON MEMA'SWEBSITE, MSEMA.ORG.
THE CITY OFJACKSON SAYS IT WILL ANNOUNCEINFORMATION ON SHELTERS IN THECAPITOL CITY ONCE MORE IS KNOWNABOUT THE IMPACT AND TRAJECTORYOF THESTORM.MEGAN.
THE CITY
[NFA] The storm was downgraded to a tropical depression and is threatening to dump another foot of rain as it moves inland. This..
