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. […]
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 […]
PEARL – Severe storms are expected to impact the state of Mississippi Saturday,April 13th. Below are two detailed documents on what to expect this weekend. DmediaMMBE-mail_BriefingONLY_PLACE_PDF_FILE_HEREBriefing 2019-Apr_12, Severe Wx Outbreak Likely area, NWS-J […]