Hancock County, MS experiencing flooding because of heavy rain
OF RAIN ON SATURATED SOILS, AND THAT COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. WE’VE ALREADY SEEN A TON OF RISING RIVERS IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI, INUNDATING NEIGHBORHOODS, FORCING ROADS TO CLOSE TONIGHT AND LEAVING MANY IN FEAR OF LOSING THEIR HOMES. WDSU REPORTER JASMINE FRANKLIN IS HEARING FROM THOSE IN THE KILN AND WHAT THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED. WELL, NEIGHBORS HERE IN HANCOCK COUNTY SAY LIVING CLOSE TO THE RIVER. THEY TYPICALLY DEAL WITH THIS TYPE OF FLOODING DURING HURRICANES. THEY WERE SHOCKED TO SEE THE WATER RISE SO FAST. AN ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD COVERED IN WATER. OUR NEIGHBORS, THEY SAID THIS. THEY’VE BEEN HERE FOR MANY YEARS AND THEY’RE LIKE, THIS HARDLY EVER HAPPENS. AMY CULLEN LIVES IN THE JORDAN RIVER SHORES SUBDIVISION. EVERYTHING KIND OF GOT SHOVED INTO STUFF AND JUST DRUG OUT AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE. SHE PULLED THESE BINS OUT OF HER GARAGE WHEN SHE SAW FLOOD WATERS COMING CLOSE TO HER HOME. ONCE IT STARTED, IT ROSE IN THE GARAGE. I MEAN, EVERYTHING’S FLOATING IN THERE. SO WE LITERALLY PACKED UP EVERYTHING WE COULD. THANKFULLY, HER HOUSE IS RAISED AND BUILT ON STILTS. ESSENTIALLY, HEAVY RAIN ON MONDAY IS WHAT PROMPTED WATER LEVELS TO RISE HERE IN MISSISSIPPI ALONG THE JORDAN RIVER. THAT’S WHAT’S PUSHING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. FLOOD WATERS SPILLED INTO THE BACKYARDS OF SEVERAL HOMES AND LEFT CARS SUBMERGED. HERE’S ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE. WATER ALMOST TO THE TOP OF THIS MAILBOX. RESCUE CREWS AND THE TOWN’S FIRE DEPARTMENT WORKED AROUND THE CLOCK TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE. IF ANYBODY FEELS UNCOMFORTABLE OR UNSAFE AT ANY TIME, THEY CAN CALL 911 OR THEY CAN ALSO CALL OUR NON-EMERGENCY DISPATCH LINE, WHICH IS (228) 255-9191, AND WE CAN HAVE THE LOCAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND THE EMA CAN ASSIST IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE TO HELP THEM EVACUATE. AND WHILE NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED HERE IN PETAL, MISSISSIPPI, JUST OUTSIDE OF HATTIESBURG, A WOMAN DIED IN THE FLOOD WATERS. REPORTING IN HAN
Hancock County, MS experiencing flooding because of heavy rain
Heavy rain has precipitated flooding throughout the Mississippi Gulf Coast, significantly in Hancock County, the place excessive water has lined roadways and left some drivers stranded. Officers have closed a number of roads all through components of the realm. The Nationwide Climate Service mentioned some areas have seen between 5 and ten inches of rain over the previous few days, with rivers rising and extra rain nonetheless within the forecast.
Heavy rain has precipitated flooding throughout the Mississippi Gulf Coast, significantly in Hancock County, the place excessive water has lined roadways and left some drivers stranded.
Officers have closed a number of roads all through components of the realm.
The Nationwide Climate Service mentioned some areas have seen between 5 and ten inches of rain over the previous few days, with rivers rising and extra rain nonetheless within the forecast.
