by Associated Press Published: March 22,2013
Tags: damage, hail, health, health care, hospital, medical, medicine, mental health, psychiatric, storm, Weather
WHITFIELD — An official says hail damage could exceed more than $1 million at Mississippi’s primary psychiatric hospital and a nearby facility for people with developmental disabilities. The Mississippi State Hospital at Whitfield and the Hudspeth Regional Center in Rankin County were hit hard by Monday’s storm. Now a race is on to patch up [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 13,2013
Tags: beach, damage, disaster recovery, fish, fishing, hurricane, jetty, natural disaster, outdoors, pier, repair, storm, swim, swimmer, swimming, tourism, tourist, tropical weather, vacation, visitor
GULFPORT — Gulfport officials say piers along the Gulf Coast that were damaged by Hurricane Isaac in August may not be repaired before summer. The Category 1 storm that hit Aug. 29 tore up slats, pilings and jetties from Biloxi to Pass Christian. Officials say the repairs and improvements must be approved by FEMA and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 27,2013
Tags: Closing, education, health care, higher education, hurricane, nurse, nursing, postsecondary education, private college, storm, university
HATTIESBURG — William Carey University is closing its New Orleans campus. University President Tommy King tells the Hattiesburg American enrollment in the school’s nursing program has not come back since Hurricane Katrina. Since the late 1980s, the nursing program has resided on the campus of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Barbara Hamilton, executive assistant [...] [...]
HATTIESBURG — The tornado that tore through the Hattiesburg area and The University of Southern Mississippi campus on Feb. 10 did more than damage buildings. The F-4 twister also drastically altered the University’s landscape. Approximately 75 trees that created a picturesque “front porch” of the campus were lost in the storm that cut a destructive [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 20,2013
Tags: agency, assistance, city council, city government, damage, destruction, disaster recovery, federal government, injury, municipal, municipality, natural disaster, rain, storm, tornado, Weather
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — Hattiesburg City Council has approved measures further related to the aftermath of the Feb. 10 tornado. The Hattiesburg American reports the council last night approved the state of emergency declaration, signed on Feb. 10, and approved agreements with Pine Belt Solid Waste Authority and Waste Management to dispose of storm debris in [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 18,2013
Tags: bridge, cloure, flood, flooding, floodwater, highway, infrasturucture, open, rain, reopen, storm, transportation, travel, Weather
CLARKE COUNTY — The Mississippi Department of Transportation says Mississippi Highway 512 is back open near Quitman. Department spokeswoman Carrie Adams says a 1 ½-mile stretch in Clarke County closed last Wednesday because of flooding. She says it reopened yesterday after the water went back down. She says it was the only highway in the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 13,2013
Tags: disaster recovery, electricity, emergency, energy, natural disaster, power outage, rain, storm, tornadoi, Weather, wind
HATTIESBURG — Mississippi Power has completed initial storm restoration to the cities of Hattiesburg and Petal following Sunday’s tornado. As of 10 a.m. yesterday, The Hattiesburg American reports crews restored power to those customers able to receive it. Mississippi Power Pine Belt Division Manager Jason Lee says more than 300 additional support personnel, including linemen, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 12,2013
Tags: cleanup, damage, debris, destruction, disaster recovery, disaster response, injury, natural disaster, severe weather, storm, tornado
HATTIESBURG — Rain and thunderstorms were likely to complicate work today to clean up the debris strewn across southern Mississippi by a tornado, which left residents marveling that no one died despite the severity of the destruction. Roofs were torn from homes and massive trees were tossed across houses. In one part of Hattiesburg, the [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 11,2013
Tags: damage, destruction, disaster response, dsisaster recovery, emergency, injury, natural disaster, state of emergency, storm, Weather
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) has issued an update on the damage and injuries caused by yesterday’s potent storm system. MEMA has received reports of damage from seven counties as a result of severe weather that moved through the state. No fatalities have been reported. The state has deployed a mobile [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 11,2013
Tags: damage, disaster recovery, emegency, injury, natural disaster, power outage, public university, storm, tornado, Weather
HATTIESBURG — Residents shaken by a tornado that mangled homes in Mississippi were waking up today to a day of removing trees, patching roofs and giving thanks for their survival. More than a dozen in the state were injured. Daylight also offered emergency management officials the chance to get a better handle on the damage [...] [...]
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