Mississippi Business Journal » thunderstorm http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:02:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Hailstorm does estimated $22M worth of damage to state buildings http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/09/hailstorm-does-estimated-22m-worth-of-damage-to-state-buildings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hailstorm-does-estimated-22m-worth-of-damage-to-state-buildings http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/09/hailstorm-does-estimated-22m-worth-of-damage-to-state-buildings/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 13:03:22 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74476 METRO JACKSON — The Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy in Pearl isn’t the most aesthetically appealing place to train officers these days, its director, Pat Cronin, concedes. The March 18 hailstorms that struck metro Jackson destroyed 87 law enforcement and civilian vehicles parked at the academy when the storms hit, punched holes in roofing [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/09/hailstorm-does-estimated-22m-worth-of-damage-to-state-buildings/feed/ 0 More than a dozen counties see damage from storm system http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/19/more-than-a-dozen-counties-see-damage-from-storm-system/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=more-than-a-dozen-counties-see-damage-from-storm-system http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/19/more-than-a-dozen-counties-see-damage-from-storm-system/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:23:55 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=71732 ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has received reports of damage from 14 counties as a result of severe weather that moved through the state yesterday, causing extensive damage in the Metro Jackson area from hail. The counties reporting damages are: • Calhoun: Trees and power lines down • Chickasaw: Trees and power [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/19/more-than-a-dozen-counties-see-damage-from-storm-system/feed/ 0 Capital City earns Weather Service’s StormReady designation http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/24/capital-city-earns-weather-services-stormready-designation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capital-city-earns-weather-services-stormready-designation http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/24/capital-city-earns-weather-services-stormready-designation/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:22:49 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=62921 JACKSON — The Capital City is the newest Mississippi community to earn the National Weather Service’s StormReady designation. Mississippi now has 24 counties, 15 communities, four state universities and three government sites designated as StormReady. StormReady is a nationwide program of the National Weather Service that helps communities protect their citizens during severe weather and [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/24/capital-city-earns-weather-services-stormready-designation/feed/ 0 Storm-tossed Isle reopens after damage repairs http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/16/storm-tossed-isle-reopens-after-damage-repairs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=storm-tossed-isle-reopens-after-damage-repairs http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/16/storm-tossed-isle-reopens-after-damage-repairs/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:48:45 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=61321 NATCHEZ — The Isle of Capri Casino in Natchez is back in business after being temporarily closed to repair damage from a weekend storm. Isle spokeswoman Jill Alexander says the damage was sustained last Friday night during a severe thunderstorm. The casino reopened Tuesday night. Alexander says the boat was hit with high wind, causing [...]

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