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Many coastal towns of Mississippi (and Louisiana) had already been obliterated, in a single night. [5] Hurricane-force winds reached coastal Mississippi by 2 a.m. [2] and lasted over 17 hours, spawning 11 tornadoes (51 in other states [3]) and a 28-foot (8.5 m) storm surge [3] flooding 6–12 miles (9.7–19.
Mississippi Emergency Management officials are warning Mississippi residents that Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to become a hurricane with the possibility of impacting the state.. A tropical ...
Flooding left squishy, stinky messes in hundreds of homes in Mississippi's capital city in 2020 — a recurring problem when heavy rains push the Pearl River over its banks. The U.S. Army Corps of ...
One major question is how the storm will impact cities across the Mid-Atlantic. Kines said the storm will roll straight across the country before turning north. ... Kines said parts of Mississippi ...
March 24 – Tornado outbreak of March 24–25, 2023: At least 26 people are killed after a series of violent tornadoes impact the state. [ 3 ] March 26 – President Joe Biden approves an emergency declaration for the Mississippi following the storm that killed at least 26 people and caused significant damage, granting federal aid to affected ...
A Mississippi hurricane is a North Atlantic tropical cyclone that affected the U.S. state of Mississippi. From 1851 to the present, 108 tropical cyclones have passed through Mississippi. From 1851 to the present, 108 tropical cyclones have passed through Mississippi.
Climate change in Mississippi encompasses the effects of climate change, attributed to man-made increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide, in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Studies show that Mississippi is among a string of " Deep South " states that will experience the worst effects of climate change in the United States. [ 1 ]
A public health crisis in and around the city of Jackson, Mississippi, began in late August 2022 after the Pearl River flooded due to severe storms in the state. [1] The flooding caused the O. B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant, the city's largest water treatment facility, which was already running on backup pumps due to failures the month prior, to stop the treatment of drinking water indefinitely.