MDOT, MEMA preparing for possible flooding

MDOT and MEMA are preparing for possible flooding from Hurricane Laura.

MISSISSIPPI WILLSTILL BE IMPACTED BY WHAT COULDBECATEGORY THREE STORMWHEN IT COMES ON LAND AND MAKESTHAT TURN TO THE EAST, WHAT ISITGONNA BRING WITH IT.

WE ALREADYKNOW WIND AND RAIN.

SO WE WILLHAVE LOCALIZED AREA FLOODINGPARTICULARLY DOWN IN HANCOCKCOUNTY WHERE THEY ALWAYS HAVE ALOT OF THAT.THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN ANDWIND HAS THE MISSISSIPPIDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ONSTANDBY.CREWS ARE READY TO GO IN CASETHE WINDTAKES DOWN TREES.IF TREES FALL WE'VE GOT CREWSTHAT HAVE CHAINSAWS GASSED UP,THEIR VEHICLES GASSEDUP.

THEY'LL BE THERE AS SOON ASPOSSIBLE.MDOT IS ALSO REMINDING DRIVERSTO LISTEN TOLOCAL AUTHORITIES.THEY MAY ASK YOU TO STAY WHEREYOU ARE IFCONDITIONS ARE TOO DANGEROUS FORDRIVING.AND DEFINITELY DO NOT DRIVE OVERSTANDING WATERIT MAY ONLY LOOK LIKE THERE'S AHALF INCH OF WATER THEREWHEN IT CAN BE FEET OF ROADWAYTHAT'S COMPLETELYWASHED OUT.RIGHT NOW, EMERGENCY LEADERS AREJUSTWAITING TO SEE EXACTLY WHICHPATH LAURADECIDES TO TAKE.IT'S JUST SOMETHING WE GOTTAWATCH.

I'M NOT CONCERNEDABOUT IT.

THE EMA DIRECTORS AREPOSTURED TO DEAL WITH IT.

WEGOT ABOUT TWO MORE, THREE MOREDAYS WE'RE GONNA HAVE TOSTAY VIGILANWE'RE JUST, LIKE EVERYONE ELSE,KEEPING AN EYE ON EVERYTHINGAND HOPING THAT IT DOESN'TCHANGE AND OUR CREWS ARE ONSTANDBY AS WELL.

MDOT LEADERS ENCOURAGE YOU TOKEEP UP WITH ROAD CONDITIONS BYFOLLOWING THE AGENCY ON SOCIALMEDION TWITTER, @MISSISSIPPIDOT ANDON FACEBOOK, SEARCH FOR THEMISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORTATION.

NEW TONIGHT...THE CITY OF JACKSON IS PROVIDINGFREESAND