Rankin County prepares for severe weather

Rankin County leaders are preparing for the dangerous storms.

READY?A LOT OF PREP WORK ON THE WAYRIGHT NOW IN RANKIN COUNTY.WE’RE OUTSIDE THE RANKIN COUNTYSAFE ROOM THAT JUST OPENS ITSDOORS TO START TAKING RESIDENTSIN WHO WILL BE SEEKING SHELTERFROM THE STORM ALSO WANT TO SHOWYOU SOME IMAGES OF WHAT’S BEENGOING ON FOR THE CITY OF BRANDONGETTING READY FOR THIS STORMEVENT THE CITY OF BRANDONPREPOSITIONING CREWS IN FOURDIFFERENT AREAS OF THE CITY WITHCHAIN CUT SAWS ANOTHER TYPES OFSTORM RESPONSE EQUIPMENT.SHOULD THEY BE NEEDED IN ANYAREA OF THE CITY THEY WANT TOMAKE SURE THAT IF SOME DEGREEBLOCKS THE ROAD THEY’LL GET TOTHEM.WE’RE BRINGING BRIAN GRANTHAM TOTHE RANKIN COUNTY EOC AS WE’VEOPENED THE STORM ROOM HERE.WHAT DO PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW?WELL PEOPLE NEED TO PARTICULARLYPAY ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER.THEY NEED TO WATCH THEIR LOCALNEWS CHANNELS.NOAA WEATHER RADIO GET THEIRINFORMATION FROM SOURCES THATARE CREDIBLE.THE STORM ROOM IS OPEN HEREAVAILABLE FOR RESIDENTS THE RAINCOUNTY IF YOU LIVE IN ASTRUCTURE, THAT IS NOT VERYSTURDY MOBILE HOME MAYBEAPARTMENT.AND YOU FEEL THE NEED THAT YOUNEED TO COME TO OUR SHELTER.IT IS OPEN AND AVAILABLE FOR YOUTO DO THAT.PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW WHEN THEYCOME TO THE SHELTER.WHAT CAN THEY BRING AND WHAT CANTHEY NOT BRING SO WE’RE THETHING INVOLVED AS LONG AS WEFIRST AND HAND SANITIZING ASWELL.ALSO PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO BRINGSMALL PETS AS LONG AS THEY AREINSIDE A CRATE.IT IS SOMETHING TO EAT TOO.DON’T THINK YES BRING THEIR OWNFOOD.THIS IS A TORNADO SAFE ROOM.IT’S NOT TECHNICALLY A SHELTERSO THAT FOOD WILL NOT BEPROVIDED.WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT STORMRESPONSE IN THE AREA?WHAT’S THE COUNTY DOING TO GETREADY?SO WE ARE PREPARED?WE’RE GONNA NOTIFY OUR CITIZENSAS MUCH AS POSSIBLE SO THEY CANBE INFORMED THE COUNTY ROADCRUISE OR STAGING.ADD IN THE COUNTY SPECIFIC AREASTHAT ARE READY TO RESPOND.SHOULD THEY BE STORM DAMAGE ANDTHEY NEED TO CLEAR THE ROADS FOREMERGENCY VEHICLES TO GETTHROUGH.THAT’S ALWAYS THE PROBLEM.IS IT A GEOGRAPHY AND STORMEVENTS LIKE THAT?ABSOLUTELY RANKIN COUNTY IS ARURAL COUNTY AND WE NEED TO BEABLE TO GET OUR EMERGENCYVEHICLES DOWN THE ROADS AND THEYNEED TO CLEAR ALL THE TREES ANDDEBRIS OUT OF THE WAY.THANKS SO MUCH BRIAN GRANTHAMWITH RANKIN COUNTY EOC.SO AGAIN THE RAIN COUNTY SAFEROOM HERE ON MARQUETTE ROAD INBRANDON IS NOW OPEN IF PEOPLEARE GOING TO COME THEY NEED TOTHINK ABOUT THEIR ESSENTIAL.WATER SOME FOODS OR SNACKS TOEAT SOME COMFORTABLE CLOTHES, OFCOURSE, MAYBE A BLANKET OR TWOAS SO MANY PEOPLE COME HERE TOPREPARE TO RIDE OUT THIS STORMEVENT L