Neighborhoods, businesses flood as Pearl River rises
Neighborhoods, businesses flood as Pearl River rises
Residents in some Jackson neighborhoods and businesses are experiencing flooding from the Pearl River.
JOEL.CANTON CLUB CIRCLE IS UNDERWATERRIGHT NOW.THERE’S SOME PEOPLE WHO ALREADYLEFT, BUT I’M BEING TOLD THATTHERE’S SOME PEOPLE THAT ARESTILL IN THEIR HOMES, EVENTHOUGH THE WATER IS VERY HIGH.NOW JOINING ME TO TALK MOREABOUT THIS IS SCOTT JOHNSON.GOOD MORNING SCOTT.HOW ARE YOU?GOOD MORNING.NOW.I KNOW THAT YOU’RE THE OWNER OFA TOWING COMPANY TALK TO MEABOUT SOME OF THE WORK YOU GUYSHAVE BEEN DOING YESTERDAY ANDWHAT YOU’RE GOING TO DO TODAY.YES, REALLY TRYING TO GET UPSOME OF THE PERSONAL STUFF FORTONE OUT TVS FURNITURE THEIRCARS SOMETIMES A CAT AND DOG,BUT THERE ARE A COUPLE FOLKS ISSTILL LEFT IN THE STAYING IN THEHOUSE OF THE PARADE OF LOOTERSMY JUST TALK ABOUT HOWHEARTBREAKING THIS IS BECAUSEWE’RE TALKING EARLIER ABOUT SOMEPEOPLE WHO COULD LOSE IT ALL.YES.I’M GOING GOING TO SET IT FORYEAR OLD LADY.STAY AND AND SHE HAS LOSTEVERYTHING ALL WE GOT OUT OF THEHOUSE, WHICH JUST OUR CLOTHES ORSHOES AND HOW SHE’S GOING TOREBUILD AT THIS AGE.I DON’T UNDERSTAND AND I KNOWYOU’VE ACTUALLY WENT INSIDETHESE HOME, BUT JUST LOOKING ONTHE OUTSIDE BECAUSE SEE HOW HIGHTHE WATER IS JUST DESCRIBE WHATIT LOOKS LIKE INSIDE THE HOMESIN THE DAMAGE THE OWNER.SOME OF THE HOMES IS STARTING TOGET INTO ON THE BACKSIDE OFSTARTED CREEPING THE HOUSESPROBABLY FLOORS.WALLS ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BEDAMAGED, YOU KNOW, ALL THEFENCES THE WAVES, YOU KNOWOFFENSES ON OUTSIDE THE HOUSE.IT’S JUST DEVASTATING I BET ANDHOW LONG YOU GUYS GOING TO BEOUT HERE TODAY?I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVEN’T STARTEDYET THIS MORNING.YOU’RE WAITING TILL DAYLIGHTCOMES AND YOU HAVE TWO MORECREWS COMING OUT HERE TO JOINYOU HOW LONG YOU GUYS GOING TOBE OUT HERE HELPING PEOPLE OUT.PROBABLY GONE BAIT, TOO DARK.YOU KNOW AS LONG AS IT TAKES,YOU KNOW, TRY TO GET SOME OFTHESE FOLKS OUT NOW.DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR SOMEPEOPLE THAT ARE STILL INSIDETHEIR DO NOT WANT TO LEAVEBECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THEIR HOMEIS ALL THEY HAVE.YES, PLEASE LET US HELP YOU ANDTRY TO GET YOU OUT AND YOU KNOW,IT’S NOT WORTH LOSING YOUR LIFEOVER.THANK YOU SO MUCH GOD WEAPPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THATYOU’RE DOING.DID YOU GUYS HEARD SCOTT JUSTSAY THERE’S A NUMBER OF PEOPLETHAT ARE STILL INSIDE THEIRHOMES.THE WATER IS UP EXTREMELY HIGHIF YOU DO LIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOODWITH FLOODING, PLEASE CALL 3-1-1AND THEY CAN HELP YOU WITHEVACUATING OR HELP YOU WITH EVENSOME OF THE DAMAGE JUST MAKESURE YOU GET THEM A AND PLEASEAVOID BEING IN ANY I WONDERWHETHER IT’S INSIDE YOUR HOMEWHETHER YOU’RE IN YOUR CARDRIVING AVOID BEING ASIDE ANYFLOOD WATER IN JACKSON SHALEEKAPOWELL 16 WAPT NEWS.ALL RIGHT.THANKS SO MUCH SHALEEKADEFINITELY HEARTBREAKING, BUTGOOD TO KNOW THAT PEOPLE LIKESCOTT ARE HELPING FOLKS IN THOSENEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE BEINGAFFECTED.BUT WE ALSO CAUGHT UP WITH SOMEHOMEOWNERS IN THE ROLLANG WOODSSUBDIVISION WHO ARE TAKINGPRECAUTION THIS MORNING.THEY SAY THE WATER IS MOVINGMORE QUICKLY THAN THEY EXPECTEDONE FAMILY HAS ALREADY PUTFURNITURE ON CYLINDER BLOCKS ANDTHEY’RE MOVING OTHER VALUABLESINTO STORAGE.3THE ROLLINGWOOD SUBDIVISION ISOFF OLD, CANTON ROAD.NOT WAITING UNTIL THE LASTMINUTE TO LEAVE.MY HUSBAND IS SON PROBABLY WILLBUT I’M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GOWITH THE DOG THE DOG AND I ARELEAVING.I DID HEAR THAT.IT MAY BE CRESTING A LITTLELOWER THAN EXPECT IT SO, YOUKNOW PRAYING FOR THAT TO HAPPENAND YOU KNOW, JUST HOPE WE DON’TGET WATER IN THE INSIDE, YOUKNOW, IF IT IF WE DO WE’RE READYFOR IT.WE’RE MOVING STUFF UPSTAIRS.CITY LEADERS SAY STREETS IN THEROLLINGWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD FLOODWHEN THE PEARL RIVER REACHES 37FEET.WELL JUST DOWN INTERSTATE 20FROM JACKSON THE BIG BLACK RIVERIS ALSO NEARING A RECORD CRESTSEVERAL RESIDENTS ALONG OLDHIGHWAY 80 NEAR EDWARDS ARETRAPPED IN THEIR HOMES DUE TORISING WATER CREWS WITH HINDSCOUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ANDTHE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OFWILDLIFE FISHERIES AND PARKS AREBRINGING IN BOATS TO RESCUEPEOPLE WHO ARE TRAPPED.DOWN THE ROAD HERE.IT’S RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD HERE ISPROBABLY ABOUT 20 FEET DEEP.THE WATER IS RIGHT NOW.IT’S NEVER GOTTEN UP.MORE THAN THAT I’M ON OUR HOUSEIS ALWAYS STAYED HIGH AND DRYRIGHT NOW.LIKE I SAID, WE’RE STARTING TOFLOAT THE BIG BLACK RIVER ISHEADED FOR A RECORD CRUST.THE CURRENT CRUST FORECAST ISFOR 2.5 FEET, WHICH WOULD TIETHE 1979 RECORD, BUT COME SHORTOF THE 1983 RECORD OF FORTYPOINT SEVEN FEET IN FLOWOODCREWS HAVE CLOSED OLD BRANDONBRO DUE TO HIGH WATER.IT’S CLOSED FROM THE I-55OVERPASS TO SILAS BROWN BRIDGEWATER.ALREADY SPILLING ONTO A SMALLPART OF THE ROAD THE SUPERVISOROF A NEARBY BUSINESS SAYS THEWATER IS THE HIGHEST SHE’S EVERSEEN IT THE BUMPER TO BUMPERCOMPANY.SHE WORKS FOR DELIVERS AND SELLSAUTO PARTS, WHICH IS HARD TO DOWHEN STREETS ARE FLOODING.IT’S GOING TO TAKE US A LOTLONGER TO ACTUALLY DELIVER THEPARTS THAT WE DELIVER THENNORMAL BECAUSE THIS IS OUR MAINFAIRWAY ROAD THAT WE GO THROUGHTO TRAVELED IN THE RANKINCOUNTIES AND IT KIND OF PUTS ADAMPER ON OUR BUSINESS.MAN 2.RENFRO SAYS THEY PLAN ON BEINGOPENED THIS WEEKEND.HOWEVER, THEY WILL ONLY CLOSE IFTHE ROADS ARE FLOODED AND THEYCAN’T MAKE IT TO WORK SAFELY.HERE’S A BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF THEFLOODING FROM EAGLE EYE 16.THIS IS A LOOK FROM ABOVE ALL OFTHAT FLOODING ON OLD BRANDONROAD, AND HERE’S LOOK ALSO ATTHE COUNTRY CLUB OF JACKSON.YOU CAN SEE WATER CREEPING INAND COVERING THE GOLF COURSE.I’LL JACKSON MAYOR CHOKWE ANTARLUMUMBA SAYS, HE’S WORRIED.SOME ARE NOT TAKING THE FLOODTHREAT SERIOUSLY, SOMEHOMEOWNERS ASKED HIM IF IT’SOKAY FOR THEM TO TRY TO STAY ANDWRITE IT OUT.HE’S TOLD THEM IT’S A RISK NOTWORTH TAKING THE MESSAGE FROMTHE CITY AND COUNTY THIS MORNINGIS DO NOT CHANCE STAYING IN YOURHOME.THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION.I’LL TAKE THESE WARNINGS LIKETHE EVACUATION OF SERIOUSLY, IBELIEVE OF TALKING TO THERESERVOIR.THEY NEED TO BE OUT NO LATERTHAN ABOUT NOON TOMORROW, AND IJUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE THEM NOTTO TAKE THIS LIGHTLY ONCE AGAININ THE FORTUNATE EVENT THATTHEIR HOME DOES NOT TAKE ONWATER.SOMETIMES WE DON’T CONSIDER THESURROUNDING AREA NEAR OUR HOMESAND THE INABILITY TO LEAVE IF IFTHERE IS ANY NEED FOR ANY PERSONOR SOMEONE WERE SICK IF SOMEONENEEDED TO GET TO FOOD IF THEYLOST POWER THEY WOULD FINDTHEMSELVES ON AN ISLAND.RANKIN COUNTY AUTHORITIES AREECHOING WHAT HINDS COUNTY ISSAYING THEY ARE SAYING THIS IS ASITUATION.OCEAN WHERE YOU MUST BE CAREFUL.NEED TO BE VERY VIGILANT.PAY REALLY CLOSE ATTENTION TOWHAT THE WATER IS DOING AND WESTRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT IF YOUARE ON THE OUTLYING EDGES OFTHIS THAT YOU BEGIN TO MAKEPREPARATIONS TO SEEK SHELTERELSEWHERE.FRANKLIN COUNTY HAS EQUIPMENTREADY TO MAKE RESCUES.IT INCLUDES 13 HIGH WATERVEHICLES 13 BOATS AND FOR BUSESFROM THE RANKIN COUNTY SCHOOLDISTRICT ALL ON STANDBY.OH, HERE’S A LOOK AT SOME OF THEFLOODWATERS.WE CAPTURED YESTERDAY ALONG THEJACKSON FLOWOOD LINE.YOU CAN SEE THE RIVER RISING ASWE CROSS THE BRIDGE.THEY’RE STANDING WATER IN FRONTOF SEVERAL BUSINESSES AND SOMEPEOPLE PACKING UP AND MOVING TOHIGHER GROUND.THE CITY OF RICHLAND IS ALSOBRACING FOR FLOODING.WE SPOKE TO SOME BUSINESS OWNERSIN THE AREA TALKED ABOUT AN AREATHAT LEADERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUTWELL, THEY SHUT DOWN WALKERCIRCLE AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND USAND THE WATER IS GOING TO RISEPOSSIBLY UP AND CLOSE OUR APRONHERE THAT WE’RE STANDING ON NOW,SO THAT COULD AFFECT OURBUSINESS.WE MAY HAVE TO CLOSE.WE’RE GOING TO START MOVINGINVENTORY STACKING INVENTORY ONTOP OF OTHER INVENTORY THETHINGS THAT CAN’T GET WET.WE’RE GOING TO MOVE THOSE AHIGHER GROUND MOVE OUR EQUIPMENTUP AND OUT.THE CITY OF RICHLAND IS OFFERINGSANDBAGS TO FLOOD VICTIMS AT THERICHLAND CITY BARN ON WESTHARPER STREET OFF OF HIGHWAY 49YOU CAN UP SANDBAGS THIS MORNINGFROM 7:00 A.M.
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ANDHERE’S A HIGHER A LOOK ATRICHLAND TO USING OUR EAGLE EYE16 AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE WATERAROUND SEVERAL BUILDINGS ANDBUSINESSES IN THE AREA.HAPPENING TODAY THE MISSISSIPPIEMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY WILLBE GIVING AN UPDATE ON THE PEARLRIVER FLOODING IN JACKSON.IT WILL BE AT MIMAS HEADQUARTERSAND PEARL BEGINNING AT 9:45 A.M.GOVERNOR TATE REEVES AND MIMASDIRECTOR GREG.MICHAEL ARE EXPECTED TO FRONTTHE MEETING.THE JACKSON POLICE ACADEMY ANDRED CROSS ARE TEAMING UP TO HELPFLOOD VICTIMS.THE RED CROSS IS OFFERINGSHELTER AT THE JACKSON POLICETRAINING ACADEMY.THE BUILDING IS LOCATED ONCHARLES STREET IN JACKSONSERVICES ON ON A FIRST-COMEFIRST-SERVED BASIS.THIS SHELTER CAN ACCOMMODATE UPTO 300 PEOPLE.WE DO HAVE AN OVERFLOW SHELTERTHAT’S BEING SET UP NOW THAT IFWE EXCEED OUR LIMIT THAT THEYCAN GO TO ANOTHER SHOW.PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THESHELTER.HOWEVER, THE RED CROSS ISPARTNERING WITH A LOCAL ANIMALSHELTER TO HELP WITH YOUR PETS.YOU CAN’T EXPECT DELAYS GETTINGYOUR GARBAGE.PICKED UP BECAUSE OF THE PEARLRIVER FLOODING ROAD CLOSURES MAYPREVENT CREWS FROM GETTINGTRUCKS OUT DIRECTOR SAY SERVICEMAY BE IMPACTED IN THE CITY OFJACKSON AS WELL AS HINDS RANKINAND MADISON COUNTIES WASTEMANAGEMENT WILL RESUME NORMALOPERATIONS AS SOON AS IMPACTEDAREAS ARE SAFE TO OPERATE.WE WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOUON THE PEARL RIVER AND THEFLOODING IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOODRIGHT HERE ON 16 WAPT NEWS FORALERTS SHELTER AND OTHERFLOODING EMERG
