Florida Orders Evacuations; Mississippi Opens Shelters Ahead of Isaias

MEMA urges residents to remain alert as Hurricane Isaias approaches - WXXV News 25

PEARL, Miss. – Hurricane Isaias is expected to make landfall along the Florida Panhandle later this evening Friday, October 9, into early Saturday, October 10. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is reminding residents across the state to remain alert and take necessary precautions now. “We are encouraging residents to make their final preparations today,” said MEMA Executive Director Stephen McCraney. “Gas up your vehicles, secur…

Florida orders evacuations; Mississippi opens shelters ahead of Isaias

(The Center Square) – Mandatory evacuations were listed in four Florida counties Friday as Hurricane Isaias threatened the northern Gulf Coast, while Mississippi officials opened shelters and closed two county health departments.

Hurricane Isaias prompts evacuations in Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi

Hurricane Isaias prompted evacuations in Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi ahead of the Category 3 storm’s landfall on Friday night.

Shelters open in Mississippi due to Isaias

GULFPORT, Miss. (WJTV) - Isaias strengthened Friday into a major hurricane as it headed toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, where final preparations were being made for potentially life-threatening storm surges and high winds. The hurricane is forecast to make landfall late Friday somewhere along the Alabama-Florida line and create dangerous conditions in the Florida Panhandle, [...]