An Alabama man taking video while Hurricane Zeta came ashore in Biloxi has been identified as the person who drowned near the Broadwater Marina. Fifty-eight-year-old Leslie Richardson had been watching the storm Wednesday evening. Richardson called for help about 7:30 p.m. Police tried to reach him in their military style vehicles, but the water on U.S. 90 was already over…
Meteorologist Brantly Keiek is in Gulfport with an update on conditions. Categories: Harrison County, Local News, News Tags: Gulfport, Weather, Zeta
News 25’s Grant Chighizola is in Biloxi this evening monitoring conditions. Categories: Harrison County, Local News, News Tags: biloxi, Weather, Zeta
We have Moss Point Mayor Mario King on the phone to discuss Zeta. Categories: Jackson County, Local News, News Tags: hurricane, Mario King, moss point, Severe Weather, Zeta
We have Harrison County EMA Director Rupert Lacy on the phone to discuss Zeta. Categories: Local News, News Tags: harrison county ema, hurricane, rupert lacy, Weather, Zeta
Meteorologist Brantly Keiek is in Gulfport with an update on conditions in Gulfport. Categories: Harrison County, Local News, News Tags: Gulfport, hurricane, storm, Weather, Zeta
We have Pascagoula Public Information Officer Katarina Luketich on the phone to discuss Zeta. Categories: Harrison County, Local News, News Tags: katarina luketich, Pascagoula, Zeta
News 25’s Grant Chighizola is in Biloxi this evening monitoring conditions. Categories: Harrison County, Local News, News Tags: biloxi, storms, Weather, Zeta
We have Mississippi Power spokesperson Jeff Shepard on the phone to discuss Zeta. Categories: Harrison County, Local News, News Tags: Jeff Shepard, mississippi power, Zeta
News 25’s Grant Chighizola is in Biloxi this evening monitoring conditions. Categories: Harrison County, Local News, News Tags: biloxi, hurricane, Severe Weather, Zeta
As the storm makes its way through the Gulf Coast, we’re seeing what’s happening out there. We have video shot by a viewer in Gautier. This is from their home in Hickory Hills. From the video you can hear the wind is really picking up and those trees are starting to blow heavily. Categories: Jackson County, Local News, News Tags:…
News 25’s Grant Chighizola is in Biloxi this evening monitoring conditions. Categories: Harrison County, Local News, News Tags: biloxi, storms, Weather, Zeta
We have Biloxi Mayor FoFo Gilich on the phone to discuss Zeta. Categories: Harrison County, Local News, News Tags: biloxi, Mayor FoFo Gilich, Zeta
We have Ocean Springs Mayor Shea Dobson on the phone to discuss Zeta. Categories: Jackson County, Local News, News Tags: Hurricane Zeta, Ocean Springs, Shea Dobson, Weather
Zeta is bringing strong winds and heavy rain to our area and conditions are already starting to deteriorate. Meteorologist Brantly Keiek is in Gulfport with more. Categories: Harrison County, Local News, News Tags: Gulfport, storms, Weather, Zeta
You can access Harrison County online interactive map for the latest storm information in this county. On this map, you can view flood zones and because it’s interactive you can customize it. This resource shows what sandbag locations are active. You can also see evacuation routes. Harrison County EMA Deputy Director Matt Stratton said, “You can also plug in any…
The Harrison County Emergency Management Agency met today ahead of the hurricane. The Harrison County Fire Department is requesting additional personal from FEMA and will be pulling response when winds reach 45 miles per hour. Electric companies advise to download their app for the most accurate power outage map. Coast Electric will pull service workers as the weather intensifies. They…
News 25’s Grant Chighizola is in Biloxi near the harbor this evening monitoring conditions there as Hurricane Zeta approaches. Categories: Harrison County, Local News, News Tags: biloxi, Severe Weather, Zeta
Over in Bay St. Louis, several areas are experiencing flooding. In preparation some local businesses like this gas station made preparations by boarding up windows. Winds are picking up speed as water crashes on the beaches and against road sides. You can see several cars lining higher ground along road 603. Across the bridge, visibility is getting worse in the…
This is a look at the city of Long Beach just a few hours ago. You can see the water was already coming up into pavilions and parking lots along with the wind picking up speed. The Long Beach Harbor is under mandatory evacuation. Long Beach also has a curfew in place tonight. Categories: Local News, News Tags: hurricane, Long…
Several people flocked around the iconic Mississippi Gulf Coast welcome sign at the intersection of Highway 90 and Cowan Road in Gulfport to get some last-minute photos this afternoon. The red lights at several intersections along the beach front including the one at 90 and Cowan Road have been turned on as flashing by MDOT who says motorists should treat…
A spattering of people from near and far away trickled down to the Biloxi beach front this afternoon as the first signs of Hurricane Zeta appeared. Mid-afternoon, white caps and waves from the Gulf could be easily seen along the Biloxi Beach shoreline and wind gusts began picking up, rattling road signs and pushing some sand on Highway 90. Traffic…
Local law enforcement is gearing up for Zeta this evening and staying off the roads is the message first responders want to relay to residents on the Coast. The Biloxi Police Department has rearranged the number of responders on duty for the storm. Equipment is already set up in certain low-lying areas so Biloxi PD can tackle any issues they…
This morning, Governor Tate Reeves requested a pre-landfall disaster declaration in anticipation of Zeta. This would authorize FEMA to provide emergency protective measures including direct federal assistance for 13 Mississippi counties including our six southern counties to save lives, protect property, and public health and safety, or to lessen the threat of catastrophe in the designated areas. More counties could…