Storm recovery resources for Jackson County residents
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- According to the Jackson County Office of Emergency Services, the Red Cross is now assisting residents who were impacted by Sunday’s storms. Call 800-733-2676 if…
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Fort Bayou drawbridge damaged
Tuesday’s weather caused damage to the Fort Bayou Drawbridge in Ocean Springs. According to MDOT District 6 Engineer Billy Owen, high winds caused the arms that raise and lower when the bridge opens were broken. The winds caused damage to…
Home struck by lightning, damages car in Gulfport
Shaina Barnett posted on our Facebook page that a lightning strike hit her home on Alcede Lizana Road in Gulfport. You can see from the photos the damage…
Flooding and damage reports around South Mississippi
WXXV is gathering flooding and damage reports from around South Mississippi. We'll report them as we get them. If you have damage to report, please send the information to news@wxxv25.com. Gautier reported areas of Old Spanish Trail flooded on Tuesday…
Harrison County battles house fire that began in fireplace
Harrison County fire crews battled a house fire that damaged a home on Woodland Way on Monday night. Harrison County Fire Chief Pat Sullivan said crews from CRTC and…
City waits for president’s approval for federal aid for Moss Point
As for the city and its ongoing rebuild in Moss Point, citizens are still waiting for federal assistance. Governor Tate Reeves has signed the emergency declaration for the state requesting federal assistance. Initially, Jackson and Jasper counties, which sustained the…
Moss Point continuing to rebuild one month after the tornado
The City of Moss Point continues to rebuild a month after that tornado ripped through the city, but citizens are feeling the growing pains of the…
MEMA updates damage numbers in Moss Point
MEMA has updated damage numbers in Jackson County as a result of the EF-2 tornado that ripped through Moss Point on Monday afternoon. MEMA says that local officials are reporting that 300 homes and 80 businesses were damaged in the…
Moss Point High School damaged in tornado
Moss Point High School spent most of today pumping water out of its gymnasium. The school took a massive hit during the tornado. MPSD Superintendent told News 25 that…
More than 100 homes, businesses damaged in Moss Point tornado
More than 100 homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed in Moss Point on Monday afternoon after a tornado ripped through the downtown area of the city. The mayor is meeting…
Tornado touches down in Moss Point
A tornado touched down in downtown Moss Point this afternoon. The WXXV Weather Center reports the funnel cloud touched down about 2:50 p.m. Reports are coming in of damage in the city and Jackson County Sheriff's Office has sent deputies…
Praise Temple Biloxi damaged after two cars crash into building
Praise Temple Biloxi, a church on Division Street, was heavily damaged Friday when two vehicles went through the building because of a crash. While attending the…
Praise Temple in Biloxi damaged when two cars go through building
Praise Temple Biloxi, a church on Division Street, was heavily damaged Friday when not one but two vehicles went through the building because of a crash. Natasha Pickett, co-pastor at the church, said she and her husband, Jakavious Pickett, got…
FEMA Deadline for Hurricane Ida Assistance less than one week away
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – Mississippi homeowners, renters, business owners and nonprofits in Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, and Pearl River counties who had property damage or other uninsured losses caused by Hurricane Ida have less than one week left to apply for…
Apparent tornado touches down in Picayune
An apparent tornado hit Picayune earlier this evening. Check out these images from Picayune in a post written by the Picayune Police Department that says “please avoid the area of…
Ida damages more than 160 Mississippi homes
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Hurricane Ida damaged at least 164 homes in Mississippi, destroying six of those and leaving 42 with major damage, state officials said Wednesday. Mississippi Emergency Management Agency director Stephen McCraney also said at least 184 roads…
Possible tornado damage in Gulfport
A possible tornado touched down in Gulfport Sunday as one of Hurricane Ida’s powerful rain bands moved onshore. You can see the devastation left behind in the city. Local emergency managers…
Homes in Gulfport suffer damage from possible tornado
A possible tornado touched down in Gulfport this evening as one of Hurricane Ida's powerful rain…
State opens application to wild hog control program
The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce will begin accepting applications for its Wild Hog Control Program beginning July 26. The application period will close on Monday, August 9. All Mississippi counties are eligible for the application period. Wild hogs…
Flooding damages more than 120 homes in Mississippi
PEARL, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is continuing to assess damage caused by recent flash flooding. Parts of central and northern Mississippi were soaked by heavy rainfall starting last week. The downpour washed out some roads, making…
Ship Island reopens following Hurricane Zeta cleanup
Gulf Islands National Seashore has completed storm damage assessments and all facilities (dock, pier, boardwalk, restrooms, pavilions, snack bar, and Fort Massachusetts) on Ship Island remain closed due to extensive damage. The island reopened at 8 a.m. Monday, March 1,…
Hurricane Zeta damage still evident in South Mississippi
It’s been just over three months since Hurricane Zeta made landfall, wreaking havoc in South Mississippi and beyond. Chances are if you just look around, there are still visible signs of the category two storm’s damage, but…
Repairs complete on Gold Star Families Monument in Biloxi
Over in Biloxi, Hurricane Zeta repairs continue to move along at a steady pace and one downtown monument damaged by the storm is ready for visitors once again. A four-man team from Bailey Granite in Kentucky made…
Update: Vet gets fallen tree off home with help
We have a happy update on a story that aired on WXXV last Monday. The fallen tree on disabled vet and Gulfport resident Brian McDowell’s home has been removed. During Zeta, a tree fell on McDowell’s mobile…
