Around 3,100 hundred Red Cross employees and volunteers were sent to the East Coast to help after Hurricane Dorian hit. Locally, the Southeast Mississippi Chapter of the American Red Cross sent a few dozen volunteers to the East Coast. They…
Several hundred local volunteers and staff with the Red Cross are on standby waiting to be deployed over these next few weeks. Officials with the Red Cross tell us that this will be a long-term recovery effort and they will…
The dry, hot, and sunny weather will continue for the rest of the week, and it only gets more humid....
The death toll from Hurricane Dorian is growing. At least two dozen people have died in the storm and there is concern that number will grow as rescue and recovery teams work around the clock in the Bahamas. Meanwhile, the…
Due to the impacts of Hurricane Dorian, Mississippi deployed members of its search and rescue team to Florida over the weekend. The purpose of the deployment is to support and assist with potential swift water rescue operations. The deployment was…
In times of disaster, there are some volunteers on the front lines ready to help. Ahead of Hurricane Dorian, our local Red Cross held a training session today for shelter fundamentals. These two hour training sessions help volunteers know what…
A hot and dry week...multiple tropical cyclones could develop
As Hurricane Dorian makes its way to the East Coast so are folks from our local Red Cross. The Southeast Mississippi chapter of the American Red Cross has already sent four groups to the East Coast to help with the…
A hot and dry week...and the tropics have come alive.
Yesterday afternoon, three Biloxi firefighters deployed to Jacksonville, Florida, to help with Hurricane Dorian relief. This deployment is part of a group called ‘Task Force Three.’ ‘Task Force Three’ is the southern-most force in the state trained for search and…
Labor Day morning update on Major Hurricane Dorian impacting the Bahamas...
Expect the beautiful weather of the last few days to continue into the weekend, but short-lived rain returns fairly quickly.
As we keep a close eye on Hurricane Dorian, many agencies and groups are already prepping for the aftermath. One of the local nonprofits focus on helping people feel better after a devastating storm. Comeback Coolers Founder Heather Eason said,…
More beautiful weather is ahead to start off the weekend, but we will see a little rain before next week.
A nice Friday afternoon with a few clouds and HOT temperatures, BUT low humidity...
Hurricane Dorian is currently a CAT2 hurricane located about 260 miles ENE of the SE/tern Bahamas...
The American Red Cross isn't taking any chances as Dorian approaches. Our local Red Cross and other branches of the nonprofit are making storm preparations, ready to deploy to any areas Dorian might affect, but also keeping locals in mind…
Expect much more beautiful weather in the days ahead as sunny, drier weather moves in, but developments in the tropics may cause issues....