hurricane season

Hurricane Season starts June 1st

It’s the final countdown. The official start of the 2019 hurricane season is just hours away, beginning tomorrow, June 1st. Are you ready? That’s the question posed by local emergency management officials as we forge into the new hurricane season.…

The 2019 Hurricane Season is Just One Day Away

It's the final countdown. That's right. The official start of the 2019 Hurricane Season is just hours away, beginning tomorrow, June 1st. And are you ready? That's the question posed by local emergency management officials as we forge into the…

Mississippi Power preparing for hurricane season

With hurricane season just days away, Mississippi Power is gearing up, preparing for what could be in store. The company discussed this year’s storm plans and logistics to prepare for possible power outages during a hurricane. News 25 was able…

Preparing for Hurricane Season

The official start of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season is just days away. The local emergency management’s message is “we’re ready, are you?” Harrison County officials and News 25 are gearing up for anything that could threaten our area this…

Preparing for the 2019 hurricane season

It’s hard to believe, but in just over one month the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season will officially begin. Hundreds of meteorologists, emergency managers, and weather enthusiasts are gathered in New Orleans this week for the annual National Hurricane Conference. The…

Recapping 2018 Hurricane Season

The 2018 Hurricane season officially comes to an end this Friday. After breaking many records during the 2017 season, 2018 added a few more records to the list. After a fairly quiet start to the 2018 hurricane season, once August…

Hurricane Hunters mission

This morning Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Ragusa, chief pilot for the Hurricane Hunters, gave community members a full rundown on the Hurricane Hunter mission. The Hurricane Hunters are aircrews based at Keesler that fly into tropical cyclones in the north Atlantic…

Emergency management update meeting

This morning, Harrison County Emergency Management Director Rupert Lacy was on hand to speak to a room full of Coast business owners about disaster preparedness. With hurricane season in full swing running from June 1st through November 30th, EMA wants…

Dealing with hurricane anxiety

Hurricane season is here and you might have some anxiety going into it. News 25’s Payton Malone met up with a health care professional and has some tips on how to ease your stress this storm season. Some noises can…