Among the worst hit areas is Jackson, Mississippi, where the Pearl River exceeded Major Flood stage and reached 36.67 feet on 17 February, 2020, it's third highest level on record.
The state government of Mississippi moved quickly in anticipation of the flooding and declared a state of emergency on 15 February. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves said:
"This is a historic, unprecedented flood. With projections showing the potential of this being the 3rd worst flood in our state's history, I've declared a state of emergency to deploy the necessary resources to take care of all Mississippians impacted...Protect yourself and your family — have a plan in place and evacuate if and when you are asked."
Emergency Management in the state estimated estimated that more than 2,400 structures would be affected by the flooding — most of them in Hinds County, which includes Jackson, but also some in neighbouring Rankin and Madison Counties.
Evacuation orders were issued in these areas and around 16 people were rescued from flooded homes. It is estimated that around 1,000 homes have suffered flood damage. Full details of damages are yet to be confirmed, but no fatalities have been reported.
Two houses were destroyed after rain triggered a landslide close the the banks of the Tennessee River in Savannah, Tennessee. No injuries were reported.
Levels of the Tennessee River remain high after the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) increased dam flows. TVA said rainfall in February was already over 400% more than normal. "We're managing large amounts of inflow and runoff from recent rainfall to bring levels along the upper mainstem back into normal winter ranges," TVA added.
Areas of Mississippi and Tennessee faced a spell of severe weather just days ago, when at least 5 people died and hundreds evacuated their homes after a powerful winter storm on 04 February, 2020.
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The Pearl River has jumped its banks east of #Jackson, well on the way to its potential 3rd highest crest in the area. @JacobLanierWx @ChristanaK_WAPT @NWSJacksonMS #MSwx#drone #mavic2zoom #dji pic.twitter.com/rJAPqQCPR5
— Alex Forbes (@AForbesWx) February 15, 2020
Floodwaters are slowly on the rise in areas near the Pearl River. We continue to urge anyone who needs to leave, to do so while it's still daylight. Shelter is available at the JPD Training Academy: 3000 St. Charles Street. Visit https://t.co/mbnnAy0iFj for more info pic.twitter.com/dCE26Zumtj
— City of Jackson (@CityofJacksonMS) February 15, 2020
Reader Comments
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So in my view its important for all humans to be grounded and at "ease". Paranoia and fear also play into this since we are all electro-magnetic fields walking on a gigantic electro magnetic sphere (that is connected to all other planets magnetic spherese, Sun too). And thats why I love when truth and logic give me a sense of ease rather than fear. If its fear I discard that crap immediately. I might sound like Yoda but its obvious that fear feeds the dark side and it brings pain and suffering in our lives.
The fact is, they rarely to never mention HAARP and Geoengineering although chemical Cloud Seeding is widely acknowledged and accepted!? Fear, does not consume nor control me because Knowledge and Truth is empowering and sets me Free!
I also don't aspire to be yet another, apathetic Eckhart Tolle devotee, at ease and peace with Crimes Against Humanity, Animals and a natural Environment! I remain grounded by reality, not meditation and spiritual fantasies of prosperity.
Since spiritually, I believe and KNOW that we are ALL connected, I refuse to ignore the man made pain and suffering existing ALL around our planet simply to remain a ''Shiny Happy People, Holding Hands" in Sunnyland, California. I also don't dwell on it. But I am dancing with it and will keep up the pace!
But I realized my energies and beliefs are wasted on stuff I cant see/feel/experience. And that a person must know himself very well before he chooses his fights. Also how we can overcome some obstacles with "in-action" in a sense of not giving in into a stupid "game" with other people or destructive state of mind based on insuficient information or lies. I suspect my energies were feeding these horror stories around the world and with so many of us plastered to our screens maybe those horrors would otherwise have a hard time with being in existence for long. You can call this wishful thinking perhaps because you think Im not basing my perspective on science. I assure you thats not the case.