The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is warning Mississippians to prepare for what is forecasted to be a potential major winter storm this weekend.
The National Weather Service is forecasting the potential for a massive winter storm from Friday until Sunday. The storm could reach north Mississippi, parts of the Delta, central Mississippi and down to Hattiesburg. While the forecast is still evolving, the potential exists for freezing rain and other forms of winter precipitation, coupled with freezing temperatures.
The weather could impede travel and cause power and communication outages. Freezing rain brings the potential of downed power lines and trees.
MEMA and NWS are working closely together in preparation for the storm. Scott Simmons, MEMA’s director of external affairs, gave some tips ahead of this weekend.
“People need to start thinking now about preparing their disaster kits, what they’ll need in the event that their house should lose power,” he said “Will they have batteries? Will they have phone chargers? Will they have the ability to heat their homes?”
Simmons said residents should make sure they have food, water, blankets and batteries in their homes and cars. He warned to never use a stove top or oven to heat a home, and to place space heaters in the middle of the room away from flammable objects. People should wrap their pipes, have plenty of firewood and seal their doors and windows to lock in the heat.
NWS has a guide to help people prepare for winter weather, and MEMA has a guide for creating a disaster kit.
Subfreezing temperatures are expected to last through the weekend and early into next week, according to current forecast models. The National Weather Service recommends keeping an eye on the forecast as it changes.
Freezing rain can be especially devastating. In February 1994, much of north Mississippi experienced one of the worst ice storms in the state’s history, resulting in downed trees and power lines over wide areas. Power outages in some instances lasted more than a week and the state had to step in to help with the cost of cleanup and other recovery efforts.
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