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Hurricane
Preparedness 2021
Harrison County Civil Defense
1 (228) 865–4002
Jackson County Department of Public Safety
1 (228) 769–3111
Hancock County Emergency Management Agency
1 (228) 255–0942
MDOT
1 (228) 359–7001
5/2021 WeAreMemorial.com
Photography by Tim IsbellMemorial Hurricane Memorial Hurricane Plan
Preparedness
STORM ALERTS WHAT TO BRING
When preparing to report for duty during or after
Pre-alert status a storm, you’ll need to have some essential items:
❑ Your Memorial identification badge
When a hurricane enters the Gulf of Mexico or
❑ Harrison County Civil Defense badge
To help you prepare your family and household for a when our area is in any part of a cone of probability
for a tropical storm, Memorial will issue a hurricane ❑ Sleeping bags, blankets, and pillows
tropical storm or hurricane, Memorial has provided
pre-alert status. Pre-alert status means employees ❑ Several changes of clothing,
this Hurricane Preparedness Handbook. need to be prepared to implement personal plans uniforms and shoes
If you are a Memorial employee, this guide also explains your and preparations for the hospital. They should be ❑ Personal toiletries and towels
role in Memorial’s Hurricane Plan. Every employee has an essential aware that it is possible the hospital will move into ❑ Prescription medications
role and is assigned to one or more of our response phases, which Hurricane Alert Status on very short notice.
❑ Cash and small change
include the Hurricane Team and the Relief Team. Employees may Should Hurricane Alert Status become necessary,
also be called on to work in different settings or job functions as the Hurricane Staffing Plan will remain in effect ❑ Cell phone and charger
needs are identified. Please discuss your role in the Hurricane Plan until otherwise announced by Administration and ❑ Non-perishable food items
with your department manager and your family. employees are released by their manager. ❑ Bottled water
PHYSICIAN CLINICS & OFF-CAMPUS FACILITIES ❑ Miscellaneous personal items
During Hurricane Alert Status, direct contact with All physician clinics and off-campus employees The Relief Team (Hospital)
your manager or director is extremely critical. will be contacted by their manager regarding
Please keep them advised of your status and be sure to check closure time. After the storm call 865-3073 for WHEN TO REPORT
your voicemail or mobile device frequently and keep in touch with return to work information. Information can Those staff members who are scheduled to work
your department for your responsibilities during a storm. Look for be viewed on the hospital website at www. after the storm should remember that they are
updates on our hospital website and on social media. WeAreMemorial.com, Memorial social media, required to report for work in a timely manner
and will air on WLOX-TV and WXXV-TV if possible. and call 865-3073 to find out when. Information
can be viewed on the hospital website at www.
The Hurricane Team (Hospital)
Remember, our patients and community are counting on us— WeAreMemorial.com, Memorial social media
and we are counting on you. WHEN TO REPORT (Facebook and Twitter) and will air on WLOX-TV
During Hurricane Alert Status, these employees and WXXV-TV if possible.
are designated by the Directors/Managers to WHAT TO BRING
—Kent G. Nicaud, President / CEO provide essential staffing. Directors/Managers take Your Memorial identification badge, Harrison
Memorial Hospital & Physician Clinics measures to minimize Hurricane Alert staffing County Civil Defense badge, a change of clothing
because the ability of the hospital to support and your medication should be adequate
(house, feed, and care for) personnel is extremely preparation in most cases, even if you are detained
limited. Employees assigned to work or requested at the hospital longer than expected. However,
to be present at the hospital will be on a “waiting given a unique situation, please be advised to use
to work” status. All hours will be computed your best judgement.
as hours worked, and employees will be paid
according to their status. Meals
Meal vouchers will be distributed at check in.
Each employee will be entitled to three meals
per day at no charge. Menu items will be limited.
Visitors will be charged for meals.
2 3We have reviewed and updated our Hurricane Plan to ensure that we can
Your Family’s Hurricane Plan
take care of our patients and community while allowing you to meet family responsibilities
during a hurricane or severe weather. Memorial’s Hurricane Plan can be found online
at www.WeAreMemorial.com — Click on “Hurricane Booklet.”
TERMS TO KNOW ✦ Stock up on batteries, food that will keep, first
aid supplies, drinking water and medications.
Schedule Changes your hospital ID badge in order for the permit ✦ Store lawn furniture and other loose, light-weight
Hurricane Watch
to be accepted. objects, such as garbage cans and garden tools.
An employee must receive approval from ✦ Hurricane conditions are possible within the specified ✦ Have cash on hand in case power goes out and
his/her manager prior to making assignment COMMUNICATION coastal area. Because hurricane preparedness activities ATMs don’t work.PLAN TO EVACUATE IF YOU ...
or scheduling changes. Disciplinary Action, In the event of an impending hurricane, the become difficult once winds reach tropical storm force,
✦ Live in a mobile or manufactured home. They are
up to and including termination, will result disaster hotline 865–3073 will provide updates for the hurricane watch is issued 48 hours in advance of
the anticipated onset of tropical-storm-force winds. unsafe in high winds no matter how well fastened
from any of the following: the Hospital. However, the disaster hotline is not to the ground.
1. Failure to report for duty intended to replace communication with your Hurricane Warning ✦ Live on the coastline, an offshore island or near a river
2. Failure to report in a timely manner supervisor, manager, or director. Be sure to check or flood plain. In addition to wind, flooding from
✦ Hurricane conditions are expected in the specified storm surge waves is a major killer.
3. Failure to complete duty assignments during your home answering machine or mobile devices
area of the warning. Because hurricane preparedness ✦ Live in a high-rise. Hurricane winds can knock out
a disaster (including during and after hurricanes). frequently, keep in touch with your department activities become difficult once winds reach tropical electricity to elevators, break windows and more.
for your responsibilities during a storm and storm force, the hurricane warning is issued 36 hours
Security provide a number where you can be reached. in advance of the anticipated onset of tropical-storm-
force winds. When in a Warning area
Information can also be obtained on the radio
ACCESS TO THE HOSPITAL. ✦ Closely monitor radio, TV or NOAA Weather Radio
at 90.3 FM—Mississippi Public Broadcast; on Tropical Storm Watches & Warnings
Access to Memorial facilities will be limited and All Hazards for official bulletins.
television at WLOX-TV News 13 or WXXV-TV;
closely monitored. All employees must initially ✦ Take these alerts seriously. Although Tropical Storms ✦ Close storm shutters.
or online at www.WeAreMemorial.com and have lower wind speeds than hurricanes, They often
check in at the registration desk and must be ✦ Follow instructions issued by local officials.
Memorial social media. bring life-threatening flooding and dangerous winds.
prepared to present their Memorial identification Leave immediately if ordered!
badges for access. ✦ If evacuating, leave as soon as possible. Stay with
The following steps have been taken to
IDENTIFICATION BADGES enhance Memorial’s ability to communicate:
BEFORE HURRICANE SEASON friends or relatives, at a low-rise inland motel or at a
designated public shelter outside the flood zone.
✦ Determine safe evacuation routes inland.
Employees are required to wear their Memorial 1. Additional satellite telephones ✦ DO NOT stay in a mobile or manufactured home.
✦ Learn location of official shelters.
badges in plain view at all times. ✦ Notify neighbors and a family member outside the
2. Satellite Internet access ✦ Make emergency plans for pets.
warned area of your evacuation plans.
SHELTERING 3. Additional 800 MHz radios ✦ Check emergency equipment, such as flashlights,
✦ Take pets with you if possible, but remember, most
Memorial is not a designated general population generators & battery-powered NOAA Weather
4. Alternative television antenna system public shelters do not allow pets other than those
shelter. As such, no boarders will be allowed. No Radio All Hazards and cell phones.
used as service animals. Identify pet-friendly motels
will allow the Main Campus to access local
relatives of employees, including spouses, will be ✦ Buy food that will keep and store drinking water. along your evacuation route.
television in the event cable television
allowed to stay in the hospital during the alert ✦ Buy plywood or other material to protect your home.
reception is lost. If staying in a home…
status. The only exceptions to the rule are: ✦ Clear loose and clogged rain gutters and downspouts.
–One visitor/family member per patient 5. Internet updates reporting the status of Trim trees and shrubbery.
✦ Turn refrigerator to maximum cold & keep closed.
–Children of staff members working or waiting the hospital and when to return to work ✦ Decide where to move your
✦ Turn off utilities if told to do so by authorities.
to work will be allowed in the hospital during alert can be viewed on the hospital’s website boat in an emergency.
✦ Turn off propane tanks.
status if no other arrangements can be made. at www.WeAreMemorial.com posted ✦ Review your insurance policy.
✦ Unplug small appliances.
Employees wishing to park in the parking garage by distant web masters if local access to
must have a Memorial parking decal. the website is lost. This allows those who DURING THE STORM ✦ Fill bathtub & large containers with water in case
tap water is unavailable. Use water in bathtubs
have evacuated to remain informed. for cleaning & flushing only. Do NOT drink it.
General Information When in a Watch area…
6. Bulletin boards located outside the
cafeteria and The Village Food Court ✦ Listen frequently to radio, TV or NOAA Weather Radio If winds become s trong…
TRAVEL PASSES All Hazards for storm bulletins.
on the Main Campus will be utilized ✦ Stay away from windows & doors, even if covered.
We will issue Harrison County Civil Defense ✦ Fuel and service your vehicles.
to display important information Shelter in a small interior room, closet or hallway.
permits allowing members of the Hurricane Team ✦ Inspect and secure mobile home tie-downs.
prominently. ✦ Close all interior doors. Secure and brace external doors.
and the Relief Team to pass through restricted ✦ Board up windows in case the storm moves quickly
✦ In a two story house, go to an interior 1st floor room.
areas to come to work. You must also have and you have to evacuate.
4 5Your Family’s Hurricane Plan
1
✦ In a multi-story building away from water, go
to the 1st or 2nd floor; stay in halls or other interior WHETHER OR NOT YOU ✦ Fill prescriptions before the ❑ Household bleach, without scent, ❑ Several boxes of garbage bags,
rooms away from windows. PLAN TO EVACUATE, storm, and plan to have enough or water purification tablets to with ties, to collect trash and
✦ Lie on the floor under a table or other sturdy object. TAKE THESE STEPS NOW: medications for a minimum of purify water. store goods to keep them dry
two weeks. The emergency refill
law now allows you to obtain a ❑ Tools–Hammer and nails; ax or ❑ Large plastic trash cans with
✦ Evaluate the strength of your house for hurricane
Be alert for… readiness—before a storm—so if anything is wrong 30-day supply of medications hatchet; crowbar; screwdrivers; sealing lids work well for the
you can get it fixed. Discuss the type of hazards that when an emergency pliers; a drill (consider battery storage of most items. As
✦ Tornadoes. They are often spawned by hurricanes.
could affect your family. Know your home’s is announced. powered) with screwdriver bits alternatives, try duffel bags,
✦ The calm “eye” of the storm. It may seem like the vulnerability to storm surge, floo ding and adapters to install bolts; extra camping backpacks or
✦ Protect your pets and animals.
storm is over but after the eye passes, winds change and wind. Decide now what to do with fasteners and bolts for shutters; cardboard boxes
direction and can quickly return to hurricane force. ✦ Get important papers in order. Long before a storm your pets in the event of a a knife; handsaw
❑ Rope or heavy cord
threatens, collect important documents and items hurricane. Make a plan now
AFTER THE STORM into plastic bags for safe keeping. for what to do with your pets
❑ Duct tape and masking tape
❑ Tarpaulin, canvas or 6-mil
✦ Keep listening to radio, TV or NOAA Weather Radio. if you need to evacuate. ❑ Flashlight for each member plastic sheeting for making
✦ Keep a detailed inventory of your possessions.
of the family with extra batteries temporary roof repairs or tents
Your
✦ Wait until an area is declared safe before entering. To help speed payment of an insurance claim, ✦ Take steps to protect
✦ Watch for closed roads. If you come upon a barricade videotape or photograph your belongings before a computers and electronics. For ❑ Radio or battery-powered ❑ Safety razor blades
or a flooded road, Turn Around Don’t Drown!™ hurricane. Business owners should do the same with all the advantages of a personal TV with extra batteries
Family’s
equipment in the workplace. computer or a high-tech home ❑ Whistle or air horn
✦ Avoid weakened bridges and washed out roads. office setup, there are huge ❑ Fire extinguisher
✦ Check your insurance coverage—flood damage is not ❑ Cash (most ATMs will not
Stay on firm ground. Moving water only 6 inches disadvantages to being plugged
❑ Lantern with extra fuel or batteries
✦
usually covered by homeowners insurance. Don’t wait
Hurricane
deep can sweep you off your feet. Standing water in during the approach of a be operational)
until a hurricane is bearing down on you before you
may be electrically charged from power lines. serious storm: the loss of data can ❑ Wooden kitchen matches or
start wondering what kinds of damage are covered
be devastating. While it’s simple lighter in a plastic bag or plastic Pet care items
Plan
✦ Once home, check gas, water and electrical lines and by your insurance policies.
appliances for damage. enough to log off, shut down and film container
✦ Designate an out-of-state friend as a family contact, so unplug at the first warning signs, ❑ Cat litter, which also is good
✦ Use a flashlight to inspect for damage. Never use family members have a single you might want to take a few ❑ A charcoal or gas grill with a
for soaking up spills
candles and other open flames indoors. point of contact. extra steps to preserve supply of fuel so you can cook
information that is vital to if you are left without electricity ❑ A two week food & water supply
✦ Do not drink or prepare food with tap water until you ✦ Determine escape routes from your home and places
know the water is safe. to meet. These should be measured in tens of miles a home-based business or gas. Never use a grill inside. ❑ Proper records for identification,
rather than hundreds of miles. or the family archives.
❑ Fuel for generator or chain saw immunizations, & medications
✦ Take some classes in First Aid, CPR and
What to bring to the shelter
disaster preparedness.
HURRICANE KIT—KEEP ❑ Sterno stove, with extra fuel ❑ A carrier or cage
❑ First aid kit ✦ Talk to kids, but don’t scare them. Long before the
ON HAND THROUGHOUT ❑ Oven mitts to handle hot ❑ Muzzle and leash
❑ Medicine, prescriptions season begins, parents should begin explaining to HURRICANE SEASON: cookware
children what hurricanes are, the dangers they pose ❑ When you are collecting supplies,
❑ Coolers and disposable plastic First-aid
❑ Baby food and diapers and the safety measures to take make sure you have enough of eating utensils
Games, books, music players with headphones against them. everything for at least two weeks.
❑ ❑ Keep in waterproof containers.
❑ Hand-operated can opener
✦ Post emergency telephone numbers by your phones,
Toiletries ❑ Clean containers for storing
❑
and make sure your children know ❑ First-aid manual
drinking water–You will need a ❑ Soap (with a covered plastic
❑ Battery-powered radio how and when to call 911. container) ❑ Sterile adhesive bandages
gallon per person per day for
Cell phone and charger ✦ Use a weather radio. Remember to replace its battery drinking and sanitation. Have in assorted sizes
❑ ❑ Toiletries and hand sanitizer
every 6 months, as you do with your a two-week supply on hand
Flashlights ❑ A dozen 2-inch and 3-inch
❑ smoke detectors. ❑ Toilet paper in plastic bags
for each person. sterile gauze pads
❑ Extra batteries ✦ Plan ahead for people with special needs. to keep it dry
❑ Gallon-sized freezer bags for ❑ Hypoallergenic adhesive tape
A person with special needs is anyone who may need ❑ Needle and thread
❑ A blanket or sleeping bag for each person making ice–fill them with water
specialized help during or after a hurricane threat, ❑ Three triangular bandages
❑ Identification either in or outside an evacuation zone. That can and freeze as many as you can a ❑ Mosquito repellent & sunscreen
include a child or anyone with a disability, serious few days before the storm ❑ Three rolls of sterile roller
Copies of key papers such as insurance policies ❑ Extra prescription medications
❑
illness, or the need for life-support equipment that is expected to arrive. bandages
Cash and credit card requires electricity. ❑ Disposable diapers and wipes
❑ Scissors and tweezers
❑
6 7Your Family’s Hurricane Plan NOW is the best time to make detailed plans to protect your home and your family.
3
❑ Needle, for sewing and ❑ Unsalted nuts, chips, snack foods
removing splinters
❑ Gatorade or PowerAde
flashlight, medications and PLAN NOW TO Plan for transportation. ❑ A list of names, addresses
a portable TV/radio. Assign
❑ Bar of soap in waterproof
❑ Bouillon cubes everyone a space.
EVACUATE IF: ✦ Roads are closed when
and phone numbers of family
container and friends—include people
sustained winds reach 45
❑ Nonperishable pudding ❑ Establish a signal so everyone to contact in case of an
❑ Packets of moistened mph. Make sure your driver can
and gelatin in the house will know when ✦ You live close to the water. transport you well in advance emergency. List at least one
towelettes person who lives locally and
❑ Specific items for family it is time to enter. ✦ You live in a low lying area. of hurricane evacuation
❑ Antiseptic spray warnings and can another who lives out of state.
members who are young, ❑ Barricade the door for ✦ You live in a trailer. Securely
accommodate any equipment Remember, your local contact
❑ Hydrogen peroxide, for elderly or have special needs. extra protection. anchor your mobile home. If or supplies that need to be may have home damage and
cleaning wounds you live in a mobile home, you
2
❑ Do a few practice runs taken with you. If you need downed phone lines, so an
probably already know the ambulance transportation,
❑ Rubbing alcohol
A STORM IS NEAR– especially if you have routine when a hurricane is do not wait until the last
out-of-state contact may be
easier to reach by phone.
❑ Iodine, for purifying water YOU DON’T PLAN children—make it fun so headed your way: pack up and minute to call. AMR can’t run
as not to scare them.
and disinfecting wounds TO EVACUATE head to safer quarters before
the wind starts howling.
their ambulances when the ❑ Names and phone numbers
❑ Thermometer ❑ Board or shutter all windows. wind is above 35 mph. If you of physicians
✦ You have special medical needs have a vehicle, keep it full
Add to your supplies list: ❑ Make sure your patios are free ❑ Medical history
❑ Ointments for burns and cuts that require electrical power. of fuel at all times.
of planters, BBQ grills, chairs, ❑ A list of medications and
❑ Various sizes of safety pins ❑ Automobile Fuel or anything that can be blown prescribing instructions
around. If you have a swimming
Prearrange your Take food and water
❑ Latex gloves ❑ Cash destination. in the car. ❑ Health insurance information
pool, drain the water level in
❑ Aspirin, acetaminophen ❑ Bottled water including addresses, phone
the pool by about one foot. ✦ Make plans to stay with family ✦ Snacks and meal replacement
and antacid tablets numbers, policy numbers, etc.
❑ Apples, lemons, bananas, oranges or friends who are unlikely to be bars could be a real benefit if
❑ Place bottles of water in the
❑ Petroleum jelly to relieve itching (all keep several days at room evacuated from their homes, or you get stuck sitting in traffic ❑ Copy of your home or renters’
freezer. When the power goes call early to make reservations for hours on end in heat,
temperature) out, these will help to keep insurance coverage—check
at a hotel or motel out of the humidity and rain, or if
Non-perishable foods ❑ Raisins and other dried fruits items in your freezer in a frozen projected path of the storm.
early to be sure it includes
restaurants along your route
state and when thawed, can replacement coverage.
❑ Replace stored goods ❑ Cheese spreads that don’t need
are closed or overcrowded.
be used as drinking water. Expect to leave early.
every six months. refrigeration
❑ Set your freezer to the coldest Pack these special Plan 14 days of these
❑ Canned meats/ fish, such as ❑ Ready-made baby formula (not ✦ The more complicated your provisions in advance. items
setting at least 24 hours
tuna, chunky chicken or ham powder or concentrate) departure will be, the sooner
before the hurricane arrives. you need to leave—even before ✦ Keep your bag ready to prevent ❑ Foods for special diets
(Don’t forget the can opener) ❑ Baby food in jars
the evacuation order is official having to pack at the last (non-perishable foods)
❑ Canned fruits (packed in ❑ Fill the bathtub with water. and routes become jammed minute—possibly forgetting
❑ Cookies, crackers, chips, and ❑ Food supplements
juice, not syrup) snack foods with traffic. something very important.
❑ Changes of clothing
❑ Powdered drink mixes ❑ Emergency cash
❑ Small boxes of dry cereal
Practice your route. ❑ Medications
❑ Fruit juices, vegetable ❑ Identification information
❑ Bread, muffins or bagels
juices, soft drinks ✦ Work out an evacuation route including name, address,
❑ Condiments—ketchup, mustard, avoiding Highway 49 and phone number and social
❑ Jelly and/or honey
onions, garlic, oil and vinegar to I-10 as much as possible. security number
❑ Peanut butter spice up canned vegetables. Make a practice run.
❑ Canned vegetables
Secure your residence.
❑ Canned soups, stews and chili
❑ Identify an interior room, without
❑ Powdered and/or
windows, as your safe room.
evaporated milk
❑ Stock it with a couple of
❑ Instant coffee, tea and cocoa
mattresses, water, batteries,
8 9Hide from the wind, run from the water. Regardless the path of the hurricane, “Scram Northbound,”
In-state Evacuation Routes
DO NOT evacuate parallel to the coast, evacuate NORTH. Consider taking an alternate evacuation route
to arrive at your final destination in order to relieve traffic congestion on Highway 49. Alternate
evacuation routes are listed below and posted to the map on the reverse side.
FROM JACKSON COUNTY:
✦ Hwy 57 to Hwy 45N at state line to I–20 at Meridian
✦ Hwy 57 to Hwy 98W at McLain to Hwy 15N to I–20 at Newton
✦ Hwy 63 to Hwy 57N to Hwy 45N to I–20 at Meridian
FROM HARRISON COUNTY:
✦ Hwy 53 to Hwy 26W at Poplarville to Hwy 43N to Hwy 13N *
✦ Hwy 15 to Hwy 26E to Hwy 57N to Hwy 45N at
State Line to I–20 at Meridian
✦ Hwy 15 to Hwy 26W to Hwy 43N then to Hwy 13N *
✦ Hwy 67 to Hwy 49N to Hwy 26, then either eastbound FOLLOW THIS SIGN
or westbound ON DESIGNATED
EVACUATION ROUTES
FROM HANCOCK COUNTY:
✦ Hwy 43 to Hwy 13N *
✦ Hwy 603N to Hwy 53N to Hwy 26W to Hwy 43N to Hwy 13N *
✦ I–10W to I–59N to I-20 at Meridian
FROM HIGHWAY 49 BELOW HATTIESBURG:
Traveling East
✦ At Wiggins, take Hwy 29N to I–59 at Ellisville to I–20 at Meridian
Traveling West
✦ At Wiggins, take Hwy 26W to Hwy 43N to Hwy 13N *
*Options at Highway 13
✦ Hwy 13N to I–20 at Morton or
Hwy 13N to
Hwy 28W to Hwy 27N to I–55 or onto I–20 at Vicksburg
FROM HWY 49 ABOVE HATTIESBURG:
✦ AtCollins—Hwy 84W either to I–-55 at Brookhaven
to I–20 at Jackson or to Hwy 61 at Natchez north
to I–20 at Vicksburg or west back into Louisiana
✦ At Mount Olive—Hwy 35N to I–20 at Forest
✦ At Magee—Hwy 28W to Hwy 27N to I–55 or onto I–20 at Vicksburg
✦ At Mendenhall—Hwy 13N to I–20 at Morton
✦ At Florence—Hwy 469N to Hwy 468W to I–20 at Brandon
FROM I-59 ABOVE HATTIESBURG:
✦ At Ellisville—Hwy 29N to Hwy 28W to Hwy 35N to I–20 at Forest
✦ At Laurel—Hwy 84E to Hwy 45N at Waynesboro to I–20 at Meridian
FROM HIGHWAY 98 BETWEEN ALABAMA STATE
LINE & HATTIESBURG:
✦ Hwy 63 to Hwy 45N to I–20 at Meridian
✦ Hwy 57 to Hwy 45N at State Line to I–20 at Meridian
✦ Hwy 15 to I–20 at Newton or I–59 to Meridian
✦ Hwy 29 to I–59 at Ellisville or onto Hwy 28W
to Hwy 27N to I–55 or onto I-20 at Vicksburg
PREPARED BY THE
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
IN COOPERATION WITH THE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
10 11
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✦ The I–55 contraflow operations would begin in
uth of Brookhaven. La Quinta Inn........................(866) 725-1661 Econo Lodge........................(877) 424-6423 Embassy Suites..................(800) 362-2779
Louisiana, extend into Mississippi, and end just
souththe
of Brookhaven. Microtel Inn & Suites......(800) 771-7171 Howard Johnson..............(800) 221-5801 Hampton Inn.......................(800) 426-7866
exits within contraflowed sections of the
All exits within Comfort Inn...........................(877) 424-6423 La Quinta Inn........................(866) 725-1661
erstate✦highways willthe contraflowed
remain open as sections of the
traffic Laurel, MS
interstate highways will remain open as traffic Holiday Inn Express........(888) 465-4329 Ramada.....................................(800) 272-6232
nditions allow.
conditionsLaw Enforcement
allow. Officers
Law Enforcement willwill
Officers Comfort Suites....................(877) 424-6423 Microtel Inn & Suites......(800) 771-7171 Motel 6........................................(800) 466-8356
present be
to present
assist with traffic
to assist control.
with traffic control.
Budget Inn.............................(800) 780-5733 Quality Inn...............................(877) 424-6423 Residence Inn......................(888) 236-2427
✦ The shoulders of both Interstates 59 and 55
e shoulders of both Interstates 59 and 55
should be kept clear for emergency vehicles. Hampton Inn.......................(800) 426-7866 Blanks Motel.........................(601) 485-9741 Super 8 Motel.......................(800) 800-8000
ould be kept clear
Motorists for emergency
needing vehicles.
to stop should use the next Econo Lodge........................(877) 424-6423 La Quinta Inn........................(866) 725-1661 Courtyard.................................(800) 236-2427
available exit.
otorists needing to stop should use the next Springhill Suites.................(334) 245-2088
Hancock County residents traveling West into
ailable ✦exit. Jackson, MS Alexandria, LA
Louisiana on I-10 will be routed North onto I–59
ncock County residents
at the I–10/I–12 split. traveling West into Days Inn.....................................(800) 329-7466 Quality Inn...............................(877) 424-6423 Birmingham, AL
Parc England Hotel........(318) 445-7574
uisiana✦on I-10 to
Tune-in will be routed
Mississippi North
Public onto
Broadcasting Quality Inn & Suites........(877) 424-6423 Days Inn.....................................(800) 329-7466
radio stations for emergency information and Comfort Inn Airport.......(877) 424-6423 Best Western Inn..............(800) 780-7234 TownePlace Suites..........(888) 236-2427
9 at the I-10/I-12 split.
updated road conditions (see Radio Ramada.....................................(800) 272-6232
Best Western Inn..............(800) 780-7234 Best Western Inn..............(800) 780-7234
Coverage Areas).
ne-in to Mississippi Public Broadcasting Mississippi Public Broadcasting FM Radio Super 8 Motel.......................(800) 800-8000
Fairfield Inn............................(844) 764-3378 Holiday Inn..............................(888) 465-4329
dio stations for emergency information and Clarion Hotel.........................(877) 424-6423
La Quinta Inn & Suites.(866) 725-1661 Oak Mountain Lodge...(205) 991-0100
dated road conditions (see Radio Coverage Days Inn.....................................(800) 329-7466
Regency Hotel.....................(601) 969-2141 Hampton Inn.......................(800) 426-7866
eas). TRAFFIC CONTROL AROUND HATTIESBURG Alexandria Inn......................(800) 760-7718
✦ MDOT will enforce the following procedures in the Hattiesburg area to avoid
TownePlace Suites..........(888) 236-2427 Fairfield Inn............................(844) 764-3378
severe congestion at the intersections of three major routes. Microtel Inn............................(800) 771-7171 La Quinta Inn........................(800) 642-4241 Comfort Inn...........................(877) 424-6423
Northbound traffic on Hwy 49 may NOT be allowed Edison Walthall Hotel...(601) 948-6161 Budget Inn.............................(800) 780-5733
✦
Shreveport, LA
to exit at either Hwy 98 or I–59. Super 8 Motel.......................(800) 800-8000 Courtyard.................................(888) 236-2427
Courtyard.................................(888) 236-2427 Microtel Inn............................(800) 771-7171 La Quinta Inn........................(866) 725-1661
Northbound traffic on I-59 can ONLY exit at Hwy 11 (Exit 60)
raffic Control around Hattiesburg
✦
or West on Hardy Street/Hwy 98 (Exit 65). Residence Inn......................(888) 236-2427 Quality Inn...............................(877) 424-6423 Radisson Hotel....................(888) 201-1718
Sleep Inn...................................(877) 424-6423 Holiday Inn Express........(888) 465-4329 Embassy Suites..................(800) 362-2779
✦ Westbound traffic on Hwy 98 may NOT be allowed
to exit onto Hwy 49, but directed to merge onto I–59 instead. Ramada Inn...........................(800) 272-6232 Best Western........................(800) 780-7234 Sky Inn.........................................(205) 925-6828
OT will enforce the following procedures in the Hattiesburg area to avoid severe congestion at the Holiday Inn Express........(888) 465-4329 Residence Inn......................(205) 731-9595
rsections of three major routes.
12 13
Northbound traffic on Hwy 49 may NOT be allowed to exit at either Hwy 98 or I-59.Contact Information
Harrison County Civil Defense Alabama DOT
Campgrounds
Main Hospital Line 1-228-865-4002 1-888-588-2848
http://co.harrison.ms.us www.dot.state.al.us
(228) 867–4000
Jackson County Alabama Highway Patrol
Employee Information Line 1-334-242-4128
Department of Public Safety
(228) 865–3073 1-228- 769-3111 www.dps.state.al.us
www.co.jackson.ms.us MISSISSIPPI Dwayne Hayes Recreation Eagles Landing–Holt
Shelter Information Arkansas DOT Area–Columbus (850) 537-9657
Askew’s Landing–Edwards
1 (866) 438–4636 Hancock County Emergency 1-800-245-1672
(601) 852-2331 (662) 434-6939
www.arkansashighways.com Emerald Beach–Navarre
(228) 865–4002 Management Agency
1-228-255-0942 Cox’s Cumrovin–Flowood
Travelers Camper Park–Byhalia (850) 939-3431
http://www.hancockcounty. Arkansas State Police (662) 838-2912
Hospital Command Center (HCC) (601) 992-1582 Farmers’ Opry House–Pace
ms.gov 1-501-618-8100
(228) 865–3212 www.asp.state.ar.us Frog Hollow–Grenada (850) 994-6000
Goshen Springs–Brandon
MDOT (662) 226-9042 Gulf Pines–Milton
Security
1-601-359-7001 Tennessee DOT (601) 829-2751
(228) 865–3636 1-877-244-0065 Frog Level–Philadelphia (850) 623-0808
www.GoMDOT.com Yogi on the Lake–Pelahatchie
www.MSTraffic.com www.tdot.state.tn.us/ (601) 650-0044 Lake Kristina
Human Resources tdotsmartway/ (601) 854-6859
Hidden Springs Resort–Tylertown Campgrounds–Milton
(228) 865–3081 American Red Cross
Tennessee Highway Patrol MS Petrified Forest–Flora
(601) 876-4151 (850) 623-3734
1-866-GET-INFO (438-4636)
Your Manager’s Number www.redcross.org 1-615-862-8600 (601) 879-8189 Lakeside at Barth–Molino
www.state.tn.us/ Battlefield Campground–Vicksburg
safety/index.htm Pelahatchie Lake–Pelahatchie (850) 587-2322
MEMA (601) 636-2025
1-800-222-MEMA (6362) (601) 854-6859 Leisure Lakes–Pensacola
www.msema.org Georgia DOT Lake Lincoln State Park
1-888-635-8287 or Swinging Bridge–Byram Campground–Wesson (850) 941-4030
FEMA 1-404-635-8000 (601) 502-1101 (601) 643-5736 Magnolia Beach–Navarre
1-800-621-3362 www.georgia-navigator.com
Timberlake–Brandon (850) 939-2717
NWS hurricane links, www.fema.gov
Georgia State Patrol (601) 992-9100
forecasts, assessments
1-404-624-6077
FLORIDA Maxwell/Gunter Military
nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php MS Highway Safety Patrol Recreation Facility–Niceville
www.georgiastatepatrol.com Wendy Oaks–Florence Adventures Unlimited–Milton
601-987-1212 (available to retired
(*hp from any cell) (601) 845-2267 (850) 623-6197 and active military only)
NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards GEMA (850) 897-2411
www.dps.state.ms.us
nws.noaa.gov/nwr 1-404-635-7000 Rivertown Campground–Vicksburg Black Jack Creek–Jay
Lodging (Mississippi Tourism) www.gema.ga.gov (601) 630-9995 (850) 675-5142 Navarre Beach Campground
National Hurricane Center: 1-866-SEE-MISS (733-6477) Navarre
Crow’s Neck–Tishomingo Campers Inn
nhc.noaa.gov www.visitmississippi.org Florida DOT (850) 939-2188
1-850-414-4100 (662) 438-6495 Panama City Beach
Campsites (MS Wildlife, www.dot.state.fl.us (866) 872-2267 Lake City Campground
Central Pacific Hurricane Center Bogue Chitto Water Park Lake City
prh.noaa.gov/cphc Fisheries & Parks) Camping on the Gulf–Destin
MS Division of Medicaid Campgound–McComb (866) 773-2267
1-800-GO-PARKS (467-2757)
1-800-421-2408 (601) 684-9568 (850) 837-6334
NOAA Hurricane Website www.mdwfp.com Pelican Palms–Milton
www.dom.state.ms.us Cedar Lakes–Milton
nhc.noaa.gov Animal Shelters D’Lo Water Park–D’Lo (850) 623-0576
MS Insurance Department (850) 626-9291
(MS Board of Animal Health) (601) 847-4310 Pineglen RV Park
American Red Cross 1-888-722-3106 1-800-562-2957 Cedar Pines RV Campgrounds Panama City Beach
redcross.org www.mbah.state.ms.us www.mid.state.ms.us Natchez State Park
Milton
Campgound–Natchez (877) 740-8535
Dept. of Mental Help Line (850) 623-8869
Federal Emergency Louisiana DOTD (601) 442-2658
Management Agency 1-225-379-1232 1-877-210-8513 Destin Campgrounds–Destin
fema.gov www.dotd.state.la.us www.dmh.state.ms.us Dry Creek Water Park–Mt. Olive
(850) 837-6511
National Flood Insurance Program
(601) 797-4619
Louisiana State Police Destin RV Beach Resort–Destin
1-800-469-4828 1-888-379-9531www.
floodsmart.gov (850) 837-3529
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