The city of Jackson issued the following statement.
WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, pursuant to Section 45-17-1, et seq., of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, has declared and issued a civil.emergency proclamation in the wake of the flood warning issued by the National Weather Service for an area including the City of Jackson; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor ofthe City of Jackson, Mississippi, pursuant to Section 45-17-7, et seq., of the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, has the authority to issue such other orders as are necessary for the protection of life and property and in the interest of public safety and welfare, after proclamation of a civil emergency; and
WHEREAS, evacuation of parts of the City of Jackson is necessary and expedient for the health, safety, welfare and good order to protect the public peace, preserve lives and property, and economic stability.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Mayor of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, pursuant to the authority vested in me by Section 45-17-7, et seq., ofthe Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, and in the public interest and for the general welfare of the City of Jackson do hereby issue this Order to Evacuate for the following areas: any area near the Pearl River, some areas in Northeast Jackson, Westbrook Rd., S. West St. area, Hightower Community, River Rd., Silas Brown St., and any areas where structures flood when the Pearl River is at 33 feet or higher, including all streets delineated in the attached list.
IT IS ORDERED that evacuation shall begin at 12 noon on Friday, February 14, 2020 and be accomplished by 12 noon on Saturday, February 15, 2020.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Order shall be in effect for seven {7) days from execution and will be reviewed every seven {7) days until such local emergency and hazard is no longer in effect and proclaimed terminated by the Mayor of the City of Jackson, State of Mississippi.
The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District issued the following statement.
Barnett Reservoir officials are continuing to hold water in the 33,000-acre lake north of Jackson to delay flooding downstream on the Pearl River, after as much as seven inches of rain fell in the basin this week.
The National Weather Service is still forecasting a crest of 38-feet in Jackson on Sunday morning, which would be the third highest on record. By comparison, the river reached 39.58 on May 25 1983.
Areas that flooded during that event should expect some impact this weekend. During Friday’s conference call with Barnett Reservoir, National Weather Service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other agencies, it was reported that many sites in the Pearl River basin north of the lake had already crested and were beginning to fall. That water is still headed to the reservoir, where a peak inflow of 83,000 cubic feet per second is forecast for Sunday.
“We will hold off releasing the bulk of the water as long as we can to give residents time to prepare downstream,” said John Sigman, General Manager of Pearl River Valley Water Supply District, the state agency that oversees operation of the lake. “We increased our release at the dam this morning to 65,000 cubic feet per second and didn’t see much impact on the river. We will hold at that point for the next 24 to 48 hours with a close eye on the river and lake levels.”
Barnett Reservoir’s level was 296.65 at 9 a.m. Friday, up over a foot in 24 hours and is rising. It is expected to climb at least two more feet by Sunday. “We used a lot of storage over the past 24 hours, but we still have room to
hold additional water,” Sigman said. “The longer we can hold it, the more time people have to prepare. At 300 feet, our emergency spillway would self-activate and would reduce the lake by 10 feet. We will have no option other than to increase our release through the dam to prevent that catastrophe.”
The PRVWSD will have a sandbags available for citizens to pick up beginning at 1:00 p.m. at Reservoir Park Road in front of the PRVWSD Maintenance Facility. Sand bags will be available as long as supplies last.
Rankin EOC will also have sandbags available at 601 Marquette Road, Brandon MS 39042. Visit @PRVWSD on Twitter or Facebook for links to NOAA maps of river flood extents.
Friday, February 14, 2020
Jackson Orders Evacuation, Rez Update
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Head for the hills-
GOODLORD
All the Jackson trash that will be coming down the Pearl. I'll try to get some pictures.
A bit uncalled for, 10:22. Lives are literally in danger.
Could he be any more vague?
“Near the Pearl River.”
“Some areas of NE Jackson.”
A 7 day evacuation? So downtown is closed for 7 days?
Well, all you ambulance chasing, ditch-walkin, big truck freedom fighting lawyers get hour John boats ready. “The mayor didn’t evacuate my street...he said it wasn’t going to flood Kennef Avenue so we lost everything”. And all you Jacksonites rejoice the FEMA dollars bout to rain down. You think that no-show census worker money is good...you ain’t seen nothin yet...and a presidential election year...you gonna need two sacks for this one.
What kind of location does this apply to" Around about the area of somewhere near". So what is open and what it closed?
10;54, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure this out. If you live in a low spot, close to the river or a feeder off the river, get your stuff together and get out or make preparations to get out. If you have to be told exactly what street may flood(no one can do it all for you), you may not need to own property.
Can the Jackson Police Dept. Guarantee it can protect evacuated homes & businesses from looters?
"when the Pearl River is at 33 feet or higher" doesn't everything flood? so it's a citywide evacuation?
He's "ordered" the evacuation. What is people don't evacuate? Does JPD have the authority or manpower to make them leave, or is it simply a good idea to evacuate?
Be patient, grasshoppers. Mayor Baby Chok is agressively working on some radical ideas that will fix all of Jackson's ills.
Couldn't y'all just see him overflowing with ideas and confidence at yesterday's presser? That ladies and gentlemen is a born leader.
Jacktown is truly blessed to have such an accomplished chief executive.
Hang on Sloopy
Sloopy hang on!
Because of Baby Chok's astute leadership, sand and sandbags will only be available between the hours of 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, closed weekends and holidays. Bring your own shovel and strong back.
Old and/or infirm? Bad back? Too bad! Suck it up, snowflakes, and start shoveling!
No worries; Baby Chok has your back.
Mean spirits and ignorance are on full display in many of the comments. Here's is a list of why your remarks are contemptible:
1.From the first announcement, included was a direction to MEMA's site and phone number for specific information. That site included a list of expected at risk areas that was and is extremely specific. Last night, there was a stream listing every street and area in Jackson at risk. It's even alphabetical. The news channel have an easy click to the information on their sites.
2.Not everyone has the financial means to evacuate their belongings, physically move their " stuff" and pets or who even have a place they can afford to go. Even when those who do, there aren't enough UHauls. They don't have a truck or van. Relocating costs money. You've got to buy food. Going to a shelter is a " last resort" for most humans.
3.Not everyone can afford flood insurance or to take a loss and still get into another house.
4.Those who can afford to evacuate do. Some of them even have the resources lined up to get back in their homes quickly. They don't have to wait for insurance or assistance from anywhere. They've wait the costs and benefits of relocating and decided to simply keep fixing the damage.
5. This is the second " hundred year flood" in just less than 21 years. In the one in 1979, hundreds of the homes flood were not in the flood plain for even a 100 year flood.
6. Number 5 is the excuse "the powers that were" used not to take measures to better protect Jackson from flooding save cleaning out some creeks ONE time after the Easter flood of 1979. And, the greedy certainly didn't want to stop from paving over more which means the water runs off instead of being absorbed. More than a few good plans existed then when the costs would have been less and the money could have been obtained. And, the warnings from this administration and response from MEMA is far better now than then.
Really, some of you really are awful examples of humanity.
The Northside Sun published what I have found to be the most clear information on where the flooding will be. Its listed by the streets that will be effected at the water level. https://www.northsidesun.com/sites/default/files/street%20flooding.pdf
It’s pretty irresponsible of these emergency operations guys to tell people to go to the website and look at the map model and see if their house will get flooded. Those models are pretty good, but the more extreme the event the lower the accuracy of the model. And ultimately it is just a planning tool and using it to find street address level accuracy is just plain stupid.
" pursuant to the authority vested in me "
I'm sure that's the mayor's favorite part of this proclamation.
I'really do hope folks take the warning seriously.
(I remember the 79' flood like it was last week)
Also, I think the JPD Training academy "shelter" might be an interesting story in itself,
Where will the JPD recruits be housed during all of this ?
Or do they even have a class at this time ?
If you own a house anywhere near the Pearl in Jackson you can no longer get a loan on that house without flood insurance. The rule was put in place after the Easter Flood when homeowners where rebuilding.
I pray the animals in the zoo or what is left of it, are on high ground and that whoever is supposed to be caring for them can row a boat to get to them.
6:41 where do you think the zoo is located? A 10,000 year flood with a 56 ‘ level will have to occur to swamp the present location.
If the flood reaches the zoo, Baby Chok has an ark that will transport those animals to safety. Baby Chok is full of radical ideas. He is known by his friends as "bright spark."
8:51 - Thanks, but how many people (other than your nerd self) do you think know the mean sea level number of the land where the zoo sits? Do you actually find it odd when people wish others well while you know others actually ARE well?
Hate has swamped our town
It’s a shame
Spite has risen to 10,000’
And the hate is in gods name
Who’s to blame
Who’s to blame
Who’s to blame
8:51 Apparently 6:41 is at least thinking about the animals in the zoo, which is more than your mayor is doing.
In other words "these are the designated looting areas for the next 7 days."
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