Adams County prepares for effects of Hurricane Laura

Adams County prepares for effects of Hurricane Laura

SCOTT SIMMONS/REPORTI NG:ALTHOUGH LAURA ISEXPECTED TO STRIKE FAR FROM HEREADAMS COUNTY EMERGENCY OFFICIALSIN THE MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY AREBRACING FOR A STORM WITH A WIDEREACH THAT COULD LIKELYIMPACT THIS AREA.THE ADAMS COUNTY SAFE ROOM ISBEINGPREPPED FOR AN EXPECTED OF RUSH PEOPLE LOOKING TO STAY CLEAR ORLAURA'SOUTER BANDS .DARRYL SMITH FIRE COORDINATORADAMS COUNTY: WE ARE SETTING UPNOW AND GETTING THE TABLESSEPARATED BECAUSE OF THE COVIDCVIRUS.

SO WE GOT IT SEPARATED 6FEET APART.

SHELTER PRECAUTIONSIN THE MIDST OF A PANDEMIC BUTNO ONE WILL BE TURNED AWAY ASTHE STORM COULD PRODUCE BIGPROBLEMSWITH LITTLE NOTICE.ROBERT BRADFORD/ADAMSCOUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTDIRECTOR: RIGHTNOW THE BIGGEST THING ISRESIDENTS NOT PREPARED ITSNIGHTIME MAKING SURE THEY AHVEWEATHER RADIOS MAKING SURE THEYHAVE PLAN.EMERGENCY RESPONDERS AREGASSING UP VEHICLES AND MAKINGSURE, EVENSHERIFF'S VEHICLES HAVECHAINSAWS IF THEYARE NEEDED TO CLEAR ROADS FROMFALLENTREE AND POWER POLE DEBRIS.

HERE...THEY STILL HAVE NOT FORGOTWHATHURRICANE KATRINA DID ...ALMOST15 YEARS AGOTO THE DAY.SHERIFF TRAVIS PATTEN/ADAMSCOUNTY: THAT IS SCARY BECAUSEWHEN KATRINA HIT WE GOT A LOT OFTHAT AND EVACUEES WHO CAME FROMTHERE AS WELL.

JUSTHEARING AND SEEING AND HEARINGTHAT AND TO HEAR THISCOULD WE WORSE THAN THAT .IT'SSCARY..SCARY THOUGHT.SCOTT SIMMONS/REPOORT ING:THEPLANNING AND PREP WORKCONTINUES AS RESIDENTS IN THISADAMS COUNTY COMMUNITY AREBEING WARNED TO BE READY FOR THEUNEXPECTED OF A WIDE REACHINGSTORM IN NATCHEZ SCOTT SIMMONS16 WAPT NEWS.

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