TO ONGOING AND CHANGING DEVELOPMENTS TODAY. AND THROUGHOUT THE NEXT SEVEN AND TEN DAYS, BREAKING, RISING, THE CRITICAL NATURE OF THIS SITUATION AND IN CONSIDERATION OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF LOCAL RESIDENTS, I HAVE PROCLAIMED A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN THE AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY OR MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE SEVERE STORMS AND THE FLOODING. THIS WILL ALLOW OUR STATE AGENCIES TO BETTER ASSIST IN OUR EFFORTS, AND IT ALLOWS DISCHARGE THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE ABILITIES AS SET FORTH BY MISSISSIPPI’S COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN. I’LL ALSO MISSISSIPPIANS TO KNOW THIS. THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI IS AS PREPARED AS POSSIBLE FOR THIS FLOODING. THIS EVENT IS GOING TO BE VERY POSSIBLY VERY SIMILAR TO THE EVENT THAT OCCURRED IN 2020. MISSISSIPPI IS NO STRANGER TO SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING, AND THIS HAS LED OUR AGENCIES TO HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF DISASTER RESPONSE EXPERIENCE. WE SAW SIMILAR FLOODING IN 2020, AS I SAID, AND THAT EXPERIENCE MAKES US EVEN MORE PREPARED TO RESPOND. AND THIS HAS LED OUR AGENCIES TO HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF DISASTER RESPONSE EXPERIENCE. WE SAW SIMILAR FLOODING IN 2020. AS I SAID, AND THAT EXPERIENCE MAKES US EVEN MORE PREPARED TO RESPOND AND TO THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SO FAR, MEMA HAS DEPLOYED 126,000 SANDBAGS IN PREPARATION FOR THE FLOODING. LOCAL OFFICIALS ARE IN CHARGE OF DISTRIBUTING THOSE SANDBAGS. MISSISSIPPIANS CAN GET MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO GET SANDBAGS BY CONTACTING THEIR COUNTY OR THEIR CITY EDITION ONLY. SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS ARE ON STANDBY AND ARE PREPARED TO RESPOND AT THE REQUEST OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF SHELTER, YOU CAN GO TO THE JACKSON POLICE TRAINING ACADEMY AT 3000 ST CHARLES STREET IN THE CITY OF JACKSON. IT IS OPEN AND IT IS BEING RUN BY THE AMERICAN RED CROSS. MEMA ALSO HAS DRONES IN THE AIR TO ASSESS WATER LEVELS ALONG THE PEARL RIVER. THIS WILL ENSURE THAT WE CONSISTENTLY HAVE THE MOST ACCURATE AND UP TO DATE INFORMATION ON THE FLOOD AREAS AND ON THE WATER MOVEMENT. BUT IT’S NOT ONLY THE STATE AND ITS AGENCIES WHO NEED UP TO DATE INFORMATION ON THE FLOOD AREAS IN THE MOVEMENT, THOSE IN AFFECTED AREAS NEED THAT INFORMATION. ALSO. SO FIRST, PLEASE CONTINUE MONITORING NEWS AND EMERGENCY WARNING CHANNELS LIKE MEMA, M-DOT AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. IT’S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT, YOU KNOW, IF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS FLOODING. IF YOU ARE UNSURE, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT THE MEMO WEBSITE AT MSP E M A DT ORG CLICK THE AUGUST FLOODING INFORMATION TAB AND USE THE INTERACTIVE MAP FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, WHICH WILL SHOW YOUR FLOOD RISK. WE HAVE HERE IN FRONT OF ME TODAY A COUPLE OF MAPS THAT WE MIGHT REFER TO AS QUESTIONS ARE ASKED. BUT THESE MAPS GIVE A PRETTY GOOD INDICATION NOT ONLY OF THE AREAS THAT WERE FLOODED IN 2020, BUT ALSO THE AREAS THAT MIGHT BE FLOODED BASED UPON THE VARIOUS POTENTIAL LEVELS THAT THE WATER MAY RISE TO IN THE COMING DAYS. I CANNOT OVERSTATE HOW IMPORTANT TAKING ACTION NOW IS. I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT THE CHANGE LITERALLY OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS IS THE PEAK IN JACKSON IS GOING TO OCCUR APPROXIMATELY 24 HOURS. THAT WAS ORIGINALLY A THOUGHT. THAT COULD CHANGE AS WELL. THE FACT IS THAT DAYLIGHT HOURS ARE GOING TO BE MINIMAL BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN. THE HEIGHT OF THE FLOODING OCCURS. THE ACTIONS THAT YOU TAKE NOW CAN HELP YOU PROTECT YOUR OWN LIFE AND HELP YOU PROTECT THE LIVES OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS. SOME OF THE THINGS I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT YOU CAN DO TO PREPARE INCLUDE COLLECTING IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS, RECORDS, INVALUABLE ITEMS, MOVING THEM TO A SAFE PLACE IN THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME DURING FLOODING. BE SURE TO STAY IN FORM AND HEED ALL EVACUEE ORDERS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS. MISSISSIPPIANS SHOULD ALSO MONITOR ROAD CONDITIONS. ONE WAY TO DO THIS IS WITH THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEBSITE AND APP. FINALLY, AFTER ANY POTENTIAL FLOODING, BE SURE TO TAKE PHOTOS OF YOUR DAMAGED PROPERTY. YOU CAN REPORT ANY DAMAGE TO LOCAL OFFICIALS AND MEMA WITH OUR SELF REPORTING TOOL ON THE MEMO WEBSITE. I WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO OPERATE WITH THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF SAFETY. DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO AVOID FLOOD WATERS. IT DOESN’T TAKE MUCH WATER TO MOVE AND INDIVIDUAL AND IT REALLY DOESN’T TAKE THAT MUCH WATER EVEN TO MOVE IN AN AUTOMOBILE. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS, DO AS MEMA SAYS, TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN. AGAIN, I’D LIKE TO REITERATE THAT MORE INFORMATION AND MORE DETAILS ON THIS SITUATION ARE EVOLVING AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT AND CONTINUE TO VISIT. M. S E. A DOT ORG. AGAIN. M S E. M A DOT ORG. ONCE THERE WE HAVE AN ENTIRE PORTION OF THE WEBSITE DEDICATED TO THIS SPECIFIC SITUATION UNDER THE AUGUST FLOODING INFORMATION TAB. I ENCOURAGE EACH MISSISSIPPIAN TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS AT THIS TIME. AS YOU SEE, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF OFFICIALS BEHIND ME THAT WILL BE HERE TO NOT ONLY MAKE REMARKS, BUT ALSO ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. BUT AT THIS TIME, I’M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO SOMEONE THAT IS NO STRANGER TO EACH OF YOU. OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MEMA, STEVEN MCCRANIE. MACK. THANK YOU, GOVERNOR. I APPRECIATE YOU GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE PUBLIC AND THOSE HERE IN THE ROOM. ANY TYPE OF MERGER RESPONSE IS A PARTNERSHIP, NOT JUST ONE AGENCY, NOT JUST ONE COUNTY, NOT JUST ONE CITY. I THINK WE’VE DEMONSTRATED THAT OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND WE’VE SEEN THE RESPONSE CAPABILITIES THAT HAVE HAPPENED AT THE LOCAL LEVEL ALREADY. WE’VE SEEN IN RANKIN COUNTY, IN OTHER COUNTIES THAT HAVE REALLY GOTTEN OUT, THOSE EMERGENCY RESPONDERS, THOSE SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS, THAT’S WHAT THEY TRAINED FOR. AND THEY’VE DONE A FABULOUS JOB UP TO THIS POINT. AND WITHOUT THAT, MEMA COULDN’T EXIST. WE HAVE 82 AND THE MISSISSIPPI MAN, CHOCTAW INDIANS THAT ARE OUT THERE, THOSE COUNTIES AND THAT THAT ENTITY THAT HAVE TRAINED THERE, THEY’RE THEY’RE READY. AND IT’S A DAILY CONVERSATION. WHEN THEY NEED SUPPLIES, THEY DON’T HAVE THEM ON HAND. WE HAVE FORWARD DEPLOYED A LOT OF THINGS WITHIN THESE COUNTIES ALREADY. SO THAT THE BANG TO IMPACT IS NOT THAT FAR OFF ANYMORE. SO WE DEFINITELY IMPROVED OUR OUR ABILITIES THERE. AND WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE FLOODING HERE IN JACKSON IS RELEVANT TODAY. MOVING UP 24 HOURS IS SIGNIFICANT. YOU HAVE LIMITED AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT NOW. NOW YOU’VE GOT THE REST OF THE DAY ON SATURDAY AND YOU’VE GOT THE REST OF THE DAY ON SUNDAY DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS TO TRY TO PREPARE YOURSELF FOR 2020. IF YOU WERE IN A FLOODED AREA IN 2020. COUNT ON IT THAT THAT SHOULD BE YOUR WATER MARK. THAT SHOULD BE WHAT YOU’RE PLANNING FOR. IF YOU HAVE NEIGHBORS THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT MOVED HERE SIX MONTHS AGO, INFORM THEM. LET THEM KNOW. TALK TO YOUR NEIGHBORS. ABOUT WHAT? WHAT IMPACTS DID THEY HAVE AT THEIR HOUSE? TAKE PICTURES OF EVERYTHING NOW AND THEN WHEN IT COMES TIME TO FILE YOUR INSURANCE, YOU’VE GOT IT. YOU’RE MOVING VERY FAST. SO SOMETHING TO REMEMBER IS WHEN FEMA DID ASSIST US DURING THE 2020 FLOODS, WE DID NOT GET INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE. SO THERE’S A LOT OF THINGS THAT OURSELVES AND THE LOCALS HANDS COUNTY AND OTHER COUNTIES TO PUT IN PLACE. WE HAVE INCREASED OUR NUMBER OF LONG TERM RECOVERY COMMITTEES WITHIN OUR COUNTIES. WE’RE APPROXIMATELY A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN 50% OF THE ENTIRE STATE HAS A LONG TERM RECOVERY COMMITTEE. AND THOSE HELP WHERE THE STATE HAS FUNDING AVAILABLE AFTERWARDS TO PROVIDE BUILDING SUPPLIES AND OTHER THINGS. VOLUNTEER GROUPS BRING IN LABOR AND WE’RE ABLE TO REBUILD THOSE RESIDENCES AND HELP THEM OUT AT THAT TIME. SO WE’VE DONE A LOT TO GET READY TO HANDLE THINGS ON THE STATE SIDE WITH THE LOCALS, AND THAT PART OF PARTNERSHIP CONTINUES WHEN WE START LOOKING AT WHERE’S THIS GOING TO GO? WE’RE WE’RE LOOKING AT SOME MODERATE FLOODING. IF YOU FOLLOW THE PEARL RIVER, AS I’LL BE DOING TODAY, I’VE GOT OTHER OFFICERS AND AREA COORDINATORS THAT ARE OUT IN THE EAST TO WEST LOCATIONS WITHIN THE STATE RIGHT NOW. I’LL BE GOING SOUTH TODAY TO LOOK AT SOME PLACES THAT HAVE ALREADY HAD SOME FLOODING GOING ON. AND AS THE PEARL RIVER RISES, WE’RE LOOKING AT SOME MODERATE FLUTTERING FLOODING. AND AS IT GOES DOWN INTO LAWRENCE COUNTY. COOPER COUNTY AND OTHERS, AND BUT BUT WE STILL KNOW THAT WE HAVE SUPPLIES. WE HAVE EVERYTHING READY. AND WE’VE BEEN TALKING TO THOSE EMERGENCY MANAGERS. WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT NEXT WEEK. SO TOWARD THE END OF NEXT WEEK, YOU’VE GOT MONDAY WILL BE THE PEAK IN JACKSON. AND THAT’S GOING TO CONTINUE TO GO DOWN THE PEARL RIVER. WE’LL GUESS WHAT WE ALSO TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK, THERE IS SOME TROPICAL INSTANCES THAT MIGHT HAVE AN IMPACT WHERE WE HAVE SEVERE RAINS IN JUST THE LOWER PART OF THE STATE. SO WE’RE WE’RE PLANNING EMERGENCY PLANS FOR THAT, TOO. WE HAVE AN ALL HAZARDS PLAN HERE AT MEMA. ALL THE COUNTIES DO IN THE CITIES. SO SO WE’RE READY TO LOOK AT THAT IMPACT IF IT, IN FACT, TAKES PLACE. WE DO HOPE FOR THAT. IT DOESN’T, BUT WE ALWAYS PLAN BECAUSE MOTHER NATURE HAS A PLAN OF OUR OWN AND WE WILL ADJUST ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO DO THAT LOOKING AT UP TO DATE RIGHT NOW. ABOUT 45 HOMES HAVE BEEN IMPACTED WITHIN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI. THAT WE HAVE LOCAL REPORTS FROM OUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND 13 BUSINESSES, MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE. NOTHING ABOVE THAT. ABOUT 55 PUBLIC ROADS YOU PROBABLY SEEN ON A FEW STATIONS, MAYBE THE 49 HIGHWAY THAT LOST ENTIRE CULVERT SYSTEM OUT FROM UNDER IT. WELL, IF YOU IF YOU LOOK AT THE WEATHER CHANNEL LIKE I DID THIS MORNING, THERE’S A BULLDOZER IN THE BOTTOM OF THAT. THEY’RE LAYING ASPHALT AND THEY HAVE CULVERTS GOING IN. SO THAT IS A TRUE MISSISSIPPI RESPONSE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. THOSE COUNTY MANAGERS GETTING OUT THERE THAT QUICK AND TAKING A CATASTROPHIC BLOWOUT IN A ROAD AND LOOKING AT WHERE THEY ARE, THEY ARE IN REPAIR AND RECOVERY MODE AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK AT THE SPEED THAT THEY ARE SO LOOKING AT THE THE CITY OF JACKSON, HINDS COUNTY CURRENTLY HAVE OTHER SHELTER LOCATIONS THAT CAN BE OPENED IF NECESSARY. AND WE KNOW THAT WE ALREADY HAD ONE. AND JUST NEED TO REMIND THE LAST GROUP OF PEOPLE, SIGHTSEERS DON’T COME AND LOOK AT THE FLOOD. WE NOW HAVE 24 LESS HOURS TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF HARM’S WAY, TO GET THEM TO MOVE THEIR STUFF, PETS, YOU NAME IT, THEIR FURNITURE TO MOVE THEIR LIFE FOR THE NEXT PROBABLY 72 TO 96 HOURS. PLEASE DO NOT COME IN SIGHT. SEE, WE DON’T NEED YOU THERE. WE’VE GOT FIRST RESPONDERS. WE’VE GOT PEOPLE THAT ARE ASSESSING THE DAMAGE AS WE’RE ASSESSING WHERE THE WATER LINES ARE AND WHERE IT MIGHT GO. SO WE NEED THE ROADWAYS AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO GET OUT OF HARM’S WAY. WE NEED THE ROADWAYS TO GET WHERE THEY ARE. IF YOU WANT TO SIGHTSEE, TURNING TO YOUR LOCAL NEWS CHANNEL, THEY HAVE PERSONNEL THAT ARE OUT THERE. THEY’RE GOING TO GET YOU GOOD INFORMATION AS WELL. THEY’VE DONE A FABULOUS JOB SO FAR. SO JUST LOOK AT IT ON YOUR TV FROM WHERE YOU ARE AND DON’T COME DRIVING INTO THE IMPACTED AREA. AMERICAN RED CROSS, OTHERS THAT WE PARTNER WITH, WE’RE BUSY. WE’RE MOVING SUPPLIES, FOOD, WATER. YOU NAME IT, INTO THAT AFFECTED AREA. AND WE DON’T NEED TO BE IMPEDED AT ALL. SO I ASK YOU TO STAY AWAY, DO THAT. BUT IN THAT I’LL GO. GOVERNOR, THAT FINISHES ME UP AND I’LL BE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU. IF YOU HAVE. THANK YOU. MACK, APPRECIATE THOSE REMARKS. AND, OF COURSE, YOUR LEADERSHIP AT OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AT THIS TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO THE SENIOR SERVICE HYDROLOGIST AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WHO IS HERE WITH US TODAY, MARTY POPE. MARTY. THANK YOU, GOVERNOR. IT’S BEEN A BUSY WEEK. WE’VE BEEN ON HIGH ALERT MOST OF THE WEEK. MY COWORKERS, GREAT COWORKERS, MANAGEMENT HERE. I MEAN, HAVE JUST BEEN PERFECT FOREST AND DOING GREAT THINGS WITH THE FLASH FLOODING AND AND AS FAR AS TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING WITH THE WITH THE CURRENT RIVER SITUATION MAKING SURE EVERYTHING’S UP TODAY ON OUR WEB PAGES, CURRENTLY WHAT WE’RE SEEING UPSTREAM IN OUR AREA IS UP ABOVE THE RESERVOIR. EVERYTHING UP THERE HAD QUITE A BIT OF FLOODING. WE HAD WE HAD A MODERN RECORD FLOOD ON THE TUSCAN WAY AT A CREEK WITH US WHERE THEY HAD ALMOST 15 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN NORTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTY. SO WE’RE THAT THAT WATER THERE HAS REALLY PUSHED US TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY. WHAT’S THE GOOD NEWS? REALLY IS THE GOOD NEWS IS THE FACT THAT MOST OF THE RIVERS IN THE UPPER PARTS OF THE BASIN HAVE ACTUALLY TURNED OVER. THEY’RE CRESTING AND THEY’RE ACTUALLY FALLING IN MOST PLACES. WE’VE JUST THE RIVER IS JUST CRESTED AT RALPH’S FERRY, WHICH IS IN THE UPPER PORTIONS OF THE RESERVOIR, WHICH MADE IT THE REASON WE WERE ACTUALLY SEEING THE THE THE PEAK FLOW COMING TO THE GATES OF OF OF ROSS BURNETT RESERVOIR LATER TONIGHT. I MEAN, EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. AND RIGHT NOW WE’RE LOOKING AT APPROXIMATELY 67,000 CUBIC FEET PER SECOND COMING INTO THE LAKE AT THAT TIME. CURRENTLY, THE RESERVOIR ITSELF IS DISCHARGING 60,000 CUBIC FEET PER SECOND OUT OF THE RESERVOIR. ONE THING THAT WE HAVE NOTICED IS A LOT OF THIS WATER IS ACTUALLY GOING INTO STORAGE ON THE EAST SIDE OF RINCON, THE EAST, THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE RIVER THERE, WHICH HAS SO FAR SLOWED THINGS ON THE RISE, WHICH IS HELPING OUT IN THE EVACUATIONS, BECAUSE WE’RE NOT SEEING AS FAST OF A RISE OF WATER AS OF THIS TIME PERIOD. SO THAT IS WORKING REALLY WELL. ANOTHER THING TO UNDERSTAND THAT FROM PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT GENERAL MANAGER JOHN SIGMAN, THAT THEY’RE GOING TO TRY TO HOLD THEIR POOL 2 TO 98.7 BEFORE THEY HAVE TO OPEN UP ANY MORE. AND THE GOOD THING ABOUT I MEAN, THAT PUTS THE LAKE WITHIN A FOOT OF REALLY BEING IN BIG, BIG ISSUE. SO WE’RE WE’RE DOING EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING IS BEING DONE AT THE STATE LEVEL. THE PRO RIVER VALLEY DISTRICT LEVEL AND AT THE AND AS AND AT THE LEVEL WE’RE THE WEATHER SERVICE, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, GEOLOGIC SURVEY ARE OUT THERE DOING COORDINATED INFORMATION UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT WE WILL RELY HEAVILY ON FLOW MEASUREMENTS COMING FROM ALL THESE STATIONS, FROM THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, THE WEATHER SERVICE AND AND THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS GET TOGETHER WHERE THEY’RE WHETHER RIVER MODELS. AND THEY ACTUALLY COORDINATE THESE FLOWS. THAT’S BEEN VERY CRITICAL IN THIS PROCESS WE’VE BEEN HAVING EACH DAY CONFERENCE CALLS SINCE, I THINK WEDNESDAY, AND THAT HAS REALLY HELPED US TO GET A REAL GOOD LOOK AT WHAT THINGS ARE GOING ON NOW. CURRENTLY, THE RIVER STAGE AT JACKSONS AT 34.63. AS I SAID, WE’RE COMING IN AT 36 FEET ON MONDAY WITH THIS. WE’RE JUST RIGHT NOW, WE’RE JUST HOPING THAT THAT’S THAT’S GOING TO BE A HOPEFUL. HOPEFULLY, THAT WILL BE THE MAXIMUM OF WHAT WE’RE GOING TO SEE. JUST EVERYTHING LOOKING AT IT. AND THE RIVER AT JACKSON SAYS 34.63. WE WILL SEE THAT SLOWLY RISE OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS OR SO. NOW, WHAT WE’RE SEEING AS YOU’RE WELL, WE’VE HAD HEAVY RAIN, HEAVY FLOWS COMING DOWN THE STRONG RIVER. WE’VE HAD A LOT OF FLOODING IN THAT AREA, WENT ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THERE. THAT IS GOING INTO OUR LOWER PEARL RIVER. SO WE’RE SEEING, LIKE THEY WERE SAYING EARLIER, THAT WE’RE SEEING IT MIGHT MODERATE FLOODING DOWN IN THAT PORTION OF THE RIVER. SO THEY’RE HAVING THEY’RE HAVING TO KEEP AN EYE. PLUS, THEY HAVE HIGH STREAMS THAT ARE STILL OVERFLOWING RIVERS IN THAT AREA. SO JUST THE WHOLE THING WILL CONTINUE. ONE OF THE THINGS, AS THEY MENTIONED, WE’VE GOT GOING THIS WEEK IS WE’RE GOING TO HAVE THUNDERSTORM STORMS GENERALLY IN THE SOUTH AREA TODAY. THERE WILL BE MOSTLY IN THE SCATTERED VARIETY, PROBABLY THROUGH MAYBE MONDAY OR TUESDAY. AND THEN WE HAVE A FRONT DROPPING INTO THE AREA AND THAT COULD INCREASE OUR RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA. SO BUT WE STILL THINK MOST OF THAT WILL BE OVER THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE STATE. BUT WE’LL HAVE TO BE VERY AWARE OF WHAT’S GOING ON DURING THE NEXT DURING THE NEXT NEXT WEEK. SO AS I SAID, THIS IS GENERALLY A THIS IS A LONG TERM TYPE FLOOD SITUATION. THE RIVER THE LAKE IS HIGH. SO THERE’S NOT GOING TO BE A CUT BACK REALLY QUICKLY. SO THERE WILL BE HIGH WATER IN THE CITY FOR AT LEAST I’D SAY 5 TO 7 DAYS BEFORE WE GET SIGNIFICANT FALLS TO START COMING IN ABOUT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE ALSO REMEMBER THE THING TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN. DO NOT DRIVE INTO THIS FLOODED WATERWAYS OR ANY PLACE LIKE THAT, ANY OF THE FLASH FLOODING THAT’S STILL CONTINUING ON. SOME OF THE SMALL STREAMS STAY AWAY FROM YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT’S UNDER THAT UNDER WATER BECAUSE IT COULD BE HOLES THERE. WE’VE SEEN PEOPLE FALL INTO CARS, GO INTO DEEP CAVERN THAT THEY KNEW WERE THERE. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANT. MAKE SURE IF THE WEATHER SERVICE DID YOU GUYS ARE AWARE OF BUT AS FAR AS THAT, I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO THE GOVERNOR. THANK YOU, MARTY. WE ALSO HAVE BILL PARKER WITH US TODAY, WHO’S THE HEAD METEOROLOGY JUST WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND HE IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I JUST WANT TO SAY A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS BEFORE WE OPEN IT TO QUESTIONS AS MARTY SAID, WHEN IT COMES TO FLOODING, PARTICULARLY IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS, IT’S IT’S A LITTLE BIT COMPLICATED BECAUSE WHAT YOU SEE NORTH OF THE RESERVOIR AND MANY OF THOSE GAUGES HAVING PEAKED AND COMING DOWN AND WHILE AT THE SAME JACKSON HAS NOT YET PEAKED AND WILL NOT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING. AND WHEN YOU START GETTING DOWN RIVER ON THE PEARL PLACES LIKE MONTICELLO MAY NOT SEE A PEAK UNTIL THURSDAY. FIRST, COLUMBIA, MAYBE EVEN FRIDAY, THE SECOND, AND THEN IN PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MAYBE NOT UNTIL TUESDAY THE SIXTH, AND SO THIS IS A MULTI DAY EVENT. AND AND A LOT OF THAT DOWNRIVER FLOODING IS GOING TO DEPEND UPON HOW QUICKLY THE RESERVOIR DOES OR DOES NOT LET OUT THE WATER BASED UPON IT, MAINTAINING A REASONABLE WATER LEVEL AS WELL. WE DO APPRECIATE MR. SIGMAN IN THE PEARL RIVER VALLEY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT AND ALL OF THEIR EFFORTS. WHAT I THINK YOU CAN SEE TODAY IS THAT ALL NATURAL DISASTERS REQUIRE THIS, BUT CERTAINLY IN FLOODING, THE COOPERATION AND COORDINATION BETWEEN STATE AND LOCAL AND FEDERAL AGENCIES IS IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. IT AND WE ARE VERY BLESSED IN MISSISSIPPI THAT WE CAN SAY THAT WE HAVE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND HAVE BUILT THOSE RELATIONSHIPS FOR MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS THAT ALLOW US TO TO DO EXACTLY THAT COORDINATING CO-OP. RIGHT. AND RESPOND TO WHATEVER THE SITUATION REQUIRES. AND FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE AMERICAN RED CROSS FOR THEIR WORK AT THE SHELTER THAT IS OPEN IN JACKSON. THEY, AS ALWAYS, STE