Floodwaters Force Bridge Closure

Mississippi Emergency Management officials tell news 5 the Highway 614 bridge over the Escatawpa River has been closed.
Floodwaters topped the bridge early Sunday afternoon.
Also, Stateline Road is closed to through traffic because of 3 washouts caused by flooding.
Motorists will be forced to detour to Highway 98 or Interstate 10 to get around the closures.

The Mississippi Emergency Management agency issued the following news release about the impact the weather has had in South Mississippi:

Pearl – One death has been confirmed as a result of the severe storms that battered the region from Wednesday through Saturday.
Harrison County coroner Gary Hargrove confirmed that Eugene Dixon Jr., 36, of D’Iberville was found dead near Grainger. The coroner said his death was related to flooding in the area. No other deaths have been reported to MEMA as a result of the severe weather outbreak.
Friday night’s storms caused widespread flooding especially in Harrison and Jackson counties. A total of 143 homes were destroyed or sustained major damage. In all, 25 counties and 645 residences were affected by the storms. The 25 counties include: Adams, Amite, Covington, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawerence; Leake, Lee, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Pike, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wilkinson and Yazoo.
Harrison County currently has a shelter open at Donald Snyder Community Center, 2520 Pass Road in Biloxi.

Damage reports by county are as follows:
Hancock: One business with minor damage; 50 roads closed because of flooding.
Harrison: Eight homes destroyed; 239 homes with minor damage; two mobile homes with minor damage; 135 county roads affected by the flooding with three roads sustain major damage.
Jackson: 28 homes destroyed; 122 homes with minor damage; one business with minor damage; 38 roads closed because of flooding and debris.
Jasper: One home destroyed; 1 home with major damage; two homes with minor damage; one mobile home destroyed.
Jefferson Davis: One mobile home with minor damage; eight roads closed.
Jones: One home destroyed; two homes with major damage; 18 homes with minor damage; two mobile homes destroyed; one mobile home with major damage; eight mobile homes with minor damage; two businesses with major damage; 13 agricultural properties with major damage and two with minor damage.
Lamar: 12 homes with minor damage; one business with minor damage; four roads closed.
Lauderdale: Two homes destroyed; 20 homes with minor damage; four mobile homes with minor damage; one business destroyed; one business with major damage; two agricultural properties with major damage.
Lawrence: Four homes with minor damage; two mobile homes with minor damage; six roads closed.
Leake: One home destroyed; trees and power lines down.
Lincoln: 18 homes with major damage; one business with minor damage; 15 roads closed.
Marion: Three homes with minor damage; one mobile home with minor damage; one business with minor damage; seven agricultural properties with minor damage; 24 roads closed because of flooding.
Pike: Street flooding reported in the county.
Simpson: 27 homes destroyed; 24 homes with major damage; 32 homes with minor damage; nine mobile homes destroyed; five mobile homes with major damage; 18 mobile homes with minor damage; two businesses destroyed; seven businesses with major damage; 25 agricultural properties with minor damage; 20 roads closed because of flooding.
Smith: Seven homes with minor damage; one business with minor damage; 11 agricultural properties destroyed.
Stone: 12 homes with major damage; two roads with minor damage.
Wilkinson: Seven homes with minor damage; one road closed because of flooding.
Due to recent heavy rains and the forecast of more rain in the state by Tuesday residents need to be aware of the threat of additional flooding along local creeks, rivers and streams. Please monitor local media outlets for updates on the flooding potential in your area.