Harrison County curfew to be lifted at noon, Hancock County still in effect until 6pm - WLOX

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SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) - Rain and wind continue across South Mississippi, leading to potentially dangerous conditions in many areas. With several roads flooded, emergency management officials in all six lower Mississippi counties are warning people to stay off the roads.

Harrison County’s curfew was officially lifted at noon Monday. Highway 90 remains closed from the Bay St. Louis Bridge to the Biloxi-Ocean Springs Bridge. However, authorities are still cautioning people from being on the roads unless they have to since many roadways remain covered in water. If you do get out, please make sure to avoid any roadway that is covered in water and drive slowly in case there is debris.

Hancock County’s curfew was lifted at 12:15 p.m.

Thousands of families are waking up without power across Mississippi due to Hurricane Ida.

This is a look at Oliver Davis Road in Picayune were neighbors have no lights and debris covering the streets. @WLOX pic.twitter.com/lkppInsNfW

— Andrés Fuentes (@news_fuentes) August 30, 2021

In all, there are about 12,500 power outages reported across South Mississippi. Of those, about half are in Hancock County. Emergency Management Director Brian Adam said crews will be out assessing the damage and trying to restore power as soon as it is safe to do so.

In Pearl River County, there are also trees down throughout the area. EMA Director Danny Manley said Monday morning that there is not a curfew in Pearl River County; however, people are encouraged to stay home unless it’s necessary. Several trees and power lines are down, causing more than 60 percent of the county to be without power as of 7 am. Manly said there have only been reports of minor damage so far.

#BREAKING St. Charles Catholic Church in Picayune had a side of its building come down this morning as Hurricane Ida made landfall.

The priest said there is also damages inside the building. pic.twitter.com/C3Nhz00XoR

— Andrés Fuentes (@news_fuentes) August 30, 2021

Jackson County has also not reported any home or property damage as of early Monday morning. EMA Director Earl Etheridge said a possible tornado briefly touching down just north of Trent Lott Airport in Moss Point, but it also caused no damage. As of 5am, there were an estimated 1,614 customers without power across the county. A number of roads across the county have water over them. Those flooded conditions have led to one water rescue near St. Andrews on Beach Street when a motorist drove his vehicle into high waters. The highest reported wind gust in the county was at 45mph in Pascagoula. A few trees were knocked down overnight.

George County PIO Ken Flanagan says they had 43 people stay in shelters over night. As of Monday morning, there had been no home or property damage reported, but county officials are accessing the area as daylight comes.

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