On Saturday, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves ordered a state of emergency for the state’s river-flooded districts, The Hill reports.
While there has already been some flooding, more is anticipated this week, albeit sooner than projected.
According to Reeves, the Pearl River in central Mississippi, which is close to other areas of flooding, “is predicted to peak on Monday… at 36 feet.”
The governor said that by declaring an emergency, state agencies, such as the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), would be able to help with the disaster and its consequences.
The emergency alert said that MEMA and the Reeves administration cooperated to set up search and rescue teams and distribute sandbags.
Reeves stated that MEMA constantly monitors flood levels with the use of drones and other tools.
Last week, when the National Weather Service issued a hurricane warning, floods rushed over the Southwest of the United States.
“The stage is set for southern Arizona and New Mexico to potentially receive prolific rainfall and widespread flash flooding today,” the Weather Prediction Center said last week.
In other parts of the country and all around Mississippi, similar patterns of unpredictability in the weather have emerged.
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