Photo courtesy of MEMA
While assessments will continue in the coming days, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is beginning to report damage associated with Hurricane Zeta.
The system made landfall as a Category 2 storm Wednesday afternoon in Cocodrie, Louisiana with winds up to 110 mph before making its way toward the Mississippi Gulf Coast. At this time, MEMA is reporting one fatality and multiple injuries in Harrison County.
The agency noted that multiple counties are reporting debris on roads, downed power lines and damage to multiple homes. The Coast saw storm surges of up to eight feet, which was visible in a Weather Channel report from Jim Cantore inside of the Golden Nugget Casino parking garage.
Shocking footage from Biloxi, Mississippi of unreal levels of storm surge. @JimCantore and several other crews are LIVE with the latest. pic.twitter.com/8NRVOR1JS4
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) October 29, 2020
President Trump approved Governor Tate Reeves’ request for a pre-landfall disaster declaration for the following counties:
Clarke, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jones, Lamar, Pearl River, Perry, Stone, and Wayne.
At this time, over 82,000 Mississippians are without power, according to Mississippi Power’s outage map.
MEMA has shared images this morning showing several boats that were displaced by the storm.
A look at Long Beach pic.twitter.com/b6I2riW2Zn
— msema (@MSEMA) October 29, 2020
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MEMA reminds you that residents and business owners can self-report damage received from Hurricane Zeta through its Crisis-Track Self-Reporting tool.
Additionally, the National Weather Service confirmed a spin-up tornado in Noxubee County.
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