With Hurricane Isaias on the way, several locations across southern Mississippi are distributing sandbags to help residents prepare for possible flooding.
As of 4 a.m. on Thursday, Wayne, Perry, and Stone counties were under a tropical storm watch, while Hancock, Harrison, George, and Green counties were facing greater risk and placed under a tropical storm warning. Jackson County is the only one in the Magnolia State under a hurricane warning.
According to the NHC, storm surge warnings remain in effect on the entire Mississippi Gulf Coast. Isaias is expected to bring heavy rainfall, powerful winds, and flooding to parts of southern Mississippi.
Most are self-serve, meaning residents should bring their own shovels to fill sandbags. Sandbags can be used to help protect homes and property by creating barriers that prevent or reduce flood damage, divert flowing water and debris, and weigh down structures during high winds.
Sandbag sites
- Bay St. Louis
- Hancock County Farmers Market, 3068 Longfellow Drive
- Hancock County Emergency Operations Center, 3068 Longfellow Drive
- Biloxi
- Former water department building, 195 Main St.
- A.J. Holloway Sports Complex, 765 Wells Drive
- Fire Station 9, 9370 Oakland Rd.
- Woolmarket Work Center, 16395 Old Woolmarket Rd.
- Carriere
- Carriere Volunteer Fire Department Fire Station 111, 7414 Hwy 11
- Diamondhead
- Diamondhead City Hall, 5000 Diamondhead Circle
- D’Iberville
- D’Iberville Work Center, 10085 Doris Deno Ave.
- Kiln
- Hancock County Emergency Operations Center, 18333 Hwy 603
- Latimer
- Latimer Community Center, 10908 Daisy Vestry Rd
- Gautier
- Behind City Hall, Highway 90
- Gulfport
- Harrison County Road Department, 10076 Lorraine Rd.
- Lyman Work Center, 15001 County Farm Rd.
- Orange Grove Community Center, 14416 Dedeaux Rd.
- Orange Grove Work Center, 8300 34th Ave.
- Fire Station 2, 3901 12th Street
- Intersection of Hewes Avenue & Glover Street
- Hancock County
- Lakeshore Community Center, 6440 Lower Bay Rd.
- West Hancock Fire Department, 16006 Washington St., Pearlington
- Long Beach
- Long Beach Work Center, 605 North Seal Ave.
- Lucedale
- JC Fire Station, 24321 Old Americus Road
- Moss Point
- Sue Ellen Gym, 4131 Sue Ellen St.
- JC Fire Station 23, 10701 Forts Lake Rd.
- JC Fire Station 17, 16933 Highway 63
- JC Fire Station 21, 3801 Sentinel Drive
- Orange Grove Community Center, 5625 Orange Grove Rd.
- New Central Fire Station, 4204 Bellview St.
- Ocean Springs
- Public Works Department, 712 A Pine Drive
- St. Andrews Fire Department, 1401 Elm Street
- JC Fire Station 13, 3901 Highway 57 South
- West Division Roads Department, N. Washington Ave.
- Simmons Bayou Fire Department, 2300 East Simmons Bayou
- Pascagoula
- Jackson County Fairgrounds, 2902 Shortcut Rd.
- Pearlington
- West Hancock Fire Department, 16006 Washington St.
- Picayune
- Pine Grove Volunteer Fire Department Fire Station 71, 86 Pine Grove Rd.
- South East Volunteer Fire Department Fire Station 122, 298 Salem Rd.
- Nicholson Volunteer Fire Department Fire Station 131, 1981 Hwy 11
- Poplarville
- Pearl River County Fairgrounds Rodeo Arena, 118 Rodeo St.
- St. Martin
- JC Fire Station 2, 15324 Big Ridge Road
- Vancleave
- Central Roads Department, 8500 Jim Ramsey Road