A storm system moving across the country is set to dump even more rain on Mississippi, which is already enduring massive flooding. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has declared a state of emergency amid what he called 'a historic, unprecedented flood.'
The Pearl River in Mississippi is now at its highest level in decades and still rising.A storm system moving across the country is set to dump even more rain on Mississippi, which is already enduring massive flooding.
Strong currents from the swollen Pearl River flood over the Old Brandon Road Bridge in Jackson, Miss., Feb. 16, 2020.Water from the Pearl River floods this northeast Jackson, Miss., home and car, Feb. 16, 2020. Authorities believe the flooding will rank as third highest, behind the historic floods of 1979 and 1983.
Blaine Henderson right, reaches to tag a mailbox as Pearl River as he and his friend Jonah Valdez play in the floodwaters of this northeast Jackson, Miss., neighborhood, Feb. 16, 2020. Reeves on Sunday urged residents to evacuate as boats helped stranded citizens and cars plunged underwater.More than 10 inches of rain fell in parts of the South over the last week and a half, pushing many rivers over their banks.
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