This page is adapted from the extremely useful NOAA Extreme Weather Information Sheets. We strongly recommend downloading and printing the PDF-versions of this information so it is accessible if you are unable to access this website during a storm event. You can find the PDF versions here.
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FOR EMERGENCIES, CALL 911 IN ALL AREAS
FOR NON-EMERGENCY INFORMATION AND REFERRALS, CALL 211
Jump to: Jackson County, Harrison County, Stone County, Hancock County, Pearl River County, George County, Radio Stations, Additional Information
State/Federal Emergency Contact Information
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency: www.msema.org | 601-933-6362 | (24 hrs) 1-800-222-MEMA(6362)
Mississippi Department of Transportation: www.GoMDOT.com | 601-359-7001 | (during disaster) 1-866-521-MDOT(6368)
Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol: www.dps.state.ms.us | 601-987-1212 (*hp from any cell)
National Weather Service Forecast Office (New Orleans/Baton Rouge): www.srh.noaa.gov/lix | 504-522-7330
National Weather Service Forecast Office (Mobile): www.srh.noaa.gov/mob | 251-633-6443
Mississippi Tourism: www.visitmississippi.org | 1-866-SEE-MISS (733-6477)
Mississippi Board of Animal Health: www.mbah.state.ms.us | 601-359-1170
Mississippi Governor’s Office: www.governor.state.ms.us | 1-877-405-0733 or 601-359-3150
Mississippi Attorney General: www.ago.state.ms.us | 601-359-3680
Mississippi Insurance Department: www.mid.state.ms.us | 1-800-562-2957
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality: www.deq.state.ms.us | 1-888-786-0661
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources: www.dmr.state.ms.us | 1-800-374-3449
US Coast Guard: (8th District): 251-441-6213
Mississippi Power: www.mississippipower.com | 1-800-532-1502
Coast Electric Power: www.coastepa.com | 1-800-624-3348
Singing River Electric Association: www.singingriver.com | 228-497-1313
County Emergency Contact Information
Jackson County
Emergency Management: 228-769-3111 | www.co.jackson.ms.us/DS/CivilDefense.html
Sheriff: 228-769-3063
Gautier Police: 228-497-2486
Gautier Fire: 228-497-1656
Pascagoula Police: 228-762-2211
Pascagoula Fire: 228-762-3066
Moss Point Police: 228-475-1711
Moss Point Fire: 228-475-8848
Ocean Springs Police: 228-875-2211
Ocean Springs Fire: 228-875-4063
Harrison County
Emergency Management: 228-865-4002 | co.harrison.ms.us/departments/ema
Sheriff: 228-897-1364
Gulfport Police: 228-868-5959
Gulfport Fire: 228-868-5959
Biloxi Police: 228-392-0641
Biloxi Fire: 228-392-0641
Long Beach Police: 228-865-1985
Long Beach Fire: 228-863-7292
Pass Christian Police: 228-452-3300
Pass Christian Fire: 228-452-3300
D’Iberville Fire: 228-392-3525
Stone County
Emergency Management: 601-928-3077
Sheriff: 601-928-7251
Wiggins Police: 601-928-5444
Wiggins Fire: 601-928-2800
Hancock County
Emergency Management: 228-466-8320
Sheriff: 228-255-9191
Bay St. Louis Police: 228-255-9191
Bay St. Louis Fire: 228-255-9191
Waveland Police: 228-255-9191
Waveland Fire: 228-255-9191
Pearl River County
Emergency Management: 601-795-3058 | www.pearlrivercounty.net/civdef
Sheriff: 601-795-2241
Picayune Police: 601-798-7411
Picayune Fire: 601-795-2200
Poplarville Police: 601-795-4447
Poplarville Fire: 601-795-2241
George County
Emergency Management: 601-947-7557
Sheriff: 601-947-4811
Lucedale Police: 601-947-3261
Lucedale Fire: 601-947-7557
Radio Stations
Mississippi
MS Public Broadcasting 88.1- 91.3 FM
WKNN 99.1 FM (Pascagoula)
WZKX 107.9 FM (Gulfport)
WXRR 104.5 (Hattiesburg)
WBUV 104.9 FM (Biloxi)
WJZD 94.5 FM (Gulfport)
WRJW 1320 AM (Picayune)
WQRZ 103.5 FM (Kiln)
Louisiana
WWL 870 AM (New Orleans)
WFMF 102.5 FM (Baton Rouge)
WLMG 101.9 FM (New Orleans)
WJBO 1150 AM (Baton Rouge)
KHLA 99.5 FM (Lake Charles)
KTDY 99.9 FM (Lafayette)
Alabama
WABB 97.5 FM (Mobile)
WMXC 99.9 FM (Mobile)
WCSN 105.7 FM (Orange Beach)
WOOF 99.7 FM (Dothan)
WOPP 1290 AM (Opp)
WKMX 106.7 FM (Enterprise)
WDJR 96.9 FM (Dothan)
WNTM 710 AM (Mobile)
Additional Information
American Red Cross: 1-866-GET-INFO (1-866-438-4636) | www.redcross.org
Environmental Protection Agency: www.epa.gov
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) | www.fema.gov
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): www.noaa.gov
NOAA National Coastal Data Development Center: www.ncddc.noaa.gov
NOAA National Climatic Data Center: www.ncdc.noaa.gov
NOAA National Data Buoy Center: www.ndbc.noaa.gov
NOAA National Hurricane Center: www.nhc.noaa.gov
NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center: www.nodc.noaa.gov
NOAA National Weather Service: www.nws.noaa.gov
NOAA Coastal Services Center: www.csc.noaa.gov
NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information: www.nesdis.noaa.gov
NOAAWatch – NOAA’s All-Hazard Monitor: www.noaawatch.gov
US Department of Homeland Security: www.dhs.gov
U.S. Department of Commerce: www.commerce.gov
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): www.nasa.gov
EPA Gulf of Mexico Program: www.epa.gov/gmpo
Commander Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command: www.oceanographer.navy.mil/cnmoc.htm
