Continued Team Coverage of Flooding

The 16 WAPT News Team continues to cover more of the major flooding in the Metro area.

THIS IS A VIEW FROM EAGLE EYE 16..

YOU'RE LOOKING AT FLOODEDHOMES ANDSTREETS NEAR WESTBROOK ROAD...THE ONLY WAY TO GET AROUND INTHISNEIGHBORHOOD IS BY BOAT... TONIGHT SAW THE FLOODING ON THEGROUND LEVEL16 WAPT'S ROSS ADAMS WENT ON ABOAT RIDETODAY TO SEE HOMES UNDER MORETHANTHREE FEET OF WATER.

WE GOT A FIRSTHAND LOOK BY BOATAT FLOODED HOMES IN NORTHEASTJACKSON.MANY SURROUNDED BY WHAT LOOKSLIKE ANOCEAN OF WATERI DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO SAYIT'S DEVASTATING FORA LOT OF PEOPLE.NASON WILLIAMS WAS OUR PILOT FORTHE BOATRIDE.HE SAID THERE'S SO MUCH WATERHERE IT'SHARD TO TELL WHERE THE RIVERSTOPS ANDUSUALLY DRY LAND STARTS.NORMALLY IT'S REALLY PRETTY TOLOOK AT BUT THIS IS GOT ME ONEDGETHOUGH.THE BOAT RIDE TOOK US UPWESTBROOK ROAD TOA NEIGHBORHOOD OFF RIVER ROAD.THOSE HOMES MAY HAVE MUCH MOREWATER INTHEM THAN ANY OTHER STRUCTURESIN THEFLOOD ZONE.HINDS COUNTY SUPERVISORPRESIDENTROBERT GRAHAM REPRESENTS THISAREA .GRAHAM SAYS HOMEOWNERS COULD SEEMAJOR DAMAGE.THERE ARE SOME HOUSES HAVE FOUROR 5 FEET OF WATER IN THEMOUR STREET THAT YOU CAN'T PASSORIMPASSABLE..AT THE JACKSON FOOTBALL FIELDSSOCCER GOALS UNDER UNDER ASMUCH AS 6 FEET OF WATER.

SOCCERSEASON IS ALREADY STARTEDFOR THE SPRING THEY WON'T BEKICKING THE BALL HERE ANYTIMESOON.OUR PILOT LIVES IN EASTOVER.WILLIAMS SAID HIS NEIGHBORHOODNARROWLY AVOIDED GETTING HIT BYFLOODWATERS.HE SAYS LIVING IN CONSTANTTHREAT OFFLOODING IS STRESSFUL.YOU GOT YOUR WHOLE LIFE WORKBUILT UP IN YOUR HOUSE CONTENTSMOVING OUT MOVING YOURCHILDREN WHO HAVE ANXIETYHELPING FRIENDS MOVE OUT WHEREARE THEY GOING HOW LONG ARE THEYGONNA BE OUT.IN JACKSON ROSS ADAMS 16 WAPTNEWS.

ABC NEWS' ALEX PEREZ WAS IN THEMETRO AREA TODAY PUTTING THEPEARL RIVER FLOODING IN THENATIONAL SPOTLIGHT..HE TOURED THE SAME FLOOD RAVAGEDNEIGHBORHOOD AS ROSS BY BOATWITH MISSISSIPPI WILDLIFEFISHERIES AND PARKSAGENTS.FIRST RESPONDERS WENTDOOR-TO-DOORTODAY USING AIRBOATS TO BRINGFAMILIES TOSAFETY.

THE FLOODING FROM THE PEARL ISHITTING BUSINESSES HARD ALONGFLOWOOD DRIVE.TIM RESTER OWNS T- RESTERDIESEL, A DIESELENGINE REPAIR SHOP.RESTER SAID HE'S BEEN AT HISLOCATION SINCE20-02 AND HIS LEVEE HAS KEPTPAST FLOODS OUTBUT NOT THIS ONE.HE ESTIMATES ABOUT 5 TO 6 FEETOF WATER INHIS BUILDING WITH SOME BIG RIGSINSIDE SITTINGIN THE FLOODWATER.

HE SAYSHIS CUSTOMERSAND NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN COMINGBY TOHELP OUT..BUT HE CAN'T WORK AND HE TELLSUS AT THISPOINT, HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW LONGHE CAN HOLDOUT.

I'VE HAD CUSTOMERS COME BY ANDHELP ME THAT'S JUST GOODCUSTOMERS AND GOOD PEOPLE ANDI HAD ONE COME BY THIS MORNINGANDGIVE ME A HUNDRED DOLLARS... BUT RIGHT NOW I DON'T KNOWHOWLONG I CAN HOLD OUT.

YOU KNOWMONEY'S THIN ANYWAY AND THISRIGHT HERE REALLY MAKES IT BAD.RESTER IS NOT THE ONLY FLOODVICTIM DEALING WITH A WAIT ANDSEE SITUATION.NUMEROUS BUSINESSES ALONGFLOWOOD DRIVEHAVE WATER INSIDE, EVEN ACHURCH.

THE HEAD OF SCHOOL AT JACKSONACADEMY SAYS CLASSES WILL RESUMETUESDAY FOR ALLGRADES..THE FLOODING TOOK OVER MANYPARTS OFTHE CAMPUS INCLUDING RAIDERPARK...THIS IS VIDEO FROM A STUDENT ATJACKSON ACADEMY -- SAMUEL LONGNEIGHBORHOODS NEAR JACKSONACADEMY AREALSO FLOODED..THE HEAD OF SCHOOLS SAYS NOWATER GOTINTO SCHOOL BUILDINGS..SCHOOL LEADERS SAY THEY'REMAKINGADJUSTMENTS TO PARKING ANDCARPOOLING.

MEMA IS ASKING STORM VICTIMS TOSELF REPORT THEIR LOSSES TO IT'SWEBSITE.THE GOVERNOR TALKED ABOUT THATTODAY ASTHE STATE STARTS THE COMPLEXPROCESS OFTRYING TO DOCUMENT ALL THEDAMAGE CAUSEDBY THIS FLOODING EVENT.

GREG MICHEL/MEMA: IT ISEXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT IF YOUHAVE THE TIME TO DO THAT THATYOU GO IN AND MAKE THOSE SELFREPORTING NOTES FOR US.

THATWILLAID US IN PUTTING OUR PLANTOGETHER, IT WILL AID US INUPDATINGOUR CURRENT FLOOD MITIGATIONMAPS.STATE LEADERS SAY THEY EXPECT ALOT OF DAMAGE REPORTS REGARDINGINFRASTRUCTURE LIKE ROADS,BRIDGES ANDUNDERGROUND PIPES.

SOME FLOOD VICTIMS ARE PROBABLYWONDERING IF THEIR INSURANCECOVERSFLOOD DAMAGES.INSURANCE COMMISSIONER MIKECHENEY SAYS FEMA ESTIMATES ONE-THOUSAND FAMILIES IN THEAFFECTED AREASHAVE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCECOVERAGE.HE IS REMINDING EVERYONE - YOURREGULAR HOMEOWNER'S POLICY DOESNOT COVERFLOODING.

"IF YOU DO NOT HAVE FLOODINSURANCE, YOU ARE NOT COVERED.YOUR HOMEOWNER INSURANCE'SPOLICY, AND WE SEE SAY THIS DAYIN, AND DAY OUT.

YOURHOMEOWNER'S INSURANCE POLICYDOES NOT COVER FLOOD.

IF YOU'VEGOT FLOOD, IT'S GOING TO BE ASEPARATE POLICY."CHENEY ALSO SAID IF YOU LIVEIN A FLOOD- PRONE AREA..... TAKEA GOOD LOOK AT YOURCOVERAGE PLANS... MOSQUITOES ARE NOTHING NEW INMISSISSIPPI... BUT THIS YEAR MAYBE EVEN WORSE...WITH STANDING WATER FROM RAINAND FLOODING AND TEMPERATURESABOVEAVERAGE, MOSQUITOES ARE MAKINGAN EARLYAPPEARANCE.DIRECTORS AT THE CLIMATEPREDICTIONCENTER SAY THE NEXT FEW WEEKSWILL BE WARMER AND WETTERINCREASING THEMOSQUITO POPULATION GOING INTOSPRING.

HINDS COUNTY LEADERS ARE HANDINGOUT CASES OF WATER TO FLOODVICTIMS.... THE WATER GIVEAWAYWAS IN THE PARKING LOTOF THE OLD VIRGINIA COLLEGE ONRIDGEWOODROAD..AT LEAST 500 CASES OF WATER WASDISTRIBUTEDTODAY..LEADERS SAY THEY PLAN TOCONTINUE PASSINGOUT WATER FOR THE REMAINDER OFTHEWEEK...LOWES CONTRIBUTED TO THE HINDSCOUNTYWATER GIVEAWAY -- DONATING ATRACTORTRAILER FULL OF WATER... SOME HOMEOWNERS ARE FINDING OUTTONIGHT THEY'VE LOSTEVERYTHING..ONE WOMAN WE SPOKE WITH SAYS HERHOUSE ISDESTROYED AND HER CAR IS NOWCOMPLETELY UNDERWATER.16 WAPT'S TROY JOHNSON IS LIVEIN THATNEIGHBORHOOD TONIGHT WITH HERSTORY... THE WATERS MY JUST BE BEGINNINGTO RECEDE, BUT THE FEELINGS OFLOSS AREN'T... I TALKED WITHSHELBI MORRIS...WHO LOSTEVERYTHING OVER THE PAST FEWDAYS...NOW SHE'S WORKING ON WHAT'SNEXT... SHELBI MORRIS WAS ONE OF THEFIRST PEOPLE WE CAUGHT UP WITHLAST THURSDAY ON RIVERROAD...SOTORANGE7069:41-:47IT'S NEVER BEEN THRU THIS BAD.THEY SAID IN79 THAT IT WAS THE LAST BIGFLOOD THIS AREA HAD.IN THAT PAST 5 DAYS, SHE'SLEARNED THATSHE'S LOST EVERYTHING THATBELONGS TO HER...SOTORANGE7207:50-:57WE STARTED GETTING IT FROM THEBACK OF THE HOUSE, THE FRONT OFTHE HOUSE, IT WAS KIND OF ALLCLOSED IN.

IT FLOODED SOQUICKLY.BUTT THESE SOTS TOGETHERORANGE72072:35-2:43YOU LOOSE YOUR HOME ANDEVERYTHING IN IT, AND EVERYONE'SOH, IT'S MATERIALISTIC.

YES ITIS, BUT HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TOACTUALLY GETTHOSE THINGS BACK.SHE WAS ABLE TO GET AWAY WITHJUST A FEWOUTFITS...BUT SHE LOST MORE THANJUST WHATWAS INSIDE THE HOUSE...SOTORANGE72071:40-1:46I LOST MY CAR...THE CAR THAT'SFLOATING OUTSIDE.

THEY SAID THISSTRANGE CAR ISFLOATING IN THE MIDDLE OF THEROAD.

YES, THATIS MY CAR.SHE TELLS ME IT'S SURREAL TO SEEHERLITRE SECTION OF JACKSON...HERLIFEUNDER THE WATERS OF THE PEARLRIVER...AND SHE TELLS ME JUST BECAUSETHE RIVER ISCRESTING, AND WILL SLOWLY BEGINTORECEDE...SOTORANGE72075:00-5:06THEY'RE CELEBRATING TOOEARLY...IT COULD START GOINGDOWN, BUT IN THE BLINK OF ANEYE, IT'LL STOP.EVEN THOUGH THIS HAS BEEN ATRYING, ANDDRAINING TIME...MORRIS SAYS SHEWILL REBUILD... BUT UNTIL THEN,SHE SAYS SOMETHINGSHOULD BE DONE TO KEEP THIS KINDOFDEVASTATION FROM EVER HAPPENINGAGAIN...SOTORANGE72073:44-3:52I WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE TO SEEMORE WATERINTAKE INTO CREEKS...DEEPENTHEM, DIVERT THE WATER AWAY FROMTHE CITY...BUT SHE DOESN'T THINK OFFICIALSWILL STEPUP...SOTORANGE72073:35THE ONLY THING I CAN HOPE TO DOIS THAT JACKSON WILL ACTUALLYTAKE PRECAUTIONARYMEASURES THIS TIME, WHEN THEYDIDN'T IN THE80'S... MORRIS TELLS ME THAT SHE'STALKED WITH SOME OF HERNEIGHBORS...SOME ALSO PLAN TOCOME BACK...ANOTHER SAYSSAYS AFTER GOING THROUGH THISFLOOD, AND THE 83 FLOOD, THEREIS NO WAY THEY WILL BE BACK...IN NORTHEAST JACKSON...TROYJOHNSON, 16 WAPT NEWS AT 10TWO DOGS RESCUED FROM RISINGFLOOD WATERS...