Preparations underway for Hurricane Delta

Preparations underway for Hurricane Delta

SCOTT SIMMONS/REPORTING:MULTIPLE RESOURCES BEINGMARSHALED BY GROUPS LIKE THESALVATION ARMY IN CASE ANOTHERSTORM DOES COME CALLING IN WHATHAS ALREADY BEEN A BUSY STORMSEASON.SALVATION ARMY STORM RESPONSECREWS ONLYRECENTLY ROTATED BACK TO THEJACKSON AREAAFTER WORKING ON THE HURRICANELAURARECOVERY IN THE LAKE CHARLESLOUISIANAAREA.MICHELLE HARTFIELD/SALVATI ONARMY: WE ARE IN TALK IS WITH OURDIVISIONAL OFFICE WITH THEWEATHER FOLKS AND MEMA..

NOWSTORM RESPONSEPLANNERS ARE TURNING THEIR EYESBACK TO THEGULF COAST AND A STORM THATCOULDMAKE LANDFALL IN SEVERALDIFFERENTSPOTS DEPENDING ON LAST MINUTESCHANGESIN THE TRACK.THE FOOD RESPONSE TEAMS ANDTHEIRVEHICLES ARE BACK IN JACKSON ANDPREPPEDFOR THE NEXT CALL OF DUTY.

THEYHAVEN'T BEEN MOVED SOUTH YET.MICHELLE HARTFIELD/SALVATI ONARMY: DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITYOF THE STORM WE WILL HAVE TRUCKSSTAGED OUTSIDE WHERE WE THINK ITIS GOING TO HIT.BUT IT HAS ALREADY BEEN A HECTICYEARWITH THE FLOODING IN FEBRUARY..THEPANDEMIC ...HURRICANES MARCO ANDLAURA ..ANDNOW WHAT COULD BE DELTA.

THESALVATION ARMY SAYS ITSGATHERING IT'SSUPPLIES AND PREPPING TO TRAVELWHERE THEIRHELP WILL BE NEEDED.MICHELLE HARTFIELD/SALVATION ARMY: BUT WE WILL HAVEEVERYBODY READY RIGHT AS IT ISABOUT TO HIT SO THEY CAN MOVE INIMMEDIATELY AND THEN BRING INMORE PEOPLE AS WE NEED BUT THEPRIMARY IS TO GET IN THERE ANDGETPEOPLE FEEDING AND FOOD TO THOSEWITHOUT POWER AS QUICKLY AS WECAN.SCOTT SIMMONS/REPORTING: STILL SO MANY QUESTIONSABOUTWHAT THIS STORM SYSTEMS MAY DOTO OUR AREA RELIEF AGENCIESLIKE THE SALVATION ARMY SAYRIGHT WHAT THEY NEED MOSTARE FINANCIAL DONATIONS MONEYTHAT HELPS THEM BUY THINGS LIKEFUEL AND FOOD FOR PEOPLE WHOARE HIT BY THOSE STORMS INJACKSON SCOTT SIMMONS 16 WAPTNEWS.

THE CITY OF JACKSON SENDING AWARNING TORESIDENTS AHEAD OF HURRICANEDELTA'SLAND