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Sudden Hailstorm Pelts Mississippi College Vehicles and Buildings

Tuesday, March 19th, 2013, 12:04pm

Sudden Hailstorm Pelts Mississippi College Vehicles and Buildings

A sudden hailstorm at Mississippi College on Monday afternoon damaged at least 65 vehicles and shattered dozens of windows in several buildings, new reports show.

After baseball-sized hail pelted the Clinton campus along with thunderstorms for about ten minutes, MC Department of Public Safety Director Stephen McCraney said officials Tuesday were continuing to assess the damage... Read More

Read the full story at Mississippi College News

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Beaver dam floods Branch Creek

Submitted by Jo Brown on Wednesday, January 2nd, 9:23 am

BYRAM, MS (MSNewsNow) - A persistent rain left soggy conditions and creeks out of their banks in some areas of central Mississippi New Year's Day. Residents in the Byram area say water came into some homes and threatened many others.

The Branch Creek subdivision off of Gary Road, just south of Jackson to the Byram area, showed water too close for comfort behind a couple of homes.

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Weather radio programming event Tuesday in Byram

Submitted by News Staff

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 1:58pm

Weather radio programming event Tuesday in Byram

WLBT Chief Meteorologist Barbie Bassett will be at the Kroger on Siwell Road in Byram Tuesday programming Midland Weather Radios from 2-6 p.m.

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PHOTOS: Severe weather, damage across the area

Submitted by Morgan Carlson, WLBT Community Web Producer

Monday, April 2nd, 2012, 5:41pm

Source: Angela Keen

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Utica makes flood insurance available to residents, property owners

Submitted by Morgan Carlson, WLBT Community Web Producer

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012, 4:43pm

Utica makes flood insurance available to residents, property owners

Utica is now a participating community in the National Flood Insurance Program.

This means those living and working in Utica can purchase federally-underwritten flood insurance.

From the Federal Emergency Management Agency:

Flooding is the most common and costliest nature disaster in the U.S.

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PHOTO: WLBT's Eric Law visits Raymond elementary

Submitted by Morgan Carlson, WLBT Community Web Producer

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012, 2:11pm

PHOTO: WLBT's Eric Law visits Raymond elementary

WLBT's Eric Law visited Raymond Elementary School Friday and talked to the Kindergarten classes about weather and his job as a meteorologist.

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CPSD implements delayed start to prevent snow days

Submitted by News Staff

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012, 7:17pm

CPSD implements delayed start to prevent snow days

From the Clinton Public School District:

This school year, students in the Clinton Public School District could miss fewer days because of snow.

CPSD is implementing delayed start times in an effort to keep from canceling school during snow and icy weather. During the 2010-11 school year, school districts throughout the state lost multiple days due to snow in an unusually active winter weather season.

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