VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — Gov. Phil Bryant has declared a state of emergency ahead of expected flooding along the Mississippi River.
The State of Emergency covers all counties along the Mississippi River, its tributaries and any other parts of the state that may be affected.
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency officials said Natchez, Vicksburg and Tunica can expect close to record river levels in January.
Agency spokesman Greg Flynn told WAPT-TV that once the water rises above 43 feet in Vicksburg, deer hunting season along the Mississippi River will close. The river was at 38 feet Wednesday morning and rising.
The Vicksburg Post reports that Vicksburg officials on Tuesday began putting flood plans in place.
Bryant said the state is expecting levels just below the historic record flood of 2011.
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