Hattiesburg, MS - stop over

Hattiesburg, MS - stop over

8/30/05 - 10 AM - 12 PM

Brother called when they arrived at the outskirts of Hattiesburg. They parked at a BP gas station. I am not familiar with the area, but they can see Best Buy from where they were. He reported there are a bunch of people lined up at BP hoping for the gas station to open.

Highway 59 North is littered with fallen trees. There are personnel cleaning up with big trackers to push off the sawed off tree parts to the sides of the roads.

As of last conversation with my brother, not clear when the roads will be cleared.

Good thing parents kept their manual (thanks to my dad's stubborness). With rising gas prices and now lacking of operational gas stations, half a tank on the car can take them at least another 200 miles.

Meridian is their goal for tonight. One of the Red Cross shelters also mentioned that there are a lot of down trees and powerlines. However, considering parts of FEMA is stationed there, hopefully some roads will be cleared enough for my brother and company to pass through.