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Ivan Closes in on our Gulf Coast

9/16/04 AFTER IVAN

GCIS proudly powers your community go network sites for the gulf coast.
As Hurricane Ivan Closes in on our Gulf Coast we will do our best to
keep you informed and provide helpful information.  As long as we have power and a connection we will continue to update as often as possible while we prepare for Hurricane Ivan. We urge people to choose their cities community go site ( above) and choose the guestbook option, to leave a post for their friends and families. Please note if your "riding it out" or "hittin the road"
and your neighborhood area.

-GCIS WEBCAM LIVE- ( as power permits)
AS LONG AS OUR CONNECTION STAYS UP OUR CAMS WILL,
A SHOT OF VANCLEAVE MS SKIES, LIVE, THAT'S ZIP CODE 39565.
ABOUT 4 MILES NORTH OF I-10, AND 2 MILES WEST OF HWY 57
LOCATED IN JACKSON COUNTY MISSISSIPPI

http://www.gcis.biz/webcam.html

GCIS brings a 24/7 Live Chat online for Hurricane Ivan
everyone invited to go into chat room, hang out, and go thru this together.
CLICK HERE TO CHAT

UPDATED 945am CST Thursday 9/16/04
we are running on generators, so updates may be few and far between for a while,
the webcam will be up as power permits

click here for archived page from prior to 1130am 9/16/04

click here for the archived page from prior to 9/16/04

click here for the archived page from prior to 630pm 9/15/04

click here for the archived page from prior to 430pm 9/15/04

click here for the archived page from prior to 2pm 9/15/04

click here for archived page from prior to 1am 915/04

click here for archived page from prior to 8pm  9/14/04

click here for archived page from prior to 5pm 9/14/04

click here for archived page from prior to 5am 9/14/04

WE DON'T KNOW HOW THE EYE OF IVAN MISSED US, BE WE DO KNOW WE ARE GRATEFUL. 9/16/04

Below is the satellite of us at 545pm, at 720pm we lost power,
at 2am the eye almost on land, made a drastic and incredible turn and went in east of the mobile bay making the landfall point Baldwin County Alabama.
We experienced hurricane force winds from aprox. 8pm 9/15/04 until around 4am 9/16/04

-MOST RECENT UPDATES -

• Curfews lifted for all 3 coastal counties.
• All 3 counties make it thru Ivan in relatively good shape thanks to a remarkable last minute eye change, just moments prior to landfall,
  the eye headed due east so the most severe winds and weather hit east of Mobile Bay. 
• The further west you are the better off you made out.
• Thousands still without power, including GCIS, this limited update brought to you courtesy of a generator.
• GCIS makes it thru Ivan with aprox 4 downed trees and little more than that.
• Call your local law enforcement non emergency # to find out about road closings.
• Several already dead in Florida
• Early reports indicate possible casualties in Alabama
• Ivan now less than 80mph and moving northward, at 4am Ivan was 40 miles north west of Pensacola Florida.
• As the time comes for repairs beware of fly by night repair men, they need to be licensed and reputable.
• Do not drive into standing water
• Do not go near downed power lines.
• Boil water you are not sure about.
• Take pictures of damage and keep all receipts for any temporary repair work you do for your insurance claims.
• 9/16/04 weather expected to be reach a high in the 80's with gusty wind occasionally that subside in the evening,
  ( with power out we want those gusty winds.)
• All Jackson County Schools closed on Friday listen over weekend to find out about Monday.
• Edgewater mall to open Friday at noon
• Hancock county schools open on Monday
• Some Hancock Bank locations will open late on Thursday call your branch.
• Coast Casinos closed until further notice.
• GCIS received a call at 11am cst stating a family was turned around on I-10 southbound at meridian trying to head back to coast from Columbus MS
• Thousands without power on MS gulf coast, MS power, Coast Electric, and Singing River Power all working on restoration.
• Out of town evacuees asked to wait to return until Friday Morning
• Initial Results indicate Coast Casinos faired well.
• boaters rescued during hurricane and taken to shelter.

Employee hot lines

Boom town 435-7000

Gulfport Municipal Court 868-5785

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) _ As Hurricane Ivan prepared to make landfall last night, the Gulfport Coast Guard rescued boaters, including a pregnant woman, stuck in the Biloxi Back Bay.

-GCIS WEBCAM LIVE- ( as power permits)
AS LONG AS OUR CONNECTION STAYS UP OUR CAMS WILL,
A SHOT OF VANCLEAVE MS SKIES, LIVE, THAT'S ZIP CODE 39565.
ABOUT 4 MILES NORTH OF I-10, AND 2 MILES WEST OF HWY 57
LOCATED IN JACKSON COUNTY MISSISSIPPI

http://www.gcis.biz/webcam.html

.In an emergency you need to call 911
** BUT REMEMBER DURING THE MIDST OF A STORM EVEN POLICE AND RESCUE CAN NOT GO OUT DUE TO DANGER**

For civil defense questions call your county
Jackson County Civil Defense           228-769-3111
Harrison County Civil Defense          288-865-4089
 

MEMA
24 Hr Emergency Line: 1-800-222-MEMA(6362)

FEMA
1-800-621-FEMA (3362)

 

HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF MS AS OF 10PM CST 9/13/04	JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE OPEN TUES, BUT CLOSED WED AS OF 6PM 9/13/04	HARRISON COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE OPEN 60% ON TUES, BUT CLOSED WED AS OF 6PM 9/13/04	CLICK HERE FOR FEMA ( Federal Emergency Management Agency)
A hurricane watch means that Hurricane conditions are expected within 36 hours. Hurricane force winds extend out 100 miles form the eye of Ivan and tropical storm force winds extend out over 200 miles form the eye.	CLICK HERE FOR UPDATED MEMA -JACKSON COUNTY MS INFORMATION ON SCHOOLS AND ROADS	CLICK HERE FOR UPDATED MEMA HARRISON COUNTY MS INFORMATION ON SCHOOLS AND ROADS	CLICK HERE FOR MEMA ( Mississippi Emergency Management Agency)
CLICK HERE TO GO TO JACKSON COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE	CLICK HERE FOR JACKSON COUNTY EVACUATION MAPS	CLICK HERE TO GO TO HARRISON COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE	CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE RED CROSS WEBSITE TO FIND HELP OR DONATE
CLICK HERE TO GO TO National Hurricane Center & WWW.NOAA.GOV for maps, forecasts, advisories, satellite imagery, probabilities and discussions.	CLICK HERE TO GO TO WWW.WLOX.COM our local TV station	CLICK HERE TO GO TO WWW.SUNHERALD.COM our local newspaper	CLICK HERE TO GO TO The Weather Channel