MEMA posts shelters, safe rooms open in several Mississippi counties as Hurricane Isaias makes landfall
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency posted on Oct. 9, 2026, a list of evacuation shelters and safe rooms open in several Mississippi counties as Hurricane Isaias makes landfall, the agency said.
MEMA listed the following locations:
Shelter locations
- Harrison County — County Farm Shelter, 15035 County Farm Road, Gulfport
- George County — George County Shelter, 3161 Cooks Corner Road, Lucedale
- Hancock County — Necaise Shelter, 30360 Highway 603, Perkinston
- Jackson County — Jackson County EOC Shelter, 5500 Ballpark Road, Van Cleave
- Jackson County — Jackson County EOC Shelter, 1843 Highway 613, Moss Point
Safe rooms
- Pearl River County Fairgrounds, 124 Rodeo St., Poplarville
- Picayune Community Safe Room, 501 Laurel St., Picayune
MEMA said shelters and safe rooms are operated at the local level and that these openings were reported to the agency.
The post also listed a Harrison County cooling center schedule and a Salvation Army location: Harrison County Cooling Center — open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Salvation Army Center of Hope — 2019 22nd Street, Gulfport, the MEMA post said.
Source: Mississippi Emergency Management Agency on Facebook
