Burn bans in Mississippi
10/2/2019 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Fire
Relief, Response & Restrictions
AFFECTED AREAS:
Mississippi
Adams County, MS
Amite County, MS
Chickasaw County, MS
Clay County, MS
Copiah County, MS
Franklin County, MS
Hinds County, MS
Itawamba County, MS
Jefferson County, MS
Jefferson Davis County, MS
Kemper County, MS
Lauderdale County, MS
Lawrence County, MS
Lee County, MS
Lincoln County, MS
Madison County, MS
Marion County, MS
Monroe County, MS
Montgomery County, MS
Starkville, MS
Panola County, MS
Pike County, MS
Pontotoc County, MS
Prentiss County, MS
Rankin County, MS
Scott County, MS
Simpson County, MS
Tallahatchie County, MS
Tate County, MS
Walthall County, MS
Wayne County, MS
Webster County, MS
Yazoo County, MS
Start Date: 9/25/2019
- End Date: 10/2/2019
County officials in Hinds and Madison counties enacted burn bans, due to continued dry weather.
As of Oct. 1, the Mississippi Forestry Commission listed 31 counties as having burn bans. The 31 counties were Adams, Amite, Clay, Copiah, Franklin, Hinds, Itawamba, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Panola, Pike, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Rankin, Scott, Tallahatchie, Tate, Walthall, Wayne, Webster and Yazoo.
WAPT-TV ABC 16 Jackson (Miss.), Oct. 1, 2019
More Mississippi counties have bans on open burning as dry conditions persist. As of Sept. 25, the counties with burn bans included Adams, Copiah, Lauderdale, Lee and Montgomery.
WAPT-TV ABC 16 Jackson (Miss.), Sept. 25, 2019
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