Category Archives: WJTV
LDH confirms drowned male in New Orleans is second storm-related death
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) -- On Monday afternoon, the Louisiana Department of Health confirmed the second storm-related death in the state. According to LDH, a male drowned in New Orleans after his vehicle a...
Aug 30, 2021
Waste Management to resume collection services in Jackson, surrounding areas
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - On Monday, Waste Management leaders announced collection services will resume in Jackson and the surrounding areas starting Tuesday, August 31. PHOTOS: Damage caused by Ida in ...
Aug 30, 2021
'God blessed us': Despite losing home, Ida survivor thankful
LAPLACE, La. (AP) -- Rescuers set out in hundreds of boats and helicopters to reach people trapped by floodwaters Monday, and utility repair crews rushed in, after a furious Hurricane Ida swamped the ...
Aug 30, 2021
How you can help storm victims in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida
NEW ORLEANS (NEXSTAR) - We're now able to see the scope of the damage and destruction Hurricane Ida left behind in Louisiana. More than 1 million customers in Louisiana and Mississippi - including all...
Aug 30, 2021
Jefferson Parish takes bruising blow from Hurricane Ida's triple-digit wind gusts
METAIRIE, La. (WGNO) - Top wind speeds from Hurricane Ida have yet to be confirmed, but preliminary reports indicate velocity reaching near- or in excess of 100 mph throughout Southeast Louisiana. Whi...
Aug 30, 2021
Tropical Depression Ida's feeder bands add tornado threat through Tuesday
Changes from the previous forecast: Ida has weakened to a tropical depression. Extended the Flash Flood Watch to all of our east-central Alabama locations.Cloudy with light rain through mid-afternoon ...
Aug 30, 2021
Mississippi governor provides update as Ida moves through state
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves held a news conference on Monday, August 30, to discuss Hurricane Ida. The storm was downgraded to a tropical depression. Ida made landfall in Lo...
Aug 30, 2021
Tropical Storm Ida causes power outages in Jackson-metro area
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Strong wind and heavy rain from Tropical Storm Ida affected the Jackson-metro area early Monday morning. The storm made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in Louisiana on Sunda...
Aug 30, 2021
McComb families work to clean up the damage from Tropical Storm Ida
MCCOMB, Miss. (WJTV) - Families in McComb are without power, and they're working to clean up after Hurricane Ida, which was downgraded to a tropical storm Monday morning. Barbara and Coranza Sowels we...
Aug 30, 2021
FEMA, National Guard mobilizing after Hurricane Ida
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - President Joe Biden and federal agencies are promising aid is on the way after Hurricane Ida slammed into Louisiana over the weekend. In a virtual meeting with governors of affe...
Aug 30, 2021