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'Extraordinary brotherhood'

After restoring electricity to tens of thousands of South Mississippians following Hurricane Gustav, power companies are sending workers to Louisiana and other parts of Mississippi, where many residents remain in the dark.

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Evacuation plan

Develop a family hurricane preparedness plan before an actual storm threatens your area.
- Link: Harrison County Evacuation Zones
- PDF: Hurricane Evacuation Map

Evacuation plan

Develop a family hurricane preparedness plan before an actual storm threatens your area.

Current radar picture, storm tracking, more information at sunherald.com/tracking

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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LINKS

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PHONE NUMBERS

George County: (601) 947-7557
Hancock County: (228) 466-8200
Harrison County: (228) 865-4002
Jackson County: (228) 769-3111
Pearl River County: (601) 795-3058
Stone County: (601) 928-3077

Terms to know

Tropical depression - A tropical cyclone in which the maximum sustained surface wind is 38 mph or less.
Tropical storm - A tropical cyclone in which the maximum sustained surface wind is 39-73 mph.
Hurricane Watch - An announcement for an area that a hurricane or hurricane conditions may pose a threat to coastal areas within 36 hours.
Hurricane warning - A warning that sustained winds of 74 mph or higher associated with a hurricane is expected within 24 hours or less.

Costliest hurricanes

Hurricanes leave havoc in their wake. The 10 costliest to hit the U.S. mainland:

Katrina - Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, 2005, $75 billion
Andrew - Florida and Louisiana, 1992, $35 billion.
Hugo - South Carolina, 1989, $7 billion.
Floyd - Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, 1999, $4.5 billion.
Fran - North Carolina, 1996, $3.2 billion.
Opal - Florida and Alabama, 1995, $3 billion.
Georges - Florida Keys, Mississippi and Alabama, 1998, $2.31 billion.
Frederic - Alabama and Mississippi, 1979, $2.3 billion.
Agnes - Florida, Northeast U.S., 1972, $2.1 billion.
Alicia - Texas, 1983, $2 billion.

Deadliest hurricanes

Galveston, Texas, 1900, 8,000 to 12,000 dead.

Lake Okeechobee, Fla., 1928, 1,836.

Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, 2005, 1,605 (Katrina)

Florida Keys and South Texas, 1919, more than 600 to 900.

New England, 1938, 600.

Florida Keys, 1935, 408.

Southwest Louisiana and North Texas, 1957, 390 (Audrey)

Northeast U.S., 1944, 390.

Grand Isle, La., 1909, 350.

New Orleans, 1915, 275.

Galveston, Texas, 1915, 275.

Trains, schools, cleanup on track in Hancock County

The most visible sign things are returning to normal here after Hurricane Gustav was on the CSX railroad tracks: After several days without bells or whistles, the first train chugged through Bay St. Louis on Wednesday afternoon.