Hurricane Nate: Where To Get Sandbags As The Storm Approaches

As Hurricane Nate moves closer to the state's Gulf Coast, the storm is bringing threats of heavy rains and high winds, the combination of which could bring storm surges in excess of 10 feet. Officials say that could result in flooding, particularly in low-elevation areas of the state.

As a result, many counties and cities are offering sandbags. (Sign up for newsletters and real-time news alerts from Jackson Patch. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

Here are some locations where sandbags are available (and the list will be updated:

BILOXI

• Biloxi Fire Station 8, 8479 Woolmarket Road instead of Station 9 on Oaklawn Road. Cavalier Park, 2059 Lawrence St.
• Biloxi Soccer Fields/Dog Park
• Cavalier Park
• Popp’s Ferry Recreational Soccer Fields, 2150 Popp’s Ferry Road.
• Station 9 Barthes-Sentel Fire Station
• Todd Migues Park, 425 Parker St.
• 2059 Lawrence St.
• 2150 Popp’s Ferry Road
• 9370 Oaklawn Road

GULFPORT

• Fire Station #2-42nd Ave.
• Gulfport Public Works Center, Hewes Avenue
• Orange Grove Community Center, Dedeaux Road

HANCOCK COUNTY

• Bayside Fire Department, 6215 West Hinds St.
• Diamondhead City Hall
• Hancock County Horse Arena, 4184 Kiln/Delisle Road
• Lakeshore Community Center, 6440 Lower Bay Road
• Old Hancock County Complex, 3068 Longfellow Drive
• West Hancock Fire Department, 16006 Washington Street

JACKSON COUNTY

• Central Division Roads Department, 8500 Jim Ramsey Road in Vancleave
• East Division Roads Department, 10825 Mississippi 63 in Moss Point
• West Division Roads Department, N. Washington Avenue in St. Martin
• Escatawpa Volunteer Fire Department, 3801 Sentinel Drive in Moss Point
• Forts Lake Fire Department, 10701 Forts Lake Road in Moss Point
• Gautier City Hall, 3330 U.S. 90
• Moss Point Central Fire Station, 4204 Bellview Avenue
• Ocean Springs Public Works Department, 712 Pine Drive
• Pascagoula Recycling Center, 4011 14th Street
• St. Andrews Fire Department, 1401 Elm St. in Ocean Springs

PEARL RIVER COUNTY

• Emergency Operations Center (Old National Guard Armory) located at the crossroads of Highway 26 and Highway 11 in Poplarville.
• Nicholson Fire Station 1 located on Highway 11
• Pine Grove Fire Station 2 located on Liberty Road

PICAYUNE

• The Mildred Mitchell Park on Highway 43 North
• The First Pentecostal Church located in the Westchester Subdivision
• Pine Wood Drive on the west side of the city; and 10 sandbags per household at the City Barn located at 203 Stephen’s St.
• First United Methodist Church parking lot on North Haugh Avenue

File photo of sandbags in Mississippi via AP Photo/Emily Wagster Pettus