“伊萨亚斯”逼近，密西西比湾岸发布飓风警告
据《克拉里昂纪事报》（Clarion Ledger）报道，随着热带风暴“伊萨亚斯”逼近，10月7日密西西比州湾岸地区已发布飓风警告，从路易斯安那州到佛罗里达狭长地带的应急管理部门进入高度戒备。
据报道，气象部门警告沿海地区将面临危险的风暴潮、强降雨与飓风级大风。飓风警告意味着警告区内预计将出现飓风条件，居民被要求立即完成防灾准备。密西西比州应急管理署官员敦促哈里森县（Harrison）、汉考克县（Hancock）与杰克逊县（Jackson）的沿海居民加固财物、储备应急物资，并听从地方当局的撤离指引。
“伊萨亚斯”在墨西哥湾上空增强，预计数日内登陆。湾岸社区仍在从本季早些时候的风暴中恢复，官员表示避难所正在准备中，应急队伍已待命。密西西比州国民警卫队准备在需要时协助撤离与搜救。
沿海商家开始用木板封窗，比洛克西（Biloxi）的赌场——当地经济的支柱——宣布了风暴到来前的关闭计划。港口命令船只寻找安全避风处，捕虾船赶在海况恶化前回港。
州官员提醒居民，风暴潮往往是墨西哥湾飓风最致命的因素，敦促低洼地区居民不要低估洪水的威力。气象部门预计部分地区降雨量可达两位数，内陆突发洪水风险同步上升。
Hurricane Warning Issued for Mississippi Gulf Coast as Isaias Approaches
GULFPORT, Miss. — A hurricane warning was in effect Oct. 7 for Mississippi's Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Isaias threatened the region, putting emergency managers on high alert from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, the Clarion Ledger reported.
Forecasters warned of dangerous storm surge, heavy rainfall and hurricane-force winds along the coast. A hurricane warning means hurricane conditions are expected within the warning area, and residents were told to rush preparations to completion. Mississippi Emergency Management Agency officials urged coastal residents in Harrison, Hancock and Jackson counties to secure property, stock emergency supplies and follow evacuation guidance from local authorities.
The warning came as Isaias strengthened over the Gulf of Mexico, with landfall expected within days. Gulf Coast communities were still recovering from earlier storms this season, and officials said shelters were being readied and emergency crews placed on standby. The Mississippi National Guard was prepared to assist with evacuations and search-and-rescue operations if needed.
Businesses along the coast began boarding up windows, and casinos in Biloxi — a cornerstone of the local economy — announced closure plans ahead of the storm's arrival. Ports and harbors ordered vessels to seek safe harbor, and shrimpers raced to bring in boats before conditions deteriorated.
State officials reminded residents that storm surge is often the deadliest component of a Gulf hurricane, urging those in low-lying areas not to underestimate the water. Forecasters said rainfall totals could reach double digits in some areas, raising the risk of flash flooding well inland.
图片来源：图：密西西比州湾岸海滩上的推土机与士兵。公有领域，来源：Wikimedia Commons
