last one came across. next one distance coming up. when they do this gulf of mexico really stars churning and burning and splashing all over the place. a lot of locals have come down here in between now that the rain has stopped and winds not really strong yet. but everybody knows the worst is yet to come. locals have been bagging sandbags to take them home, put them underneath their doors, along their windows as well as anything they can do to prevent floodwaters from going in there. and, also, people were boarding up their businesses, their houses, all along the coast line mississippi and much of alabama right now. it's really difficult if not possible to find a business that is still open. the beaches are mandatorily closed right now in southern mississippi. you can't even really get close to the sea wall. and they don't even want anyone out here. the emergency operations center they want everyone at this point to be staying at