Mississippi residents asked to conserve energy and water in fear of shortage Roads remain dangerous after winter weather By Chris Luther | February 18, 2021 at 5:20 PM CST - Updated February 18 at 7:50 PM MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - In North Mississippi, people are being asked to conserve both energy and water to avoid a crisis as crews work to remove inches of snow from the roads. The roads continue to improve in North Mississippi hour by hour as the plows start to catch up but officials say they will remain treacherous for several days with ice sticking around as the snow melts. For crews in North Mississippi, Thursday felt like Dejavu.