Gray TV’s Mississippi Stations Team Up For One-Hour Hurricane Season Special

As summer and hurricane season approaches, Gray Television’s Mississippi stations are teaming up to present a one-hour special on hurricane preparedness.

Hurricane Season 2024: Prepare Mississippi is a First Alert Weather Special produced by Gray Television meteorologists in Biloxi-Gulfport, Hattiesburg-Laurel, Meridian and Jackson:

• WLBT – Jackson’s NBC affiliate – will air the program on May 31 at 7 p.m.
• WLOX – Biloxi-Gulfport’s CBS and ABC affiliate – will air it June 1 at 6-7 p.m. on ABC and June 2 at 10:30-11:30 p.m. on CBS.
• WDAM – Hattiesburg’s NBC and ABC affiliate – will air it on NBC on Saturday, June 1, 7-8 pm and on ABC on Sunday, June 2, 11 p.m.-midnight.
• WTOK – Meridian’s ABC affiliate – will air it on June 1 at 6 p.m. and again on June 9 at 4 p.m.

Ted Fortenberry, regional VP of the Mississippi Gray stations, said: “If you live in Mississippi, you are aware that we can experience all sorts of severe weather. As we approach the start of hurricane season, it is important that we all review our plan of action to be as safe as possible. Helping Mississippi families prepare and stay safe is why we are working together on this special program. We believe the First Alert Weather special Prepare Mississippi offers important information for our viewers and reinforces our commitment to serve the communities across the state, giving Mississippians the most reliable, trusted information that will help them prepare for the potential impact of dangerous weather.”

The special program will also be streamed live on each station’s streaming app, available on Roku, Apple TV and Fire TV.