If you think you may be in a dangerous location LEAVE NOW!! It will take you At least twice as long to get from point A to point B now. Waiting will further jeopardize your safety.
I'm at the intersection of I-59(from New Orleans), US 98(from Mobile and FL panhandle), and US 49 (from the MS Gulf Coast) I have never seen traffic back up SO Bad.
New Orleans: Contra flow (4 lanes of traffic out!! east and west)
Airport:most airlines are shutting down at 7pm CDT tonite.

Traffic is at a crawl here. Long lines at fuel pumps. And I'm 60 miles from the Gulf Of Mexico!!
I've been told that US Hwy 49 from Gulfport is backing up below Hattiesburg.