All facilities at N.A.S. Meridian will be closed on Thursday. Only essential personnel, who have been identified by their department head, are to report to work.
The Roy M. Wheat Galley will continue to serve meals to students and guests have been evacuated from the coast.
The N.A.S. Meridian Hurricane Evacuation Welcome Center also will be open to receive those military families who are still traveling to the Meridian area.