The Virginia Department of Health is issuing a warning as the Mill Creek Lake in Amherst County is experiencing a harmful algae bloom.

- Beaches are being listed as unsafe in Mississippi and Louisiana as Harmful Algae Bloom (HAB) expands slowly east. That makes 12 beaches areas closed in Mississippi, over a dozen beaches within an advisory in Louisiana, and over a dozen fecal bacteria alerts in Texas. All people and pets encouraged to stay out of the water in algae impacted locations. In addition, eating seafood from algae impacted locations is not recommended. Links to access local beach closures & water qualities across the Gulf Coast:LOUISIANA new.dhh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/page/288MISSISSIPPI opcgis.deq.state.ms.us/StoryMapBeaches/index.php#listALABAMA adem.state.al.us/programs/coastal/beachMonitoring.cntFLORIDA floridahealth.gov/environmental-health/beach-water-qualityTEXAS cgis.glo.texas.gov/BeachwatchThe-CNN-Wire & 2019 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company.