Storm update: High winds take down sign on Devereux Drive, trees around county
Published 9:28 am Thursday, August 27, 2020
The AutoZone sign on Devereux Drive in Natchez was toppled by high winds as outer bands of Hurricane Laura passed through the area. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
The AutoZone sign on Devereux Drive in Natchez was toppled by high winds as outer bands of Hurricane Laura passed through the area. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
The AutoZone sign on Devereux Drive in Natchez was toppled by high winds as outer bands of Hurricane Laura passed through the area. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
The AutoZone sign on Devereux Drive in Natchez was toppled by high winds as outer bands of Hurricane Laura passed through the area. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
County work crews work to clear Providence Road in the county Thursday. (Adams County Sheriff's Office)
Work crews work to clear Martin Luther King Jr. Road in the county Thursday. (Adams County Sheriff's Office)
County work crews work to clear old U.S. 84 in the county Thursday. (Adams County Sheriff's Office)
County work crews clear a downed tree on Pine Ridge Road near Anna’s Bottom on Thursday. (Adams County Sheriff's Office)
County work crews set up traffic cones near downed power lines on Majorca Road Thursday. (Adams County Sheriff's Office)
A tree fell on power lines and blocks traffic on Foster Mound Road Thursday. (Adams County Sheriff's Office)
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NATCHEZ — Adams County officials are working to clear roads and assess the damage from Hurricane Laura .
Across Natchez and the county officials are receiving reports of downed trees, downed power lines and power outages, Adams County EMA Liaison Officer Neifa Hardy reported.
On Devereux Drive, high winds toppled an AutoZone sign into the Nissan Natchez display lot.
More than 2,000 customers were without power in the Natchez area.
Adams County will remain under a tornado watch until 4 p.m. today.
Residents are encouraged to remain home unless it is for essential business.
“The road crews for the City and the County, Entergy and Southwest Mississippi Power are all working diligently to clear roadways and restore power,” Hardy said.
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