Wednesday April 13th, 2022
4:24 a.m. – Leake County Deputies, Carthage Fire Department, and MS HWY Patrol were all dispatched to HWY 16 West near the Natchez Trace. Several calls came in reporting a large tree down in the highway blocking both lanes of traffic. Three vehicle struck the tree, but all vehicle passengers were unharmed.
1:36 p.m. – Leake County Deputies were called to a residence on Coosa Road regarding a domestic disturbance in progress there.
4:22 p.m. – Leake County Deputies, Edinburg Volunteer Fire Department, and MS HWY Patrol were dispatched to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of HWY 16 East and Pearl Hill Road. One lane of traffic was blocked by the crash. No injuries were reported.
7:09 p.m. – Carthage Police responded to reports of a disturbance in progress at a residence on Carver Street.
*UPDATES*
All our local first responders including Leake County Deputies, Carthage Police Department, Carthage Firefighters, all Volunteer Fire Departments, and EMS worked diligently last night to keep Leake County residents safe during the storms. Calls started coming in reporting storm damage at 7:30 p.m. and they didn’t stop. MS HWY Patrol, utility companies, Natchez Trace Park Rangers, MDOT workers, citizens wanting to lend a hand..and I’m sure I’m missing some departments…all worked hard as well getting power back on, working wrecks, and clearing roadways. I think we speak for all of Leake County when we say THANK YOU first responders!
7:29 p.m. – Leake County Deputies, Barnes Volunteers, MS HWY Patrol, & MDOT were called to HWY 35 North between Tyson and Pleasant Grove Road for a tree down across the roadway.
7:49 p.m. – Leake County Deputies were alerted to a tree across the roadway with possible power lines in it on Crawford Circle in the Lena area.
8:02 p.m. – Leake County Deputies responded to reports of power lines hanging across the roadway only a few feet above the road at the intersection of Cedar Grove Road and Pigg Town Road in the Lena area.
8:10 p.m. – Leake County Deputies were called to an area of HWY 13 in Lena near Ruben Road and Old HWY 13 where there was a tree across the road. A vehicle also struck this tree in the roadway. No injuries were reported.
8:14 p.m. – Barnes Volunteers and Leake County Deputies were called to HWY 35 North near Roberts Road for a large tree blocking the highway.
8:18 p.m. – Leake County Deputies were alerted to a tree down across Grimes Road off HWY 487.
8:18 p.m. – Leake County Deputies were alerted to a tree down on HWY 487 near Reservation Road blocking one lane of traffic.
8:19 p.m. – Leake County Deputies, Madden Volunteers, and many others cleared several trees on HWY 488 from the Freeny area all the way to the old Ice Plant near Carthage. At least one tree near the old Ice Plant had power lines tangled in it.
8:20 p.m. – Carthage Police were called to Hayes Street when a tree fell and crashed through the roof of a home into the kitchen area.
8:35 p.m. – Edinburg Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to Battle Bluff Road for a tree across the roadway.
8:39 p.m. – Leake County Deputies were dispatched to a one-vehicle accident on HWY 488 in the Freeny area when a vehicle struck a tree down in the roadway.
8:39 p.m. – Leake County Deputies and the utility company were alerted to power lines down on HWY 488 near Collier Ferry Road.
8:55 p.m. – Leake County Deputies were alerted to a tree down on Pleasant Hill Road off HWY 35 blocking one lane of traffic.
9:06 p.m. – Edinburg Volunteer Fire Department worked to clear two trees down on Ebenezer Road near Miller Road.
9:12 p.m. – Leake County Deputies were alerted to a tree down on Hudson Road blocking the entire roadway.
9:12 p.m. – Leake County Deputies and volunteers worked to clear multiple trees down on Harmony Community Road. One tree had power lines tangled in it.
9:46 p.m. – Leake County Deputies, Natchez Trace Park Rangers, and Firefighters were alerted to a tree down blocking the Natchez Trace Parkway in the area between Red Dog road and Forest Grove Road.
9:57 p.m. – Leake County Deputies were called to a residence on HWY 35 South near the Twin City area where a tree and possibly live power lines fell on a home.
10:20 p.m. – Leake County Deputies responded to a one-vehicle accident on HWY 16 West near Cedar Hill Loop where a vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a ditch. No injuries were reported.
11:11 p.m. – Edinburg Volunteers were alerted to a tree down across Coosa Road in the Edinburg area.
11:30 p.m. – Leake County Deputies were alerted to two trees down on John Ivy road. One lane of traffic was blocked.
