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Natchez Trace issues travel advisory following storms

Wednesday's line of storms has caused some havoc along the Natchez Trace Parkway.

Posted: Mar 29, 2018 11:25 AM

Updated: Mar 29, 2018 12:40 PM

Posted By: Zac Carlisle

TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - Wednesday's line of storms has caused some havoc along the Natchez Trace Parkway.

Thursday, the parkway issued a travel advisory for the entire Natchez Trace Parkway.

Photo: Natchez Trace Parkway - Tree debris south of Highway 82

Park rangers report numerous down trees, some blocking the roadway. Travelers are advised to exercise caution when driving on the parkway.

PHOTOS: Storms cause damage in NE Mississippi

Maintenance employees are working to open the roadway.

"Our priority is to get the roadway open as quickly and as safely as we can," said Chief of Maintenance Barry Boyd. "That may mean just clearing the roadway of downed trees, but not the road shoulders."

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 261167

Reported Deaths: 5713

County	Cases	Deaths
DeSoto	17561	191
Hinds	16687	329
Harrison	14050	202
Rankin	11102	217
Jackson	10729	188
Lee	9014	143
Madison	8495	168
Jones	6607	114
Forrest	6135	122
Lauderdale	6067	192
Lowndes	5490	120
Lafayette	5117	94
Lamar	4998	65
Washington	4904	125
Bolivar	4087	109
Oktibbeha	4035	81
Panola	3809	81
Pontotoc	3747	57
Monroe	3651	106
Warren	3649	103
Union	3532	63
Marshall	3520	69
Neshoba	3464	154
Pearl River	3422	105
Leflore	3090	109
Lincoln	3042	87
Sunflower	2903	73
Hancock	2884	61
Tate	2790	62
Alcorn	2707	54
Pike	2681	80
Itawamba	2666	62
Scott	2560	48
Yazoo	2537	56
Prentiss	2511	53
Copiah	2476	49
Tippah	2475	50
Coahoma	2459	54
Simpson	2414	71
Leake	2361	67
Grenada	2224	71
Marion	2202	73
Covington	2190	72
Adams	2123	70
Wayne	2084	32
Winston	2058	70
George	2035	39
Newton	1973	46
Attala	1964	61
Tishomingo	1938	61
Chickasaw	1884	44
Jasper	1778	38
Holmes	1713	68
Clay	1642	37
Tallahatchie	1556	35
Stone	1495	25
Clarke	1447	62
Calhoun	1399	22
Smith	1277	25
Yalobusha	1211	34
Walthall	1140	37
Greene	1129	29
Noxubee	1122	25
Montgomery	1112	36
Carroll	1064	22
Lawrence	1056	17
Perry	1040	31
Amite	1008	26
Webster	954	24
Tunica	882	21
Claiborne	878	25
Jefferson Davis	877	27
Benton	848	23
Humphreys	842	24
Kemper	800	20
Quitman	704	9
Franklin	696	17
Choctaw	625	13
Wilkinson	596	25
Jefferson	565	20
Sharkey	448	17
Issaquena	160	6
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 436087

Reported Deaths: 6486

County	Cases	Deaths
Jefferson	63969	994
Mobile	31211	565
Madison	27851	208
Tuscaloosa	21233	271
Montgomery	19698	326
Shelby	19093	130
Baldwin	16981	188
Lee	13036	105
Morgan	12526	134
Etowah	11987	179
Calhoun	11441	206
Marshall	10357	123
Houston	8886	158
Limestone	8278	76
Cullman	8203	108
Elmore	8120	104
DeKalb	7828	103
Lauderdale	7798	103
St. Clair	7763	125
Talladega	6394	111
Walker	6002	177
Jackson	5946	44
Colbert	5452	76
Blount	5439	86
Autauga	5327	61
Coffee	4567	62
Dale	4068	83
Franklin	3724	48
Russell	3492	12
Chilton	3428	73
Covington	3360	68
Escambia	3301	44
Dallas	3120	96
Tallapoosa	3120	107
Chambers	3011	70
Clarke	2933	36
Pike	2611	31
Marion	2515	58
Lawrence	2507	52
Winston	2327	42
Bibb	2212	48
Geneva	2087	46
Marengo	2065	29
Pickens	1990	31
Hale	1827	42
Barbour	1793	37
Fayette	1770	29
Butler	1724	59
Cherokee	1643	30
Henry	1582	24
Monroe	1513	20
Randolph	1443	36
Washington	1401	27
Clay	1291	46
Crenshaw	1229	44
Macon	1209	37
Cleburne	1207	24
Lamar	1197	21
Lowndes	1137	36
Wilcox	1066	22
Bullock	1022	28
Perry	991	18
Conecuh	968	21
Sumter	900	26
Greene	768	23
Coosa	632	15
Choctaw	517	24
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0