Warren County worker Curtis Lloyd walks past a tree downed on Lee Road this morning.(Jon Giffin The Vicksburg Post)

[6/1/04]A second blustery storm moved through the region early today, following one on Memorial Day that halted some outdoor events.

This morning’s storm was a copy of Monday’s with bursts of wind and torrential rain.

“We’ve got power outages, a lot of trees down and some trees blocking roads but nothing catastrophic,” L.W. “Bump” Callaway, director of Warren County Emergency Management Agency, said this morning.

The bad weather dumped about 1.5 inches of rain on Warren County by 8:30 this morning and rainfall was expected to reach about 2 inches by the end of the day, said National Weather Service meteorologist Mark Wilson. About 2.24 inches fell Monday.

The traditional Memorial Day parade through downtown Vicksburg was canceled, but a wreath-laying ceremony at the National Military Cemetery in the Vicksburg National Military Park took place as scheduled.

The front was expected to shift to the east tonight, and a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms with high temperatures in the mid-80s and lows in the 60s was expected for Wednesday, Wilson said.

Rain is expected to continue off and on throughout the week.

Power was out for about 900 Entergy customers this morning, said spokesman Cheryl Comans. About 700 outages were due to a utility pole’s breaking off Berryman Road at about 6:30. Service was expected to be restored late this afternoon.

Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said officers worked this morning to remove about 19 downed trees in areas primarily north of Sherman Avenue.

He said trees were reported down on major thoroughfares including Bowie Road, Sherman Avenue, Oak Ridge Road, Culkin Road, Mississippi 465 and Mississippi 27.

They were also down on Interstate 20 and Lee, Redbud and Redwood roads.

“We’ve not received any reports of homes or business damage,” Pace said. “County road crews are clearing them as fast as they can.”

Callaway said the worst of the storm moved through this morning around 5 a.m., and most of the damage was reported north of Interstate 20. Monday’s storm was also early in the morning, and the balance of the afternoon was clear.

Separately, a one-vehicle wreck this morning on Interstate 20 near the Halls Ferry Road exit left a Vicksburg teen injured.

Christopher A. Leese, 19, 100 Roseland Drive, was headed east on the interstate when his vehicle apparently hydroplaned, crossed the median, struck a concrete pillar and landed in the westbound lanes, said police spokesman DaVon Grey.

Leese’s condition was being assessed at River Region Medical Center midmorning, a hospital spokesman said.

No other vehicles were involved.

Elsewhere in the state, several hundred people remained without power from the Delta into northeastern counties. The weather service said winds over Sunday night and early Monday gusted to 60 mph as the storm system sped through the area.

The weather service said the damage to trees, power lines and some homes came from high winds. The weather service said it had not determined if any tornadoes were sighted.

In eastern DeSoto County, authorities said there were scattered power outages and light tree damage.

In Tippah County, authorities said the wind blew a house off its foundation and severe thunderstorms ripped off roofs, downed trees and damaged a medical clinic along Mississippi 5 in Benton County.

Forecasters said flooding advisories would be likely later in the week from the heavy rains.