That. Ive never been through a tornado. But the way people describe it, the whole building shook. It was different. Rex belick lives here with her daughter. She says none of the other residents here were injured. And thats also the case in cherokee, where trees fell on mobile homes and in one case, four trees fell on to a house knocking out power there. Back here in maggie valley, jane belick says she does have some insurance. Assessors were here today filling out reports. As soon as the weather clears, some clean up here will begin. Rex hodge, news 13. Larry theres more storm damage in other parts of the mountains. At one point nearly 12,000 people were without power. Darcel in haywood county, Mike Smathers saw a tree fall right in front of his house in canton, taking down a power line i saw the tree go over on the line and it started to ark and a lot of flames were coming up. It looked like it was going to go to the neighbors house. It was a tremendous ball of fire. Larry mike says i
Gusts up to 50 Miles Per Hour in many cases. We still have the wind to deal with through the evening. High winds mostly west and south of asheville. Then we get in to the Winter Weather advisories and they last until 7 00 a. M. Friday for much of Western North carolina. That means snow will fly off and on through then in the high country. Temperatures in the 40s at 7. 30s by 11 with a chance of flakes mixing in. Ill show you changes. How much snow i expect in just a bit. Frank news 13s karen wynne joins us live in Henderson County where strong storms caused some serious damage. Tammy karen, earlier today, thousands of homes were without power. Karen right, tammy. Here in Henderson County, there were about 4,000 homes without power. Right now that number is right around 1300. Down trees and power lines. A candler family had a most unwelcomed guest, a tree fell on their home this morning. Meanwhile, in haywood county, Mike Smathers lost power around 9 30 a. M. And then the boom. Actually
It was a terrible noise. Rex it was a morning wind with a bite. Tree toppled in to the garage, on top of my car. Rex jane lives in a Small Community in maggie valley. The wind came racing along jonathan creek, snapping tree branches and literally cutting down a tall pine. What they tell me is it bent over the roof, cracked the roof and then it just fell. Sound like a train coming out of maggie valley. The trees leaned over and boom, right on top of us. I dont think it was a tornado. Just a big band of wind coming from the west. Rex the tree smashes through the garage roof. My car was the only one in the neighborhood parked inside to protect it and it the only one that got hurt. Damaged . Yeah. Rex prompted her to place the garage for safe keeping. But shes keeping everything in perspective. Appreciative no one was hurt. In cherokee, four trees fell in to a home. It lasted about 10 seconds and we come out to see what damage was done. Rex trees fell on mobile homes. Branches piercing thr
WINCHESTER — The Frederick County Board of Supervisors decided Wednesday to resume funding for Laurel Ridge Community College in the upcoming fiscal year, while also finalizing contributions to The Laurel