Hundreds of homeowners recovering from overnight storms
Hundreds of homeowners recovering from overnight storms By Logan Whaley | May 4, 2021 at 7:07 PM CDT - Updated May 4 at 7:33 PM
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (KAIT) - Several Lawrence County businesses and homes were damaged by strong winds overnight. As you drive in Walnut Ridge, you can see multiple power lines collapsed and homes that trees fell through.
While some homes had minimal damage, others werenât as lucky. As the city worked to restore power, others worked to get tree limbs off their roof.
âAbout 1:45 to 2:00 this morning my wife woke me up and said she thought a tree had fell on the house,â Kyle Smelser, who lives near Ashley Avenue, said. âSo we got up and kind of looked around and it did.â