As more storms loom on the horizon, residents in central Mississippi are cleaning up after Monday night’s storms. Thousands of people were left in the dark overnight as strong winds and waves of rain passed by. Because the ground is already saturated, trees could fall onto roads and power lines with the next round of storms. It was a terrifying night for residents of Gloria Drive in Pearl, where a large oak tree collapsed. “It was terrifying. I didn’t know what was going on. All I could think about was that family in the house,” witness Carling Martin said. The tree divided the house in two. The family, including children, was inside around 11 p.m. when the tree fell. Emergency services couldn’t even get through the door. “He said, ‘Are you okay?’ and I said, my husband and my children were on the other side of the house. He said, ‘How did you get here?’ And I said, ‘I climbed the tree,'” said storm victim Tiffany Tracy. Tracy climbed the tree that dissected her house. She was wrapped in power lines that were still energized. Surprisingly, no one was hurt. “My 13-year-old stepson, my husband’s son, the tree that hit the master bedroom is his bedroom. He is currently visiting his mother,” Tracy said. The American Red Cross is patrolling neighborhoods for homeowners who have suffered damage and are preparing for more storms. “This storm last night, we had three calls with trees falling on houses and lightning, and then more weather is supposed to come,” said Aaron Baldridge with the American Red Cross. Rankin County EOC Director Brian Grantham said there was sporadic damage from Monday’s storms. “Across the county, we had approximately eight to 10 trees down on roadways or across some power lines,” Grantham said. The storms caused a lot of damage in Tracy’s neighborhood in Pearl. “I didn’t really know what it was. I knew something fell, but the wind was so strong I couldn’t tell,” said witness Vivian Sanford.
RANKIN COUNTY, Mississippi. —
As more storms loom on the horizon, residents in central Mississippi are cleaning up after Monday night’s storms.
Thousands of people were left in the dark overnight as strong winds and waves of rain passed by. Because the ground is already saturated, trees could fall onto roads and power lines with the next round of storms.
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It was a terrifying night for residents of Gloria Drive in Pearl, where a large oak tree collapsed.
“It was terrifying. I didn’t know what was going on. All I could think about was that family in the house,” witness Carling Martin said.
The tree split the house in two. The family, including children, was inside around 11 p.m. when the tree fell. Emergency services couldn’t even get through the door.
“He said, ‘Are you okay?’ and I said, my husband and my children were on the other side of the house. He said, ‘How did you get here?’ And I said, ‘I climbed the tree,'” said storm victim Tiffany Tracy.
Tracy climbed the tree that dissected her house. He was wrapped in power lines that were still energized. Surprisingly, no one was hurt.
“My 13-year-old stepson, my husband’s son, the tree that hit the front room is his bedroom. He’s currently visiting his mom,” Tracy said.
The American Red Cross is patrolling neighborhoods for damaged homeowners and preparing for more storms.
“This storm last night, we had three calls with trees falling on houses and lightning, and then more weather is supposed to come,” said Aaron Baldridge with the American Red Cross.
Rankin County EOC Director Brian Grantham said there was sporadic damage from Monday’s storms.
“Across the county, approximately eight to 10 trees fell onto roadways or across some power lines,” Grantham said.
The storms caused a lot of damage in Tracy’s neighborhood in Pearl.
“I didn’t really know what it was. I knew something fell, but the wind was so strong I couldn’t tell,” said witness Vivian Sanford.
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