Strong winds and rains caused widespread damage throughout Carroll County, said Gayle Beard, Carroll County Emergency Management director.
Beard said a storm than crossed through Carroll County between 7:30 p.m. and 8 a.m. downed trees, power lines, and even a cell tower with a potential of 70 mile per hour winds.
“There was no tornado warning, no circulation,” Beard said. “But the warning said we could possibly have 70 mile per hour winds.”
The cell tower, which was standing just west of Highway 17 on Highway 82, blew over. A tree fell onto a house on Hoboken Street in North Carrollton, and a tree fell on a barn in the northeast corner of Beat 2, Beard said. No other structural damage was reported.
“I was really surprised by the cell tower,” Beard said. “I thought it would take a lot more than wind to take it down.”
North Carrollton Alderman Ken Strachan reported that Carrollton North Carrollton Fire Chief Andy Vining was first on the scene at the house on Hoboken, and power lines and cable lines were also down around the street.
Beard said the house was not destroyed by the tree, but did sustain some damage to the porch and roof.
At J.Z. George High School, the football scoreboard blew over, and at the Carroll County Recreational Park, in addition to downed powerlines and trees in the area, the dugouts sustained damage.
“There were trees down all over,” Beard said. “On [Highway] 17 and [Highway 35], down by Seven Pines. There were trees in Beat 1, Beat 2, Beat 3, and Beat 4. I didn’t hear of anything in Vaiden.”
No injuries were reported.
