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Mississippi storms bring down trees, knock out power to thousands

Tree falls on McDowell Road

Madeleine Nolan
Reporter
Mississippi storms bring down trees, knock out power to thousands

Tree falls on McDowell Road

16 WAPT'S MADELEINE NOLAN HAS MORE ON THE AFTERMATH... LAST NIGHTS STM ORRIPPED THROUGH PARTS OF MISSISSIPPI...KNOCKING DOWN TREES ONTO POWER LINES. IN BELHAVEA N TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON CARLISLE DRIVE...TAKING WITH IT A POWER POLE...THAT ACCORDING TO ENERGY GIS VE POWER TO NOT ONLY 200 RESIDENTS...BUT TO ALL THE BUSINESSES IN THE BELHAVEN WNTO CENTER AS WELL. CHRISTY SPEIGHTS OWNER OF SPECTRUM SIP SAYS SHE'S FRUSTRATED...BUT UNDERSTANDS THAT YOU CAN'T STOP MOTHER NATURE FROM RUNNING COURSE. CHRISTY SPEIGHTS - OWNER SPECTRUM SIP 3800 2:32- 2:39 "IT'S NOT GOOD...LIKI E SAID IT'S A DAY OF LOST REVENUE. AND THAT'S SOMETHING YOU CANNOT A DD ANOTHER DAY IN TO MAKE UP FOR IT SO. NOW BELHAVEN IS JUST ONE AREA WITH REPORTED DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAG. ES ANOTHER TREE FELL OFF OF MCDOWELLOA RD IN SOUTH JACKSON HITTING E TH TRUCK OF RESIDENT --- GEORGE WHITE SR. GEORGE WHITE SENIOR. - RESIDE NT ENGINEERING0220 - SUNDAY LOCAL VIO DE 1:11 - 1:18 "I'M JUST GLAD TO BE ALIVE CAUSE IF IT'D FELL ON THE HOUSE THAT A WAY, AINT NO TELLING WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED." WHITE SAYS HE WAS SITTING I THE LIVING ROOM WHEN THIS HAPPENED. ONLY MISSING WHERE HE WAS SITTING IN HIS LIVING ROOM BY A FEW INCHES. ACCORDING TO AN ENTERGY SPOKESPERSON...DUE TTHO E VAST AMOUNT OF OUTAGES ACROSS THE STATE A ND BECAUSE CREWS HAVE TO FIRST ASSESS THE DAMAGE...HOMES AND BUSINESSES WON'T HAVE POWER RESTORED UNT IL TOMORROW NIGHT AT 10PM. HARTMAN IS STILL REMINDING THOSE WHO HAVE POWER OUTAGES TO REPORT THEM... MARA HARTMANN - ENTERGY 4:57-57 :1 "WHEN WE HAVE THESE STRONG STORMS AND BOY HAVE WE HAD A LOT IN THE SPRING AND MID-MAY AND WERE APPROACHING THE LAATNTIC HURRICANE SEASON...WHEN WE HAVE STORMS LIKE THESE AND THE POWER IS OUT AT UR HOME OR BUSINESS DON'T WAIT FOR YOUR NEIGHBOR THEY M
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Mississippi storms bring down trees, knock out power to thousands

Tree falls on McDowell Road

Madeleine Nolan
Reporter
A strong storm system made its way through the metro area bringing heavy winds and rain with it. George White Sr., a McDowell Road resident, said he and his wife were inches away from a tragic accident after a tree fell, nearly missing them in their home."We were laying down watching television and I didn't know what was going on," White said. "I heard the rumbling, then the house shook and everything, the lights went out. We came outside and it just demolished my truck in the driveway back there, and as you can see, it's laying on my wife's car. It's just a big old tree in the back yard. The wind and rain came; I guess that's what brought it all down."The couple says they feel fortunate they are both safe. The tree hit both of their vehicles, completely covering one and the nearby powerline. The storm knocked out power for thousands of Mississippians. According to Entergy Mississippi, more than 8,000 residents in Hinds County were without power heading into Monday morning. Madison County Schools officials said distance learning will be in effect Monday for Shirley D. Simmons Middle School because the power was out at the school.
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A strong storm system made its way through the metro area bringing heavy winds and rain with it.

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George White Sr., a McDowell Road resident, said he and his wife were inches away from a tragic accident after a tree fell, nearly missing them in their home.

"We were laying down watching television and I didn't know what was going on," White said. "I heard the rumbling, then the house shook and everything, the lights went out. We came outside and it just demolished my truck in the driveway back there, and as you can see, it's laying on my wife's car. It's just a big old tree in the back yard. The wind and rain came; I guess that's what brought it all down."

The couple says they feel fortunate they are both safe.

The tree hit both of their vehicles, completely covering one and the nearby powerline.

The storm knocked out power for thousands of Mississippians. According to Entergy Mississippi, more than 8,000 residents in Hinds County were without power heading into Monday morning.

Madison County Schools officials said distance learning will be in effect Monday for Shirley D. Simmons Middle School because the power was out at the school.