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'Just so thankful': Apopka family grateful to be alive after tree falls on house during Ian

'Just so thankful': Apopka family grateful to be alive after tree falls on house during Ian
WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND DEDICATION WE WILL HAVE PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING OR VARIOUS REASONS. ALSO, WE ARE MEETING PEOPLE THAT HAVE SUFFERED SOME HARDSHIP. WE SAW ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS THIS KIND OF BIZARRE. SENAIT IS ON THE SCENE FOR US. SENAIT: THEY ARE THANKFUL. IN UPROOTED TREE IS ON THE HOUSE. THE MOTHER, DAUGHTER AND ALL THE THAT’S ARE ALL OK. THEY ARE NOT SURE HOW THIS MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED PERIOD IT IS REALLY SOGGY OUT HERE. THAT PROBABLY LAYS APART. YOU WILL SEE, THIS CAR IS COVERED IN TREE AND DEBRIS. IT IS HARD TO TELL HOW MUCH, IF ANY DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE THE FAMILY WILL NOT TRY TO THIS CAR. NOT UNTIL THE SUN COMES UP. THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT IS POSSIBLY RESTING ON THE CAR. A BETTER IDEA OF THE DAMAGE INSIDE THE HOUSE. FORTUNATELY, THE MOM AND DAUGHTER OR NOT NEAR THE BACK OF THE HOUSE WHEN IT TOPPLED OVER. IT IS BASICALLY COMING APART NOW. THE TRICKY PART IS, WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS MESS? THE THEY ARE NOT -- THEY ARE NOT SURE IF THE TREE WAS ON THE NEIGHBOR’S PROPERTY OR THEIR OWN OPERATIVE. THE INSURANCE WILL HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED COME TOMORROW WHEN IAN PASSES AND THEY ARE ABLE TO COME OUT AND CLEAN UP THE MESS AND REBUILD PERIOD YOU CAN IMAGINE, THIS IS A MIRACLE TO THEM. WE SPOKE WITH THE MOTHER, WHO HAD THIS TO SAY PERIOD >> WE ARE SO THANKFUL TO THE POWERS THAT BE THAT WE WERE NOT ON THAT SIDE. THEY ARE ALL IN THE TV ROOM WITH US. THEY ARE FREAKED OUT BY THE STORM. WE ARE THANKFUL. THAT IS ALL I CAN SAY. SO THANKFUL. SENAIT: WE ARE OUT HERE AND YOU ARE ASKING ME IF THERE ARE POWERLINES IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE ARE NO POWERLINES IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. RIGHT NOW, ASIDE FROM THIS, IT IS A HEADACHE. THEY ARE SO HAPPY TO BE ALIVE. THEY HAVE SHELTER THEY HAVE FOOD, POWER. THEY ARE GRATEFUL TO HAVE ALL OF THAT. BACK TO YOU. JIM: THAT IS A PERFECT ATTITUDE TO HAVE. HAVE YOU SEEN SIMILAR OUT THERE IN YOUR TROUBLESOME CENTRAL ORDER TONIGHT -- CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT? SENAIT: YES. EARLIER IN SEMINOLE FLORIDA, TWO INCIDENCES OF TREES ONLY OVER. WENT ON SEMINOLE AND ORANGE COUNTY LINE, ON THE I-4 ON MAINLAND AND SPRINGS. CREWS WERE OUT THERE RESPONDING BECAUSE A TREE FELL OVER AND THEY WANTED TO REMOVE THAT. THAT WAS ON WEDNESDAY. AFTER THAT, THERE WAS A TREE, SIMILAR TO THIS, IT FELL ON TOP OF A HOUSE THIS HAPPENED IN SEMINOLE COUNTY, ON SPRINGS AS WELL. FORTUNATELY, EVERYONE WAS OK. THEY HAD TO WORK WITH RED CROSS BECAUSE THEY HAD TO FIND ANOTHER SHELTER. THE FLAMES STARTED SPREADING INTO THEIR ATTIC WE WERE TOLD THAT CREWS RESPONDED. THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITHIN ABOUT 15 MINUTES. THE FAMILY IS OK BUT IT IS A MESS OUT HERE. A LOT OF DEBRIS AND TREE BRANCHES. IT IS SOGGY, WET. IT IS A SCARY SIGHT WHEN TREES ARE FALLING OVER. IT IS GREAT WHEN WE ARE HEARING THAT EVERYBODY IS OK. THIS FAMILY WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS WHEN THE SUN COMES UP. WE KNOW THAT SAFETY
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'Just so thankful': Apopka family grateful to be alive after tree falls on house during Ian
As heavy rain from Hurricane Ian soaked Central Florida Wednesday, a family in Apopka says they are so thankful to be alive after an uprooted tree fell on their home.The mother, daughter and their pets are OK.The fallen tree cracked the ceilings in the family's storage room and bedroom, but fortunately, no one was in the rooms when it happened. The family gave WESH 2 a look at the damage inside the house where the rain is seeping through the cracked ceilings causing a leaky mess. The family is most grateful that they still have each other and they’re OK. "I am just so thankful to the powers that be that neither nor I were on that side; our dogs weren’t on that side. They’re all in the TV room with us because they’re freaked out by the storm too you know and thankful," Patty Williams said who lives in the house with her daughter and pets. "That’s all I can say. Just so thankful."The incident happened on Palm Vista Drive.

As heavy rain from Hurricane Ian soaked Central Florida Wednesday, a family in Apopka says they are so thankful to be alive after an uprooted tree fell on their home.

The mother, daughter and their pets are OK.

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The fallen tree cracked the ceilings in the family's storage room and bedroom, but fortunately, no one was in the rooms when it happened.

The family gave WESH 2 a look at the damage inside the house where the rain is seeping through the cracked ceilings causing a leaky mess.

The family is most grateful that they still have each other and they’re OK.

"I am just so thankful to the powers that be that neither [my daughter] nor I were on that side; our dogs weren’t on that side. They’re all in the TV room with us because they’re freaked out by the storm too you know and thankful," Patty Williams said who lives in the house with her daughter and pets. "That’s all I can say. Just so thankful."

The incident happened on Palm Vista Drive.