Posted 11:02 am Wednesday, January 30, 2013
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Storms cause extensive damage in Palestine; no injuries
BY KENNETH DEAN
kdean@tylerpaper.com
Storm damage in the Palestine area left many without power, tore off roofs from homes a church and the Walmart Distribution Center.
kdean@tylerpaper.com
Storm damage in the Palestine area left many without power, tore off roofs from homes a church and the Walmart Distribution Center.
Anderson County Sheriff Greg Taylor said the storm did not cause any injuries that he was aware of, but some damage was extensive.
“There is stuff like insulation and tin blowing all over the place and that wind is bitterly cold,” he said.
Taylor said the damage was mostly in the area around Crockett Road where the Walmart Distribution Center had a large section of the roof ripped off as the storm passed through shortly before 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Taylor said the damage also included the Crockett Road Church of Christ where some of the windows were blown out by flying debris.
Taylor said in the Circle R Lake subdivision there were homes damaged by trees and winds, but at this point it looks as if the damage was caused by straight line winds and not a tornado.
“I’m not saying it wasn’t a tornado, but what everyone is saying at this time points to winds as being what caused the damage,” he said.
Taylor said the damage was mostly in the area around Crockett Road where the Walmart Distribution Center had a large section of the roof ripped off as the storm passed through shortly before 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Taylor said the damage also included the Crockett Road Church of Christ where some of the windows were blown out by flying debris.
Taylor said in the Circle R Lake subdivision there were homes damaged by trees and winds, but at this point it looks as if the damage was caused by straight line winds and not a tornado.
“I’m not saying it wasn’t a tornado, but what everyone is saying at this time points to winds as being what caused the damage,” he said.
