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Fayette storm damage tops $1 million

By LEE WILLIAMS
lwilliams@TheCitizenNews.com

Last Wednesday’s storm that downed trees and power lines, ravaged roofs and left dozens of Fayette County residents without power for hours caused more than $1 million in damage.

Fayette County Department of Fire and Emergency Services Emergency Management Coordinator Capt. Pete Nelms confirmed Tuesday the storm damage assessment will likely exceed $1 million.

“We had an excess of 30 homes that were damaged due to trees falling on them and from excessive winds,” Nelms said.

Various parts of Fayette County were affected, but south of Fayetteville to Woolsey to Starr’s Mill were the worst hit, Nelms said.

Parts of Ga. Highway 92 South, Redwine Road, McBride Road and County Line Road also were sacked by the storm.

Bonaventure Estates on County Line Road was among the subdivisions worst hit. Many pine trees that lined the subdivision were uprooted and tossed about like popsicle sticks.

The storm packed over 50 mph winds and sent dozens of trees and debris hurling through car windshields and homes, officials said. Many roofs, decks and gutters took a beating.

Although many residents and some county and city agencies still are working to recover from last week’s storm, Nelms indicated there is a silver lining in the cloud as many residents were at home or out shopping during Thanksgiving Day break when the storm hit about 10:30 a.m. Nov. 24. The rain continued well into the evening.

“Overall, we are very fortunate. We had no injuries,” Nelms said.

Nearly 100 percent of the losses will be covered by various insurance companies, Nelms added.