Warren County man’s home hit by tree

Warren County man’s home hit by tree

A Warren County man is counting his blessings after gusty winds brought down a huge tree.

THANKFUL.THE DAMAGE WASN’T EVEN WORSE.HARD TO SNAP A BONE A CLOSE CALLFOR A WARREN COUNTY MAN WHONARROWLY AVOIDED GETTING CRUSHEDBY A TREE DROVE UP TO PARK HEREOUT UNDER THE TREE LIMBS.AND THEN I GOT OUT AND ALL OF ASUDDEN I HEARD A CRACK ANDTHAT’S WHAT HAPPENED.MICHAEL SMITH SAYS A LARGE TREECRASHED TO THE ROOF OF HISMOBILE HOME THURSDAY MORNING.HE SAYS THE TREE FELL WITHINSECONDS AFTER HE GOT OUT OF HISCAR TO GO INSIDE THE IMPACTBUSTED THE WINDSHIELD.SHOP TOTAL SHOCK TOTAL SHOT MYI’VE LIVED HERE SINCE 90 92.MY WIFE DIED IN THE FRONT ROOM.IS MY WHOLE LIFE?AND I HAVE NOTHING LEFT THE TREEALSO BROUGHT DOWN POWER LINESAND A TRANSFORMER LEAVING PEOPLEIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE DARK.THE POW WENT OUT AT 914 ANDIT’S BEEN OUT EVER SINCE ANDJUST THE WIND AND THE RAIN BUTWE’LL SEE AS SMITH SALVAGEPERSONAL BELONGINGS.HE TOLD US HE’S HAD TO DEAL WITHFALLING TREE BRANCHES FOR YEARS.THIS IS THE 14TH TIMESOMETHING’S COME THROUGH MY ROOFAND THE WORSE THE OTHER ONESWERE JUST LIMBS THAT AREREPAIRED BUT O DON’T THINK ITSO MUCH.WE'