WHAT HAPPENING LAST NIGHT?

The storms roared through last night, dropping heavy rain and lots of lightening.  Of course, the winds invited themselves along.  The Elkmont area has several reports of trees down with some damage to a barn and some roof damage to about three homes located on Al Hwy 127 and one in Scoggins Rd. 

The most severe damage in the Elkmont was on Happy Hollow Farms, north of Elkmont off Hwy 127. They lost a large tractor shed, with damage to several pieces of farming equipment in addition to two pick-ups and a car.   Also, the roof was heavily damaged on another of their equipment sheds.  Parts of Elkmont went dark when electric lines came down. Several of our neighbors lost some big trees.  Even though there was property damage, the Hill Spirit is glad to report that there were no injuries.

At Cindy Wales Home:
As the storm got closer, the Wales family decided that spending some time in their storm pit was a great idea.  The winds roared, the lighting lit up the sky and the rain poured.  After the worst passed, they came out to see that part of their roof had flown the coop. The family was safe, just a gaping hole in the roof to deal with.  They were using a new free service, SAFT-T-Net to alert them about approaching weather. Alabama SAF-T-Net is a statewide weather alerting service provided at no cost to the residents of Alabama. Designed to notify those in the path of dangerous weather through text messaging, email, voice calls or mobile apps, Alabama SAF-T-Net alerts subscribers for up to four monitored locations – when and where it matters. If you're not affected, you're not alerted. Sign up directly with Alabama SAF-T-Net

Alabama SAF-T-Net is a statewide weather alerting service provided at no cost to the residents of Alabama. Designed to notify those in the path of dangerous weather through text messaging, email, voice calls or mobile apps, Alabama SAF-T-Net alerts subscribers for up to four monitored locations – when and where it matters. If you're not affected, you're not alerted. Sign up directly with Alabama SAF-T-Net - See more at: http://alabamasaftnet.com/#sthash.8kiJe0oJ.dpuf

Alabama SAF-T-Net is a statewide weather alerting service provided at no cost to the residents of Alabama. Designed to notify those in the path of dangerous weather through text messaging, email, voice calls or mobile apps, Alabama SAF-T-Net alerts subscribers for up to four monitored locations – when and where it matters. If you're not affected, you're not alerted. Sign up directly with Alabama SAF-T-Net - See more at: http://alabamasaftnet.com/#sthash.8kiJe0oJ.dpuf

The adventures of Michael Carter, the lineman:
The storm damage was heavier in the Clements area. He is working down near Lucy's Branch & Bay Hill Marina.  He is repairing lines and broken poles.  His last count as of 1 pm is twenty four poles that have seen their last days.