Afternoon Storms Down Trees, Power Lines, Damage Building

July 2, 2011

Afternoon storms damaged at least one building and downed numerous trees and power lines in Nokomis Saturday afternoon.

In Nokomis, Alabama, a portion of the roof was ripped off a fireworks business at the corner of Pineville Road and Highway 31 by the storms, which also left behind a lot of hail on the ground. Trees and power lines were also downed in the area, shutting down Highway 31 for a period of time.

Just across the state line in Nokomis, Florida, trees and power lines were downed on Jakes and Albritton roads.

There were no injuries reported.

The Nokomis and Walnut Hill fire departments and the Escambia County (Ala.) Sheriff’s Department responded to the area.

Pictured top: The roof was ripped from this fireworks business in Nokomis, Alabama, during a Saturday afternoon storm. Pictured below: One of several trees downed in the area. This tree is at a house on Highway 31, not far from the fireworks stand. Photos by Anita Byrd Daniel for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

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3 Responses to “Afternoon Storms Down Trees, Power Lines, Damage Building”

  1. GREG ODOM on July 6th, 2011 6:29 pm

    Unbelievable……burn ban and personal fireworks use banned in Mississippi where all of my other firework stores are located and a tornado dips down and takes part of my roof in Atmore. A totally devestating firework season for us…Just thankful for all of you who still showed up at our Atmore Firework Store and supported us. Luckily the roof was torn off of the storage room and we had minimal loss and noone was hurt……

  2. Ralph Tucker on July 3rd, 2011 4:58 pm

    Oak tree was beautiful…….sorry to see it go down

  3. Baebae on July 2nd, 2011 9:05 pm

    Wow…some get more than they want….some get nothing at all

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