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Strong Storms Cause Damage In Chemstrand, 10 Mile Area
January 1, 2017
UPDATE: The National Weather Service says the damage early Sunday morning was caused by powerful straight line winds, not a tornado.
Strong storms left a path of moderate damage in the Chemstrand and East 10 Mile Road area of Escambia County early this morning. Authorities now estimate 30 homes have some level of damage.
The storms about 4 a.m. downed trees and power lines and tossed small items, blocking roads. Trees were down on a few homes, causing minor damage to those structures. One home had a “storage pod” trailer tossed onto its roof.
Ashton Brosnaham Park is closed until further notice. Two buildings sustained roof damaged, several fields have fence and bleacher damage, and the fields are unsafe due to debris. (Photos in our photo gallery.) Lipscomb Elementary School was observed to have damage to the building.
Escambia County Emergency Communications received the first call at 3:55 a.m. reporting a possible tornado passing through their back yard in the 600 block of Emu Lane.
About 2,000 Gulf Power customers in the area were without power. There have been no reports of any injuries.
Authorities will work later today to determine if the damage was from strong winds or a possible small tornado.
For a photo gallery, click here.
Damage, with at least large limbs and trees down, was reported on Chemstrand Road, Ray Street, Country Ostrich Drive, Patriot Place, Emu Lane, Rhea Lane, East Kingsfield, Wakefield Drive, Tara Dawn, Betmark Road and surrounding areas.
All roads are now open. Residents are asked to be careful/stay home and out of the area if possible as the Escambia County Road Department clears the roads and Gulf Power clears any downed power lines. Sight-seeing is highly discouraged.
First responders were working from the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Mobile Command Center set up at Ray Street and Country Ostrich Drive. Residents are asked to be careful and stay home/out of the area if possible as the Escambia County Road Department clears the roads and Gulf Power clears any downed power lines. The National Weather Service in Mobile will make the determination to what type of wind event took place. Escambia Fire Rescue, EMS, Emergency Management, Road Department, Sheriff’s Office and Gulf Power responded.
More information will be posted as soon as it becomes available.
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For a photo gallery, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
Comments
30 Responses to “Strong Storms Cause Damage In Chemstrand, 10 Mile Area”
I still think that is was a tornado.
We’re on Ronda St. I was watching this storm and I can say that debris was hitting all 4 sides of my house at the same time. Our garbage bins were picked up and hit the building several times before landing. Thankfully we are all OK and this storm is done.
Tony H
This is Ernie I live across the street from him as far as I know everything appears to look ok from the road. I spoke with Fernandina this morning.
Thanks to the Road Dept crews. for getting the roads cleared and Gulf Power for getting power back on.
Cindy W….I live in maple oaks west @ the beginning of Senegal. On Senegal there was a lot of shingle damage to numerous homes, fences down/damaged, sheds demolished, some siding missing, a couple of homes with the the skylights riped off the roof, loose gutters & dinted cars. It seems the worst of the damage on Senegal was to the beginning of the road, but not all. The home on the corner of Tara Dawn & Senegal had a huge tree fall from the backyard & land on the neighbors house. Also, the house across the street on Tara dawn had a tree in the house. Hopefully you have been able to reach someone to check on your home by now. Miraculously, no one was seriously injured in our area.
Patterson:
Fernando Aarts (AC guy) lives on Betmark.
Do you know if he sustained any damage?
Don’t worry….
Loki is ok
We are on Moonlight Drive which is off of Ashland Ave., which is next to Bowman Ave., and we have the top half side of a very large pecan tree broken off into our driveway. Thankfully, we have no damage to our house. Didn’t realize that the possible tornado was so close until I saw posted about Bowman Ave. and the streets near Bowman Ave. receiving a lot of damage.
I am a uberr driver and I was dropping off a customer Off of Spring Creek Circle and as I was leaving all of the sudden garbage cans were in the air hitting my car trees started falling down power went out limbs and others debris with hit my car all I knew to do is just sat there wait I couldn’t go nowhere the trees are blocking the road so I call 911 that was 1 of the scariest wings I have ever been in my life I was just waiting for my car to just start twisting in the air . And praying I made it out safe.
My son Steven texted me at about 4 to tell me a tornado
Went threw the front yard. Said he thought
It hit down the street and no electric! Thank you
God for keeping everyone safe. He sent pics of his
Home all decorated before then after it hit!
Prayers for all of you
I was asleep and we had our window open, all of a sudden we hear what sounds like a train at about 3:50 this morning. Jumped out of bed to close the window and it just felt like a vacuum! The power was going in and out and the lightning was crazy! There’s trees down all over our neighborhood. We didn’t get power until about 6 am.
How did Sunset Oaks (Camaree Place) do? Any damage?
Any damage at the 3 schools on Ashton Brosnahan? So sorry for those who received damage.
This is probably the same thing that caused damage on Calderwood, Haley, and Bowman…looks like a single line of damage on these streets between Ten Mile and 9 1/2 Mile…large limbs twisted off, on houses and in streets. Carport covers ripped off.
Any news on Senegal Drive in Maple Oaks? I am out of town, and I can’t reach anyone. Thanks!
Praying for all of those affected by the storm last night. Glad to hear all are safe!!!
Damage in Clear Creek Farms. Taking pics.
I hope the worst of 2017 is over for all of these people.
Patriot Place is ok, several trees down around us, but only fences and limbs down on our street and a new years day of clean up in our future. Hello 2017!
I have pictures of my house and the neighbors. Bet Mark Rd.
My house is the yellow house in the picture. It sound like a train and the house shook. I jumped out of bed, grabbed my son from his bed and darted into the barhroom.
We heard and felt the strong wind and loud sound. I woke up right before it came at at about 3:50 am and said get ready here it Comes! We are on Orby St.and Chemstrand.
There was definitely a lot of pressure by my back double doors!
We heard and felt the strong wind and loud sound. I woke up right before it came at at about 3:50 am and said get ready here it Comes! We are on Orby St.and Chemstrand.
10000 block chemstrand. No damage just heavy rain and wind.
Check out 29 and 10 mile road. Debris in road and traffic light was out at 7:15AM
10000 block chemstrand… No damage just heavy rain an wind.
We also got hit by strong winds. I have a tree down in my back yard and the subdivision next to me has there fences in my back yard. Limbs down all over back yard.
We got it bad on Haley Lane and Walbridge street next to Bowman Ave. Trees down everywhere, fences ripped down and no power
Can you email pictures, Brittany? news@northescambia.com
We definitely got hit by something on Cove Ave too! My neighbors have trees down, we have minor roof damage, and my backyard is a disaster! And of course no power