Crushed cars among damage from storm that passed through the Valley

HUBBARD, Ohio (WKBN) – Severe thunderstorms in the Valley Monday afternoon uprooted large trees, and slammed across roads and property.

Some Trumbull County residents, including one Hubbard man, are now having to fill out insurance forms.

The National Weather Service sent out an alert for a severe thunderstorm warning around 3 p.m.

“And all of a sudden, the whole house just shook,” Rusty Hutchings said.

The City of Hubbard sent out an emergency alert Monday afternoon that “trees are down all over the city,” and flash flooding was an issue as well.

Hutchings lives on E. Park Avenue in Hubbard. He was home when the storm hit.

“I said, ‘A tree fell.’ Then all of a sudden, I said, ‘Oh my god, honey. It just crushed our car,'” he recalled.

Hutchings will have to deal with the insurance company and get a rental car, but it can be replaced.

“Thank god my wife wasn’t in it,” he said. “Nobody got hurt, that’s the main thing.”

A fallen tree claimed another car in Hubbard, this time a 1989 Camaro.

“As soon as I pull in, I look back here and see the Camaro, and it’s my brother’s car,” Frank Fuchs said. “I was like, ‘Oh my god. That’s the one car I didn’t want it to touch.'”

He called his brother about the damage to the sports car but Fuchs says it still has a future.

“It’s been in the family for a lot of years. My younger brother bought it. He plans on restoring it, I believe.”

Elsewhere in Hubbard, first responders had to block Drummond Avenue and line workers dealt with downed poles on Hagar Street.

In Liberty Township, there were trees down along Logan Way, and tree limbs came down over power lines and two vehicles, closing a portion of Route 304. Tree branches also came down on a home on Tanglewood Drive.

In Youngstown, a tree blocked the road near the intersection of Fairgreen and Juanita avenues.

The storm damage caused widespread power outages across Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana and Mercer counties. Crews were working to restore service in those areas.

Those that WKBN spoke with said they are worried about possible extended power outages with the heat wave that has also hit the area.

For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WKBN.com.