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PHOTOS: Severe storms leave behind damage across CNY
By Clare Normoyle,
5 hours ago
CENTRAL NEW YORK (WSYR-TV) — Mother nature has been brutal lately. Less than a week ago there were tornado confirmations , and now, severe thunderstorms are wreaking havoc in the area this week.
Cortland County
Damage in Virgil.
Virgil
Virgil Fire Department’s Chief, Adam Brown, told NewsChannel 9 overnight that there have been numerous trees and power lines with damage as well as several homes with roofs blown off, and a barn that was partially blown down and collapsed.
“We responded to approximately 30 calls,” said the chief.
The hardest hit areas for structure damage were Daisy Hollow, Babcock Hollow, Owego Hill Road, and Virgil Creek Road.
There are powerlines laying in the road on Bleck and Bandonsel Roads, as well as cones and closed road signs left by National Grid until power returns.
“Do not go near downed lines and do not drive over them turn around and find an alternative route,” he wrote on Facebook .
The chief says there have been no reported injuries.
McGraw
As of Tuesday morning, the McGraw Fire Department responded to approximately 23 calls. Two of which were calls for mutual aid to Homer and Cincinnatus for structure fires.
“The rest of the calls were trees down and wires down or a combination of both. I wanna take a second and recognize our members, Thank you all for your hard work!” said a post on the McGraw Fire Department Facebook .
Tompkins County
Courtesy of the Enfield Volunteer Fire Company.
Courtesy of the Enfield Volunteer Fire Company.
Courtesy of the Enfield Volunteer Fire Company.
Courtesy of the Enfield Volunteer Fire Company.
Courtesy of the Enfield Volunteer Fire Company.
Enfield
The Enfield Volunteer Fire Company posted on Facebook that they had been receiving calls since 6 p.m. Monday, responding to around 25 calls.
“Units 643, 644, 647, and 648, (22 firefighters) responded to 21 calls including multiple trees down across the road, live powerlines down, utility poles snapped in half, and a hazardous condition call,” they wrote.
The fire department wants to remind those without power to keep portable generators outside and face exhaust away from your home to avoid carbon monoxide from getting inside.
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