Trees topple power lines and crash through roofs in Mississippi

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AccuWeather's Emmy Victor reported live from the scene of fallen trees that had knocked out power and caused serious damage in a neighborhood of Jackson, Mississippi, on Sept. 12.

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00:00Eddie Victor, top left in that line up there, is joining us now from Jackson, Mississippi where

00:05residents have been dealing with some power outages. And Eddie, I know it was a very,

00:08very wet morning there. How are things going at this point?

00:15Well, Jeff, I came here to this neighborhood just north of downtown because I heard that the power

00:20was out. But when we got here, we found a lot of damage at this one home here behind me. What

00:25we've learned is that a large tree toppled a power line, wiping out power to everyone in

00:31this neighborhood. The good news is a lot of work has been done since this happened.

00:35You can see some tree branches here. Those were cut up and moved to the side of the street.

00:39That gives crews better access to restore power in this area. Another thing I want to point out

00:44is that another tree branch fell on the side of the home here. So this homeowner is dealing

00:49with a lot of damage. I got an opportunity to speak to a neighbor who said she heard a loud

00:55noise at six this morning. All I heard is a big boom and glass shattering. So I just paused a

01:02minute. I'm thinking maybe, well, it's my big wonder right here. But once me and my daughter

01:06come outside and see everything, it was my neighbor, Mr. Darrell. So we just wanted to

01:12check on him to make sure he was okay and everything. And once he came to the door and

01:16I said, Mr. Darrell, he threw his thumb up. I said, you okay? He said, yes. So.

01:20And Sandy, who you just heard from there, says it was very important to check on her neighbor,

01:25Mr. Darrell, because he lives alone. They often look out for each other

01:29in circumstances like this. Now, back here live, I want to show you these two vehicles.

01:34Both of these vehicles were hit by one of the tree branches and have significant damage as well.

01:39So there's certainly a lot of cleanup in this area. But this is just one example of some of

01:43the cleanup happening across the Jackson area today because of the heavy rain.

01:48Rain and wind from this storm, Jeff, looks like a lot of insurance claims will be coming in from

01:53the Gulf Coast all the way into the interior Southeast. Thanks for that report there.

01:56Emmy Victor in Jackson, Mississippi.

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