Severe Weather conditions scream through Lincoln and Logan County leaving a trail of destruction

 

[June 30, 2023] 

On Thursday afternoon at approximately 12:30 p.m., severe storms with high winds, heavy rain and possibly straight-line winds or tornado activity came screaming into Lincoln and surrounding areas.

Though the storm was short-lived the damage done around the community will take days to clear away and repair. Electricity was out in many areas of Lincoln and throughout the county with reports of heavy damage in the region between Lincoln and Atlanta.

In Lincoln, Connolly Road saw a lot of electric line and pole damage and it appeared there were straight-line winds that passed from west to east just north of Sysco.

In the residential area from Woodlawn Road north to Feldman Drive and Union Street West to Jefferson Street there was a great deal of tree damage with electricity out throughout the area.

Damage was caused to one home along Feldman Drive saw significant damage when a large portion of the tree in the back yard fell into the home, landing on the roof. At that same home it appeared that a portion of the privacy fence may have also sustained damage.

At another home, a large tree limb, about 12 inches in diameter fell across the electric lines and got hung up there. The weight of the tree snapped a portion of the line, and pulled so hard on the home it was connected to that it separated the electric insulator from the home and bent the conduit that ran the power into the home.

In the mobile home park just off Jefferson Street, a huge tree snapped and with the top portion tumbling down to the ground, with unknown damage to the homes.

Along Fifth Street near Postville Park tree damage was also noted.

On Interstate 55, at the 118 mile post, the wind was so severe that it literally blew over a large semi tractor-trailer.

On the good news side, as promised the heavy rain and wind seems to have done a great deal to reduce the amount of noxious smoke that has been lingering in the area for the first part of the week.

See photos by LDN staff Karen Castelein, Heather Gaule and Nila Smith in the accompanying slideshow

[Nila Smith]