Henrico neighborhood cleans up after storm rips trees and crushes cars
Multiple trees were ripped from the ground, cars were crushed and a sunroom took a direct hit off Sweetbriar Road after a powerful storm struck Henrico's West End Friday evening
The sound of chainsaws and leaf blowers filled a Henrico neighborhood this weekend as residents cleaned up damage from a storm that struck Friday evening.
Off Sweetbriar Road, multiple trees were ripped from the ground, cars were crushed, and at least one home's sunroom took a direct hit.
Mary Charlotte and her family were eating dinner Friday night when the winds picked up.
"They were calling for a severe thunderstorm. We didn't know it was going to be as severe as it was, so it definitely felt like strong, hurricane-style winds," Charlotte said.
Two trees came down in her backyard — one landing on a neighbor's car. Charlotte said it is what could have happened that has stayed with her.
"My younger brother and I will often be sitting on the porch, and we were saying what would have happened if we were sitting on the porch and that tree fell and had maybe broken the glass or something. It is just very scary to think about," Charlotte said.
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