YORK COUNTY, Pa. — A York County home suffered damage after a tree fell onto its roof as a result of the wind across central Pennsylvania on Thursday night and Friday morning.
In the early morning hours of Feb. 18, a tree fell onto a home in the first block of Poplar View Rd. in Peach Bottom Township.
The homeowner, Lori Brinck, just moved into the home in the last few months.
"I heard a loud boom and cracking and I was like 'Oh gosh,'" Brinck told FOX43.
As a result, the tree caused major damage to the home, with branches visibly penetrating the roof and down into rooms.
“Branches were in the room, insulation everywhere, so it was definitely not the way I wanted to wake up, but everyone was safe and that’s all that really matters,” said Brinck.
Heavy winds ripped through central Pennsylvania on Friday morning, as officials had issued a wind advisory for the area that expired at 9:00 a.m.
Here is a view of the outside and inside damage of Brinck's home:
Central Pa. wind damage
Brinck's neighbor across the street, Gregory Fantom, is a member of the Delta-Cardiff Fire Department.
When he got the call in the early morning hours for a tree that had fallen onto a house, he didn't have far to go.
"I walked out the door and well, this is what we saw," said Fantom.
Fantom also had trees uproot in his own yard, but fortunately they fell the right way.
“Luckily it blew over, not toward the road, but toward the driveway a little bit so I have to get somebody to clean that up too," said Fantom.
Here's a look at the trees which uprooted in his yard.
Thankfully, a Maryland-based tree removal company, Bertha's Tree Service, was able to come out to Brinck's home and clean up the mess.
Workers tell FOX43 it was one of several calls they got on Friday.
They spent several hours on Poplar View Rd. removing the tree.
"You kind of [have] to know what’s going to happen before it happens so you can’t just go up there and start cutting stuff, there’s windows we got to watch, you know, the house we’re trying not to make any further damage [to it]," said Bobby White, who works for Bertha's.
Unfortunately, the damage left behind is still enough to keep Brinck out of her home for the next few weeks.
"Once the roof gets repaired, it should be okay, but that may be awhile," she said.
This was just some of the damage reported across our area.
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