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Surprise squall line tears through Baldwin County Thursday morning<\/strong><\/p>\n Early Thursday morning<\/strong>, an unexpected and violent squall line<\/strong> ripped through Fairhope<\/strong> and Daphne<\/strong>, leaving a path of destruction across Baldwin County<\/strong>. Wind gusts reached an alarming 80 mph (129 km\/h)<\/strong>, snapping trees, damaging homes, and startling residents with a force that many compared to a freight train barreling through their neighborhoods<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Fairhope\u2019s Rock Creek neighborhood<\/strong> bore the brunt of the storm, where residents like Macy Powell<\/strong> were caught off guard. \u201cI got the weather alert, and I looked outside and it started getting really dark,\u201d she recalled. As skies turned ominous, she sought shelter in her bathroom, her dog in tow. Moments later, the storm unleashed its fury. \u201cHonestly, it sounded like a million trees were falling down,\u201d Powell said, describing the chaos as the wind tore through the area in a matter of minutes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Homes damaged, trees uprooted, and panic in the streets<\/strong><\/p>\n Tree limbs crashed onto rooftops and debris was strewn across yards. Dee Niette Thompson<\/strong>, whose home was struck by a falling tree, recounted the terrifying sounds. \u201cIt sounded like a locomotive going through the neighborhood,\u201d she said. \u201cThe doors were actually banging. It was bad, it was really bad.\u201d Just blocks away, Darlene Prudhomme<\/strong> lost a massive Magnolia tree<\/strong>. \u201cI heard it, that\u2019s what scared me,\u201d she said, relieved to discover her roof remained intact.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Old Towne Daphne hit hard, cleanup underway<\/strong><\/p>\n In Old Towne Daphne<\/strong>, the high winds proved too much for many of the area\u2019s older trees, which were swiftly cleared by city crews<\/strong>. The destruction came suddenly, and for many, without adequate warning. \u201cIt\u2019s going to take us a while to get this place cleaned up again,\u201d said Thompson, surveying the mess left behind.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Widespread damage, no reported injuries<\/strong><\/p>\n Despite numerous reports of property damage<\/strong> scattered across Baldwin County<\/strong>, no injuries<\/strong> have been reported as of now. Emergency services and cleanup crews are continuing their efforts to restore order and clear debris<\/strong> from affected streets and homes.<\/p>\n The storm served as a jarring reminder<\/strong> of how fast-changing severe weather systems<\/strong> can be in coastal Alabama<\/strong>, even during the late spring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Surprise squall line tears through Baldwin County Thursday morning Early Thursday morning, an unexpected and violent squall line ripped through Fairhope and Daphne, leaving a path of destruction across Baldwin County. Wind gusts reached an alarming 80 mph (129 km\/h), snapping trees, damaging homes, and startling residents with a force that many compared to a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":3292,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n