At least one tornado touched down Wednesday evening in Coweta County doing extensive damage to southern portions of the county.
She was all right - she was on the road to the river house when the tornado watch commenced but everything was all right back at her house.
Her daughter, Shannon, though, had a close call. She works at, and lives near, Bear Creek Farm:
Residents of Fincher Road at Bear Creek Farm in Moreland were at home when the tornado struck. The funnel snapped a row of approximately 50 trees, brought down power lines and damaged portions of a fence -- among other things.
Guy Cooper and his wife were at home on their 1,200 acre farm when, without warning, they heard "roaring -- like a train coming," said Cooper. Then, the power went out and they heard a loud bang. The husband and wife made it safely to a closet before the tornado ripped through their property.
"It came and went very quickly," recalled Cooper. He said he counted a matter of minutes between first hearing the roar and being left in silence.
"As quickly as it came, it left -- and it left a path of destruction," Cooper continued. "We were very lucky, though." He was grateful that no horses or livestock died, and his house was not damaged.
Holy moley! But Shannon was all right, too. Some spooky moments in the hallway of her house with her whimpering and shivering dogs but they made it just fine. The electricity was out overnight but it was back on in the morning.
So, a close call, averted. Lucky, I'd say.
(Here's Shannon's page from the Bear Creek Farm website. I can't download the picture so click through to see her in action.)
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