Tuesday, July 8, 2023–10:50 a.m.
-Floyd County Emergency Management-
Most of the damage from Monday’s storms was south of Floyd County. However, Floyd County Emergency Management did report some problem areas.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued at 3:24 p.m. with a CodeRed Weather Alert coming at 4:23 p.m.
There were trees down on Old Cedartown near Pepperell Elementary, and a tree fell on a car as it was going down the road (powerlines wrapped inside).
A tree brought down power lines on Shorthorn Road, and there was a tree on a line on Wax Road at Midway Park.
On Agnes Street, there was a power outage with the caller hearing something explode, possibly a transformer.
Power lines were also down at 2670 Reeceburg Road, which caught the grass on fire.
Lightning struck a tree near a house on Silvermont Drive.
Rome-Floyd E911 also reported a low-hanging power pole on Huffaker Road, and a transformer caught fire in the area of 2686 East Hermitage Road.