A tornado touched down in Garner. Here are photos from the destruction and cleanup
By Ethan Hyman
A powerful storm knocked down trees on Buckhorn Road in Garner, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023.
Ethan Hyman
ehyman@newsobserver.com
GARNER
A powerful storm tore through Garner, N.C., Sunday afternoon, Dec. 10, 2023. The NWS confirmed that an EF-1 tornado, with peak winds at 110 mph, did hit Garner between 12:28 and 12:32 p.m.
Here are some images from the area as the community cleans up.
A powerful storm drove a tree branch into the wall of the soon to be open Sully’s Golf and Gather building at the intersection of Timber Drive and Woodland Road in Garner, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. A powerful storm roared through the area, knocking down trees and cutting off power. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
Garner police walk by downed limbs and street lights at Woodland Road and Timber Drive in Garner, N.C. after a storm passed through Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
Lisa Stanley, center, and friends start to clean up knocked down trees that hit her son, Griffin’s, home on Buckhorn Road in Garner, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. Lisa said after the storm passed she texted her circle group from Holland’s Church and people showed up to help out. “What an awesome church family” said Stanley. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
Garner police direct traffic off Timber Drive at Woodland Road after a storm knocked down limbs and traffic lights in Garner, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
William Woodall, an off duty Garner firefighter, helps clean up knocked down trees that hit a home on Buckhorn Road in Garner, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
A storm knocked down limbs and traffic lights at Timber Drive and Woodland Road in Garner, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
A snapped tree sits on top of a garage as seen from Woodland Road in Garner, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. A powerful storm roared through the area, knocking down trees and cutting off power. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
A branch is stuck is captured on power lines on Woodland Road in Garner, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. A powerful storm roared through the area, knocking down trees and cutting off power. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
A roof is damaged from a downed tree on a home on Buckhorn Road in Garner, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
Garner police direct traffic off Timber Drive at Woodland Road after a storm knocked down limbs and traffic lights in Garner, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
This story was originally published December 10, 2023 at 5:19 PM.
