Highwinds blew through Zebulon, not far from the site of last year's tornadostrike, taking a mobile home off of its foundation. Sheila Jordan wasinside recovering from a broken collar bone she received just the daybefore, but luckily, she escaped with no more than a bump on the head byhiding in the trailer's bathroom.
In Wendell, winds ripped the roof off of Mary and Carl Wilson's mobilehome. They were not home at the time.
In Raleigh, Geraldine McNair was injured when lightning struck a shovelshe was carrying. She told WRAL-TV5 News that she was a little shaken up,but officials say she was not seriously hurt.
In Wilson, dozens of trees were blown down onto houses and powerlines. In some areas, power was knocked out in entire subdivisions. Crewsworked well into the night to restore power in some neighborhoods.
Farmers also felt the wrath of the storms. Friday, they surveyed crop damage. Hail pelted parts of Nash, Johnston, Wayne and WilsonCounties and many seedlings were found swimming in puddles of rainwater.
Tobacco farmer J.F. Scott says it's early enough in the season that hemight be able to recover his crop.
Many leaves are torn or gone, but Scott says as long asthe stems remain intact, plants can come back. He says it will requiresome extra work in the fields, but the season shouldn't be cut short.
Farmers are hoping for a few dry days so they can take heavy farmequipment back into the fields to replant.
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