‘It sounded like the house was going to blow apart:’ Eastern Kentucky family cleaning up after strong storms dealt severe damage

POWELL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) – A Powell County family members is cleaning up with the support of the community immediately after storms final Wednesday night time dealt serious destruction to the residence they were remaining in.

Thomas Markwell and his wife Diane receiving all set for bed Wednesday night when solid storms rolled into Powell County.

“It happened so quick,” said Thomas. “It in all probability was not a few minutes and it was about.”

Sturdy winds dealt a unexpected, but devastating blow.

“The 1st detail they listened to was the breaker go out,” claimed Chris Clem, their son.

Robust winds dealt a unexpected but devastating blow, ripping wires out of the wall and ripping the roof clean up off their house.

“It sounded like the dwelling was heading to blow aside,” claimed Diane.

Thomas and Diane say the roof fell on their car or truck and that the house is probable a full decline. Clem states they were setting up a move to Winchester. But it will be months right until they can go in there, so a mate lent them an RV to reside in for now.

”It’s sort of complicated living in a camper,” Clem reported. “They’re displaced suitable now and which is traumatic in by itself, which is exceptionally nerve-racking.”

Regardless of the difficult road forward, the neighborhood has stepped up to offer bodily assist with clean up-up and economical enable through a GoFundMe site.

“Ever considering that I was 12 many years aged I had a work, hardly ever requested for enable,” Thomas claimed. “But this has revealed me the great in individuals.”

So this Easter Sunday, they are grateful for what they however have and hopeful that this is a blessing in disguise.

”I give glory to Jesus Christ, I think his hand was on us that evening,” mentioned Thomas.

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