Tornadoes roll through area in ‘historic event’

Sporadic damage reported to area farms, trees and properties

  • Several power poles were downed across the county in last week’s storm, including on 6 Road east of Giltner.
    Several power poles were downed across the county in last week’s storm, including on 6 Road east of Giltner.
  • Cleanup crews were out almost immediately following the storm Dec. 15 for clean up efforts, shown here on the courthouse square.
    Cleanup crews were out almost immediately following the storm Dec. 15 for clean up efforts, shown here on the courthouse square.
  • The roof of the Robertshaw Insurance Agency building in Giltner was blown to the ground during last week’s storm, temporarily blocking the city street below.
    The roof of the Robertshaw Insurance Agency building in Giltner was blown to the ground during last week’s storm, temporarily blocking the city street below.
A combination of tornadoes and straight-line winds blew through Hamilton County Dec. 15, causing random reports of damage in the area in what weather officials are calling “a historic storm event.” Winds had been forecast to reach as high as 70 mph leading into the day, causing many weather and travel alerts which led to events being postponed or cancelled. Shortly after noon, the sky grew dark…

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