Pike County Tornado – The Tropolitan

Gallery: Storm damage in Troy

April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 News

Troy was battered with severe weather for a second Sunday in a row, knocking down trees and leaving many without power last night. No injuries have been reported in Pike County, according to Mayor Jason Reeves. Reeves also said “several hundred” are still without power, as of Monday afternoon. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Birmingham is currently sending out surveying teams to assess the damage and confirm any tornadic activity. Large trees were knocked down on campus near Sorrell Chapel, and many trees have fallen in neighborhoods around Troy,…

‘We were blessed not to be here:’ Tornado flips three mobile homes in Troy

April 14, 2019April 14, 2019 Admin_trop

Zach Henson Editor-in-Chief As the sun began breaking through the clouds less than two hours after a tornado ripped through parts of Troy, it did little but illuminate the damage for those whose homes were damaged or destroyed. A tornado warning was issued in Pike County at 6:45 a.m. Sunday, and soon after, reports of damage began to flow in from around the city of Troy. A Double Branch Lounge bus was thrown across Highway 231 and the AutoZone on Three Notch Street was badly damaged, but the worst came…