x
Breaking News
More () »

Trees and powerlines knocked down by Connecticut thunderstorm

A tornado warning was issued for Hartford and Tolland counties earlier on Friday.

VERNON, Conn. — Some neighbors are left cleaning up the damage from Friday’s thunderstorm, which brought down trees, branches, and debris in some parts of Connecticut.

A large branch cracked off a tree and came crashing down onto cars parked in front of the home of Vernon's Marisol Cruz who lives on Skinner Road.

“I heard this really loud noise and I ran to the window and I looked outside the window and I was like…oh my God! I yelled at my husband. I was like, ‘the tree came down, the tree came down,” Cruz said. “It was pretty intense for a few minutes there but the good thing is that the home is okay, we’re okay. Nobody was hurt. Nobody was in the cars.”

RELATED: Short band of storms spreads damage around northern Connecticut

Ten miles away in Tolland, the storm brought down a tree onto a power line on Goose Lane.

“Our power fluctuated just a little bit and so we came outside just to see what was going on and immediately, there was already a fire department,” neighbor Dylan Johnson said.

Sign up for the FOX61 newsletters: Morning Forecast, Morning Headlines, Evening Headlines

Johnson said this kind of thing happens in their area, but this time, they were surprised they didn’t have a power outage.

“There was a lot of wind, a lot of rain, we got the tornado warning right before this happened so we were all a little concerned. We shut our windows because there was water coming in,” he said.

Goose Lane was blocked off Friday evening as the tree hung onto the powerlines.

RELATED: Woman found dead at Burr Pond State Park in Torrington

Over in Windsor Locks, crews worked quickly in the afternoon to move a tree that blocked part of Route 159 near River Road.

The roadway was reopened to traffic after crews cleared the way.

Elisha Machado is a reporter at FOX61 News. She can be reached at emachado@fox61.com. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

---

Have a story idea or something on your mind you want to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at newstips@fox61.com

----

HERE ARE MORE WAYS TO GET FOX61 NEWS

Download the FOX61 News APP

iTunes: Click here to download

Google Play: Click here to download

Stream Live on ROKU: Add the channel from the ROKU store or by searching FOX61.

Steam Live on FIRE TV: Search ‘FOX61’ and click ‘Get’ to download.

FOLLOW US ON TWITTERFACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM

Before You Leave, Check This Out