GREENSBORO, N.C. — The remnants of Tuesday's storm are being felt all across the Triad, especially in Guilford County.
From power outages to severe flooding. Not to mention the trees that were brought down to the ground by the strong winds and heavy rain.
Luckily, a tree just missed falling on top one Greensboro man's home. David Gilbert said the tree was older than his 100-year-old home.
Crews with the City of Greensboro were out here after it happened, cleaning up any debris off the roadways. Shockingly, as big as the tree was, Gilbert said he did not hear the tree come down; his neighbors had to come knocking at his door.
“What's all the more amazing is that it didn't damage anything. We don't have any power lines in front of the house. No power lines came down, nobody was walking by, as I said, my neighbor's car was spared, even the lamp posts were spared, so yes, very very fortunate," Gilbert shared.
Another resident over at Sedgefield Country Club shared a video earlier of his backyard completely flooded, something he and his family said they had never seen before.
"I’m looking out my window and I just see this big log coming out of nowhere," Greensboro resident Finch Jones explained. "It came from that direction over there, and all of a sudden, we have what looks like a big tree in our backyard. That bridge was completely underwater, and water was coming over it. That bridge has been there a long time so it’s pretty cool that it’s still there — this time, it actually went up to our fence about three feet, and everything was underwater. I had never seen it like this before.
Finch Jones said that as quickly as the flash flood occurred in his backyard, it went away — meaning the Jones family won’t have much clean up. As for David Gilbert - he said his next big chore is cleaning up the tree trunk that remains in his front yard.
"They took off 80% of the tree. I’ve got the trunk — the main trunk still but I’ll take care of that. I’m grateful to them for all they did to take the rest away," Gilbert added.
From Rain to Overflowing Rivers
While some are dealing with downed trees, others are dealing with flooding that left some cars trapped.
Some of you may know that Latham Park in Greensboro is notorious for flooding because of the nearby Buffalo Creek.
People who live in the area said it's nerve-wracking every time they see the creek rise. One neighbor said they were expecting the worst.
"As I was celebrating the day I got off school and looked outside, it was a pool of water. The more I waited for it to stop, the worse it got. This is the worst I've ever seen it. We had to move cars up into the driveway. Further up than we ever have. My car is up the road now," Greensboro resident Jack Anderson shared.
Much of Latham Park was underwater during the storm.
Roadways turned into rivers. Several vehicles were partially underwater.
A tow truck even had to pull a vehicle out.
Neighbors said the city typically puts barricades up to keep folks from driving down flooded roadways, but they didn't this time.
"People need to realize this is dangerous and you cause firemen to do extra work when you refuse to turn around and go back. I don't know why the city had not blocked this street because they typically do, but they did not so you had some punk go through here," resident Michelle Morar said.
A couple walking their dogs after the storm said they're lucky to live on a hill but still have some cleanup to do.
"We're high enough to where we don't have to worry about it coming up the door. We do have an old house so, we do get some water leakage. So, we're down there cleaning that up today," David Hundley, a resident who lives near Latham Park shared.
From what we know no one was hurt just a few trapped cars.
Many of the folks said the beauty of living at Latham Park is worth the flood risk.
They said they have a routine where they move their cars to higher ground and have their squeegees ready if need be.