NICHOLLS, GA -
At least 2 homes are considered total losses in Nicholls after heavy winds brought down dozens of trees.
The storm tore through eastern Coffee County around 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
90-year-old Myrtice Thomas was in her recliner when a giant oak crashed through her mobile home.
"That wind was a blowing and I said, Lord have mercy. Please take care of me," she said. "I heard it start crackling. When it hit the top of the trailer, I jumped from the recliner."
She escaped with just minor bumps and bruises.
Her neighbor Harold Taylor also lost his home after an oak tree split the mobile home in two.
"If we had been at home at night or had been asleep, then nobody would have known it was coming, we probably wouldn't have made it out," said Taylor. "We got our lives and that's the best thing."
The storm shut down Highway 32 for several hours and countless trees fell throughout the city. Amazingly no one was seriously hurt. No word on how much the cleanup will cost.
Countless trees fell throughout Nicholls. Some on homes, others on cars. Downed limbs, trees, and lines shut down Highway 32 for several hours.
"I've lived here my entire life and I've never seen a storm like this. Me and the Mayor were talking last night. He's been Mayor 38 years and he's never scene a storm like this," said Nicholls Police Chief Chris Elrod.
With just a bump on the head and bruise on the arm, Myrtice has one good reason she's still around just by pointing up.
"The Good Lord was protecting me," she said.
Unfortunately neither Taylor nor Thomas had insurance on their homes and are stating relatives.
No word on how much the clean up will cost.
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