Miracle no one badly hurt in Lakeland storm: Fire Chief
The chief of the Lakeland Fire Department says it’s a miracle no one was badly hurt in the huge storm that ripped through the region late Friday night and early Saturday morning.
What’s being termed a plough storm or cloudburst destroyed hundreds of trees with driving rain, wind, and hail. There were also reports of isolated powerful storms causing damage in the Debden and Ahtahkakoop areas.
“You expect the worst, but to come out of a storm of this magnitude without any serious injuries, it’s quite amazing,” Fire Chief Chris McShannock told paNOW mid-morning after his eight-hour stint with crews and various emergency agencies. “We lost count of the trees down after about 600.”
McShannock said crews from various agencies, including public works and private logging contractors, were still working on clearing away the mass of debris to get people out of their homes.