The Chronicle
October 18, 2018 AS
City of Winston-Salem photo
The City of Winston-Salem posted this storm photo on Facebook, showing a
tree down at West End Blvd and Forsyth Street.
Tropical Storm
Michael leaves
cleanup opportunities
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As of Tuesday, Oct. 16,
Tropical Storm Michael
was gone, having made
landfall on the Florida
Panhandle on Wednesday,
Oct. 10, as a Category 4
storm and the most power
ful hurricane to hit the con
tinental U.S. in nearly 50
years.
It was downgraded to a
Category 1 storm and then
eventually to a tropical
storm. The storm whipped
through the Triad on
Thursday, Oct. 11. The
storm left power outages,
downed trees and flooding.
The one shelter in
Winston-Salem was closed
over the weekend and the
state of emergency in
Winston- Salem and
Forsyth County have
ended, August Vernon,
Winston-Salem/Forsyth
County Emergency
Management Director,
told The Chronicle on
Tuesday. On Oct. 12,
Mayor Allen Joines has
declared a state of emer
gency in Winston-Salem in
the aftermath of Tropical
Storm Michael. The City
Council ratified the decla
ration, which will make the
city eligible for federal
reimbursement for storm
response costs. Chairman
Dave Plyler of the Forsyth
County Commissioners
declared a state of emer
gency in Forsyth County.
Gov. Roy Cooper visit
ed the storm-damaged
Triad on Oct. 12.
The City of Winston-
Salem reported Oct. 12
that it received more than
150 reports of downed
trees. About 50 had been
removed from roads by
mid-morning. Crews
worked overnight clearing
roadways, and 10 cutting
crews and seven hoist
trucks were working on
clearing roads. Trees down
in parks and debris not in
roads will be collected
later.
The Miller Park, Little
Creek and Polo Park recre
ation centers lost power
and were closed.
The Salem Lake Trail,
Salem Creek Greenway
closed and all boat launch
ing at Salem Lake was sus
pended until further notice
due to flooding and dam
age from Tropical Storm
Michael.
Winston Lake Park
was closed due to a
downed power line in the
park.
At least 31 deaths have
been blamed on the power
ful storm - 21 in Florida,
three in North Carolina,
one in Georgia and six in
Virginia.
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