WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ga. — A few folks in Washington County are still dealing with weather impacts from Sunday's storms. Several trees ripped out the ground, snapped in half with exposed roots and some are leaning over homes.
Due to the number of areas affected by weekend storms, some residents tell 13WMAZ they don't know when insurance adjusters will stop by to assess the damage.
Angel Johnson, a Sandersville resident, said her family wasn't prepared for the unexpected.
"Imagine looking out the window and thinking it's just rain," Johnson said.
She said she her and husband were asleep Sunday night when heavy wind and rain spooked her kids; what they thought was normal rain, turned out to be severe.
"We tried to gather them together, get the dog, and as we tryna look at the window. We remember trees coming inside of the house, so we were running on on the other side of the end of the house," Johnson said. "We just hear trees dropping, dropping, dropping."
She said it was so loud outside, she couldn't hear her neighbor calling out to check on them as she and her family dashed for the car. Johnson caught the storm on camera, a few minutes before losing power.
"Even on the cameras you can hear some of the loud sound effects that we did catch before losing the power, so we didn't even hear her but she did yell over here to make sure we were okay," Johnson said.
The Johnson family moved into their house a little over a year ago. She says her husband just finished a lot of exterior work; they just got their pool this summer. Now, it's filled with debris.
"(Were) just shocked I mean I only been here a year and to experience this Aug 19., I mean just shocked," Johnson said. "Kind of felt like everything was robbed from us honestly."
Johnson said she's still waiting on crews to assess the damage but for now, they're staying with family nearby. She adds, her kids are a little shaken up and homesick.
"They constantly talking about; last night we were together and they was just wanting to know how's the house, how's the shoes and clothes," Johnson said. "They just wanna get back home honestly."
She said despite the wait, she was just happy no one was hurt.
Washington County Emergency Management says if people leave their home to take shelter elsewhere, they need to cut their power off. If they don't and power is restored, their electrical system could be damaged.
They also said households can prepare ahead of severe weather by having their insurance policy handy. Washington County EMA Director says when assessing damage, check for uprooted tree limbs on the verge of falling.