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Major storm causes heavy damage in Adair last night County road crews still working this morning to clean up roads in and around the Vester area, after clearing passages last night. Current out in some areas. Storm took Southwest to North-Northwest patch, hopping up and down. High winds mixed with big hail punish area around Vester By Ed Waggener A major storm hit Adair County last night at around 9:30pm, closing roads with downed trees, cutting off power in some areas, and delivering hail damage in others. Damage is reported from KY 900 in the Glens Fork area, where, according to Gale Cowan in the County Judge Executive's office a tree fell on three cars, to Knifley, where trees are down on the Tucker Woods Road. County Judge Ann Melton was out this morning examining the roads. When reached, she was on the Beulah Chapel Road, where a tree had blocked the road for one family at the end of the road. "We had a lot of damage," she said, "but no one was hurt, as far as I have heard so far. "I'm thankful for that. And I'm thankful that the county road department was on it early. They worked until two this morning." The center of the storm's fury was around the Vester Community on KY 206, with damage on KY 206, Hancock Road, Vester Road, Dwight Curry Road, Taylor Ford, Arvil Burton Road, reported by Bob Hamlett, proprietor of Bob's Country Kitchen at Vester. Hamlett said that the roof was damaged on his own house on Hancock Road and that the front of his home had been splattered with shredded leaves, the result of marble or nickel sized hail. "Michael (Michael Hamlett, his son) was there and he said it was pretty scarey." He said that neighbors Murrell & Karen Burton had trees down. Across Hancock Road, trees were down on the Terry and Billie Farris farm, which also adjoins Redmon Road and KY 206. Some farmers in the area had cattle out, after winds knocked over trees which took fencing out, Hamlett said. Across the 206, in the fields on either side of Bull Run Road, there was damage. A huge old cedar was split in one, and in the other, one of Z.H. Burton oldest barns suffered heavy wind damage. Vester gathering place escapes with minor aggravation At the store on KY 206, there was little damage, but the winds were high enough to blow his gas sign across the parking lot, from the Columbia side to the Liberty side. A neighbor, Jody Curry, who lives at the intersection of KY 206 and Hancock Road, had two trees down in his yard. Hamlett said that dairyman Mark Redmon had just gotten his current back on to do the morning milking, over on the Arvil Burton Road. County road crews were out much of the night getting roads passable, and were back on the job early this morning doing clean up. "Seemed to set down and raise up' The storm was erratic in its path, Jobe Darnell, Adair County Roads Supervisor reported this morning when contacted in the field "It seemed to set down and raise up. But the biggest damage we've seen was around Vester.""One thing I can tell you," he said, "is we've got a mess."He and a special crew including Lonnie Page, Tony Denton, and Billy Cowan cleared passages last night. This morning they were joined by Donnie Melson and Terry Williams. "We're cleaning up as fast as we can," he said. "I don't know when we'll be through." Darnell said that as soon as he can do it, he has to get to the Tucker Woods in District 6, off Ky 76 in the Knifley area. "I'm told that road is still closed because of downed trees.Listed roads Darnell listed these areas he had to contend with:
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