Uprooted trees, downed power lines litter Cynthiana

Around 5 a.m. on Thursday, a storm with heavy winds tore through Harrison County, leaving the town of Cynthiana littered with downed power lines and uprooted trees.

On Newsome Avenue, a massive tree was uprooted and fell onto a home. The road was closed for a prolonged while crews worked to clear debris.

“It looked like a flying saucer came through,” said Melissa Fox, a nearby resident. “The way it took that and picked it up and broke everything, because that was a huge tree.”

Fox said she was feeling thankful her home wasn’t damaged by Thursday morning’s storm…

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