Published 9:53 am Tuesday, August 4, 2026 Strong, gusty winds from a severe thunderstorm Saturday afternoon damaged a massive oak tree that smashed onto the rooftop of a single-wide mobile home at a mobile home park on Ivey Drive in Baldwin County. As the tree fell, several electrical power lines fell onto a passing car. Fortunately, no one was injured, according to local authorities. Baldwin County Emergency Management/Homeland Security Agency Director Wayne Johnson said he reported the damages to meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Peachtree City. “The tree that had fell was badly damaged and should have been cut down several years ago,” Johnson told The Union-Recorder. The severe thunderstorm passed through the mobile home park shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday. The residential area is directly across from Baldwin County Fire Rescue headquarters on Allen Memorial Drive. Baldwin County Fire Rescue Deputy Chief of Operations and Chief Investigator Bradley Towe said a woman with her two children was driving through the mobile home park as the tree was falling. Several electrical power lines fell onto the top of the car. Towe said even though the mobile home was occupied at the time, no one was actually home when the tree smashed through the roof. Representatives with the American Red Cross were called to assist the family. Towe said firefighters also had to contend with a gas leak at the residence. Workers with Atlanta Gas Light Company were called to the…
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