Winds gusted up to 70 mph in Seadrift, as an early morning rainstorm hit the Crossroads area on January 9. Damage was also reported in Bloomington and Placedo. The storm knocked out power for 6,000 homes in Victoria County and parts of Calhoun County.

CJ Garriott reports a downed tree just off 6th St. in Seadrift and one on 4th St. and Bay Avenue that came within one foot of landing on a house.

The photo at top shows the twisted remnants of the bait house which was thrown across another building and onto this shrimp boat.
-Photo by CJ Garriott