High winds down tree into home in Greenville

GREENVILLE, N.C. - Frigid temperatures linger across the east. Many were dealing with strong winds late into Saturday night.

Those winds caused a large tree to fall, damaging a home in Greenville.

"Now that it's broken off you can see the inside was rotten off," said Billy Godley

Billy Godley, owner of Billy's Tree Service, said the rotten spruce pine crashed into this home on West Wright Road causing major damage inside and outside.

"Wind, constant wind continuously beaten down on the tree even if it's not a hard wind. It would take care of the trees in rotten places, said Godley.

Last night a couple came home to celebrate after their Valentine's Day engagement.

"I had rose petals going down the hallway, laid into the bedroom.. Had champagne in the bubble bath, had the water going, the bubbles going, and then uh then we stopped in the bedroom to talk for a few minutes and the tree fell on and that was it," explained the couple.

The couple said they heard a loud noise and thought it was a tornado.

"Commotion and then the wind was blowing doors were shutting. It was crazy. I thought it was a tornado out there," they explained.

Family and friends helped the newly engaged couple pack their belongings and move. The family of three rents the home and was happy that they have renters insurance. A tree removal service came in Sunday and used multiple machines to lift the pine tree off of the home.

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High winds down tree into home in Greenville