TYLER, Texas — A day after strong storms packed a punch in Smith County, debris can still be found scattered on the streets. From mangled roof tops to toppled trees – it’s a problem many are still dealing with.
"It's devastating to drive through the neighborhood and see all the trees and stuff down, " Reda Houston said.
Toppled trees, downed powerlines, and crews working around the clock -- a copy and paste image at every street corner across the county.
"We have a big mess over here, a big mess. Everything is down," Houston said. "The storm was horrible (Monday) night."
Storms causing damage to Houston's neighborhood in northwest Tyler.
"The wind was whistling, and the trees were dancing making a lot of noise," Houston said.
Around the corner from her home, the root base of this tree – almost as tall as the house – falling feet away from the doorstep of this home.
"Then this tree back here you can see it fell in the back yard, thank God it wasn’t that one above the house," Houston said. "I had water coming into my bathroom from underneath the house."
While some have been dealing with downed power lines and downed trees, others have been dealing with flooded roadways. Hoard Road, north of Lindale in Smith County, flooded Tuesday after overflowed creeks covered the road in water.
The rooftop to a tire shop off Hwy. 64 in Tyler was ripped off by Monday night's winds. Crews spent the day removing that debris. For now there isn’t much to do but wait for the power to come back on and for the cleanup to continue.
"We’re in the waiting process right now," Houston said.