Strong Winds Cause Structural Damage in Lexington

Strong and damaging winds blew through Lexington, Kentucky on March 3, as a “powerful and historic storm” swept across the state, the National Weather Service said.

Footage captured and posted by Instagram user @me_n_mi_phone shows parts of a roof being blown away by the force of the wind in Lexington on Friday afternoon.

By Saturday afternoon, over 370,000 residents in the state were without power due to storm damage, according to PowerOutage.us. Credit: @me_n_mi_phone via Storyful

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