90-foot tall tree falls in Durham yard, crushing car

A massive tree fell Thursday, July 10, 2025, burying a car in a yard on University Drive in Durham.
Posted 7/10/2025, 11:15:27 AM Updated 7/10/2025, 12:00:06 PM

HAD TO CLEAN UP AND OUT OF THE

WAY BEFORE THE MORNING TRAFFIC

RUSH.

>> OUR TEAM COVERAGE OF THIS

LATEST ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER

TAKES US NOW TO DURHAM. THAT'S

WHERE ALI KHAN, THE BAR IN THE

WRAL BREAKING NEWS TRACKER.

AND ALI, THE STORMS TOPPLED

BIG TREES SUCH AS THE ONE RIGHT

BY YOU.

YESTERDAY ACTUALLY MEASURED AND

THIS TREE RIGHT ONCE STOOD MORE

THAN 90 FEET TALL.

>> IT HAS A DIAMETER HERE.

THE BASE HERE MORE THAN 5 FOOT,

MORE THAN 5 FEET. AND NOW YOU

CAN SEE IT IS JUST ALL

SCATTERED ACROSS THIS PERSON'S

FRONT YARD RIGHT HERE. AND IT'S

GOING TO BE A VERY EXPENSIVE

PROCESS FOR THE HOMEOWNERS

RIGHT HERE. AND WE KNOW ALSO

THAT A CAR IS BURIED UNDERNEATH

ALL OF THOSE BRANCHES AS WELL.

NOW IT DID FALL ON TO

UNIVERSITY DRIVE AND LUCKILY

CREWS WERE ABLE TO CUT DOWN

CLEAR IT UP BEFORE 3.30, THIS

MORNING DIDN'T IMPACT ANY

TRAFFIC RIGHT HERE. AND SO

WE'RE STILL WORKING TO SPEAK

WITH THE HOME OWNERS ABOUT THIS

HEFTY CLEANUP PROCESS THAT

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TACKLE

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