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Some Progress Made As Cleanup Continues One Week Later

Driving through the tornado's path, you see piles of debris lining roads in Greensboro. You wouldn't guess it, but the city has collected more than 2,200 tons of debris.

GREENSBORO — “It’s gonna be a few months of cleanup for sure,” said Patrick Hulon while standing outside his home on Valley View Street near the intersection of Phillips Avenue.

After one week, Hulon has accomplished quite a bit.

“We cut up the tree in the backyard, got it over into a pile, repaired the fence line,” he told us.

He also tarped the roof.

Patrick Hulon's home on Valley View Street in Greensboro a week after the storm.

“It’s mostly just debris removal we’re waiting on now,” he said.

Driving through the tornado’s path, you see piles and piles of debris lining the road. You wouldn’t guess it but the city has collected more than 2,200 tons of debris as of Sunday evening.

While there’s still a lot of work to be done, a week has made a difference. East Bessemer Avenue was impassable last Monday, but this Monday cars drove through with ease.

A look at East Bessemer Avenue a day after and a week after the tornado.

Although, areas like McConnell Road at Ardmore Drive still look like a warzone, even after Governor Cooper toured there, last week.

“Right here in the heart of it, a lot of this stuff is just gone,” Hulon said of his neighborhood.

Power only returned to Hulon’s home on Thursday night. His insurance adjustor made it out, Monday. He still needs to make permanent repairs, but says he’s thankful he and his dogs made it through alive.

“We’re lucky, very, very lucky,” he told us.

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