High winds blew over trees Saturday across Athens-Clarke County, closing streets, knocking over power lines and damaging cars and buildings.
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Firefighters received about 30 calls Saturday related to downed trees, according to the Athens-Clarke Fire Department.
Trees crushed several cars and a trailer at the Pinewoods mobile home park, a fire department spokesman said.
A downed tree blocked traffic on Prince Avenue early Saturday morning and knocked out power lines and traffic lights across the county. A fallen tree also caused a car accident on Lexington Road.