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Storm hits Beech Grove man with 'double whammy'

Posted at 12:00 AM, May 03, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-03 00:00:59-04

INDIANAPOLIS -- Sunday night's storms added insult to injury for Beech Grove resident Andrew West.

"It's a little bit of a double whammy," West told RTV6.

The first "whammy" came when West was driving home through the storm. Low-lying water stalled his SUV. He was eventually forced to abandon it and hitch a ride home with a stranger.

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When he pulled up to his house, he saw "whammy" number two.

"The tree was just hanging here, so it's been scary ever since," West said.

There was a silver lining, though.

"If that tree had gone in any other direction almost, it would have hit my house or my neighbor's house," West said.