Memories of the Storm
Tracey Moorhead and her family were displaced for more than six months following the Aug. 5, 2010 storm.
Tracey Moorhead says a day doesn’t go by where she doesn’t recall the Aug. 5, 2010 storm that ravaged Alexandria. “Every time I pull onto my block I see all the trees missing,” the Virginia Street resident said. “I go out in my backyard and it’s full sun.” Like many, Moorhead wasn’t in Alexandria when the storm hit. She was still in her office in Washington, D.C. “I have a view straight up 7th Street over the river,” she said. “I could see the storm was right over Alexandria. … My niece called, who was staying with us, to tell me there was a tree on my house. Of course, I got home as quick as I could.” When Moorhead returned to Alexandria, she said she was amazed. In total, three trees struck her home (see the image in the attached gallery…
