Erosion patterns increase one year after ice storm

News 12 First at Five / March 3, 2015

EVANS, Ga. (WRDW) -- As a retired insurance agent, Tom Sorrells never imagined that he would be the one at risk.

"You don't realize how devastating a storm is until the aftereffects," he said.

Last year's ice storm brought down three of his white oak trees.

"It killed the root system because of the severity of the winter storm. The trees literally just blew over because the roots died," he said.

A year later, he says his grass has drowned because of excessive rain.

"What used to be a nice back yard, a third of it eroded away," said Sorrells.

While his front yard is unscathed, his side yard is completely barren.

"What a difference 12 months makes. You've gone from a beautiful landscaped yard to total erosion of any grass," he noted.

His house is about 20 years old with trees decades older, so building standards to prevent erosion were not there, and at the time were not necessary.

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Erosion patterns increase one year after ice storm