DEATSVILLE, AL (WSFA) - The Elmore County Emergency Management Agency says a large tree that fell on a mobile home in the Deatsville area is most likely the result of a microburst from Tuesday's scattered storms.

The damage was reported in the Pruitt Farm Road area of the county.

A microburst is a very localized column of sinking air that can produce straight-line winds that are similar to, but distinguishable from a tornado.

Only one home was affected in the incident and no injuries were reported.

This year is starting out to be another new experience for us here at Barber Berry Farm in the wonderful world of fruit farming. Because of all the warm weather this winter, some of our earlier varieties of Rabbiteye blueberries think it's time to wake-up.  For the past 5 seasons, they usually didn't start blooming until around the end of February. Now that sounds pretty good, blueberries in April. However, for those same past 5 seasons, we have also experienced either a freeze or frost sometime around Easter, not to mention various times in February, which is a killing event for the tender blossoms. Hopefully, that won't be the case this year, but then again, this is Alabama where you can never tell what the weather is going to be like the next day!  Now, you can protect your blooming plants by covering them if you know there is going to be a frost or freeze that night.

Elmore County – The Elmore County Emergency Management Agency & Homeland Security (EMA/HS) Office is accepting a limited number of additional applications for individual storm shelter grant funding from permanent residents of Elmore County. The deadline for application submission to EMA is 5p.m., August 17, 2011.

This is a competitive grant application process that will require each interested homeowner to complete several administrative steps in a very short period of time. Applicants must meet the August 17, 2011 deadline or their application will not be processed for approval under the FY2011 HMGP FEMA-1971-DR open grant period.

Since applicants are prioritized based on their date and time of contact/sign up with the EMA Office, only highly interested permanent Elmore County residents should call for the additional details.