TROY — The Miami Valley woke up to cold temperatures after strong winds moved through Wednesday night.
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As reported on News Center 7 Daybreak, the strong winds blew over the Troy Christmas tree at Summit Square.
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The Miami Valley had temperatures in the teens Thursday morning.
News Center 7′s Xavier Hershovitz was bundled up with a scarf covering his face near the damaged tree in Troy.
He said you could feel how cold it was outside due to the winds.
Doctors told News Center 7 they are starting to see injuries due to the cold temperatures.
“We’re seeing a lot of those general medical illnesses, but we also see cold-related issues as well. We certainly see trauma, you know, where people fall, have injuries slip on the ice. We see a lot of head injuries, we see a lot of wrist injuries, a lot of arm injuries,” said Dr. Joey Mauro, Miami Valley Hospital ER physician.
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Online video from the city of Troy shows the Christmas tree was down after strong winds moved through the area.
An iWitness7 viewer also sent in a picture showing the tree blown over at Troy Public Square.
Hershovitz said it looked like “The Grinch came into town.”
Caution tape has surrounded the tree, according to the city’s webcam.
The Grand Illumination took place on Nov. 24.
We will update this story.
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