The large tree fell on a pickup that officials said gateman Goley Boggs was in. The fair was closed but Boggs was manning the gate. He had taken refuge in a camper during the storm.
Boggs, who has been working at the fairgrounds for five years, was taken to WakeMed and is expected to be OK.
#Breaking—A look at the tree that fell on a person at @NCStateFair in Raleigh. #ABC11 #HurricaneMichael pic.twitter.com/Bk8ZpWPLOZ
— Gloria Rodriguez (@GloriaABC11) October 12, 2018
"He did receive minor injuries and was transported to WakeMed," said State Fair manager Kent Yelverton. "He was alert and walked to the ambulance. We're very happy that he was not injured more seriously than he was."
This is the camper gateman Goley Boggs was in when a tree fell on him on the grounds of the @NCStateFair. The fair was closed but he was manning the gate. He was taken to the hospital and is expected to be OK. #ABC11 #HurricaneMichael pic.twitter.com/zb355SFZn1
— Gloria Rodriguez (@GloriaABC11) October 12, 2018
The fair is expected to open as scheduled Friday at 10 a.m.
The fairgrounds sustained relatively little damage from the storm -- a few tents were damaged on the grounds, said Andrea Ashby of the NC Department of Agriculture, but nothing else.
As Tropical Storm Michael rolled across North Carolina on Thursday, it produced life-threatening flash flooding and powerful winds.
The winds brought down trees all across the Triangle, blocking roads and taking down power lines.
Power out along Millbrook Rd., also Lead Mine Rd. in Raleigh where crews are working to remove a downed tree, repair power lines. #HurricaneMichael #ABC11 pic.twitter.com/7PhXOA3Dhv
— Andrea Blanford (@AndreaABC11) October 12, 2018
As of 9 p.m., more than 604,000 people in the state were without power.
The wind brought down a tree in Chapel Hill near the Carolina Inn, causing it to fall on the historic hotel. Minor damage was reported.
In Durham, a large tree smashed an abandoned home on West Corporation Street.
Wow - tremendous tree knocked down like a bowling pin on top of abandoned home near W Corporation in Durham. Thankfully no injuries. @ABC11_WTVD #TropicalStormMichael pic.twitter.com/ZUmasyTyrz
— Jonah Kaplan (@KaplanABC11) October 11, 2018
Over in Chatham County, a tree was uprooted and fell onto a house in Siler City.
Talk about an uprooted tree! Came crashing down on this house in siler city. Thankfully family was not home. #abc11 #michaelhurricane pic.twitter.com/PJgQx4QbKm
— Josh Chapin (@JoshChapinABC11) October 11, 2018
Near downtown Raleigh, street lights were taken down by high winds.
More than 5,500 people were without power in Roxboro, where several trees were downed.
In the city with only one operational traffic light, which was out due to the storm Thursday, officials issued a State of Emergency.
Wind and rain picking up in #Roxboro. Emergency personnel is being pulled off the road until winds die down to under 30 mph. They will only respond to dire emergencies. #ABC11 #TropicalStormMichael pic.twitter.com/4tFBmYgCc2
— Tim Pulliam (@TimABC11) October 11, 2018