As soon as I drove in I saw people in the distance at the foot of the water tower.
I noticed, too, that the water tower's roof was gone.
When I approached the people, two women told me that the roof caved in just a few hours ago. There were strong winds the previous night and although the water tower was structurally sound, according to one of the women, the winds may have weakened the roof to cause its collapse.
The people were town officials and they were there to survey the damage and alert police of the new hazard.
