NORTH BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A large tree fell outside of Rhonda Mathiebe's home on Winston Road Sunday, just days after she contacted the city about it.

Mathiebe said she heard a loud crack followed by a boom as the silver maple tree in her front yard came crashing down.

"It was like cracking a huge tree," she said. "A big boom."

The tree landed feet from her home, narrowly missing her car in the driveway.

"It could've been horrible if it had fallen down 20 seconds sooner," she said. "My car was in the driveway right here."

No one was injured in the incident, but Mathiebe said she had a sense that this was coming. She noticed a large crack in the tree Wednesday and contacted the city through 311 with her concerns. Her case was then forwarded to the forestry department.

"I called Thu

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