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Storm causes havoc on Washington trees
WASHINGTON - Washington residents were left cleaning up fallen leaves, branches and the occasional tree after a storm blew through town on Monday.
One tree branch lay in the middle of the road on North Fifth Avenue south of East 11th Street, while another fell in the yard on the corner of East Van Buren Street and South Second Avenue and missing houses.
Streets around town could be seen littered with sticks and leaves, some residents were out during the storm pulling large branches from roadways.
A branch fell pulling a power line down at 417 East Main Street causing sparking but no fire.
Branches and leaves littered Central Park in Washington after a strom blew through town. (Caitlin Yamada/ The Union)
Sticks and leaves filled roadways after heavy winds in Washington Monday. (Caitlin Yamada/ The Union)
Two boys posed in front of a large tree that fell during a short, but windy storm in Washington. The tree narrowly missed the surrounding houses. (Caitlin Yamada/ The Union)
A tree branch pulled down power lines and blocked the road on North Sixth Avenue in Washington during a storm Monday. (Caitlin Yamada/ The Union)
The Washington Fire Department was called after a report of a downed power line sparking. (Caitlin Yamada/ The Union)
The Washington Fire Department was called after a report of a downed power line sparking. (Caitlin Yamada/ The Union)
Trees throughout town showed damage from the high winds in the storm that blew through Washington, sometimes knocking out already dead branches, sometimes breaking new ones. (Caitlin Yamada/ The Union)
