Strong winds heavily damage areas of county

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Strong winds heavily damage areas of county

Strong winds heavily damage areas of county

A broken tree lays across a street in northeast Edgar, which fell after a strong thunderstorm system moved through the county late July 8-9. The tree took down a power line, which can be seen wrapped under the tree; crews were working early July 9 to remove the tree. ASHLEY D. SWANSON | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Strong winds heavily damage areas of county

Wayne Peshek pulls two of the bigger fallen branches to a pile following an overnight thunderstorm. ASHLEY D. SWANSON | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

When Clay County residents woke up the morning of Thursday, July 9, tree branches were everywhere. An overnight severe thunderstorm hit the county around midnight, Wednesday, July 8, dropping 1.38 inches of rain in some areas, according to NErain. The National Weather Service in Hastings recorded wind gusts of 67 mph, which ...

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